RainViewer: Live Weather Radar
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
What is RainViewer?
RainViewer is a weather app that shows live rain radar on a map, with a nowcast of precipitation up to 2 hours ahead and rain alerts for saved locations. It also includes hourly and 14-day forecasts, rainfall totals, storm alerts, and a hurricane tracker. Radar data comes directly from the radar source.
Pricing. RainViewer: Live Weather Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Checking whether rain is coming in the next hour
- Tracking a hurricane or storm moving toward your location
- Planning outdoor plans with hourly and 14-day forecasts
Screenshots
Why this app is in A tier
RainViewer scores 89 out of 100: rating 91, rating count 85, App Store search rank 82, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Live weather radar, nowcast and rain alerts, hyperlocal forecast and hurricane tracker, built to help you see, understand, and act on rain before it changes. Tracking a hurricane's path, watching a storm build, or just checking if it's dry enough for a walk? RainViewer shows the actual rain on the map. Data reaches your screen in seconds, direct from the radar source, not a third-party feed. 10 million downloads of people rely on RainViewer for live radar. RADAR WINS THE MAP SCREEN Built with Apple's Liquid Glass design, the map screen now has fewer buttons and more room for the radar. A new layer indicator on the map shows Radar, Satellite, Forecast, Temperature, Rainfall Totals (QPE), Radar + Satellite. Fullscreen mode clears the interface for a clean screenshot or a beautiful screencast of a storm animation. For anyone whose day depends on the next hour of rain. THE RADAR MAP YOU ACTUALLY USE • Tap the map for rain intensity, cloud top temperature, the full alert advisory, and when that spot was last scanned. • Live indicator marks data older than 15 minutes. New frames every 2 minutes on paid plans. • Native radar resolution, no blur at any zoom level. Pick a single radar
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | S | A |
| Score | 89 / 100 | 91 / 100 | 89 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 30.9K | 82.4K | 35.3K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 2.9 ★ · 20 reviews | 2.4 ★ · 14 reviews | 3.5 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 15d ago | 33d ago | 9d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
- Best Weather Map AppsA tier, #10, score 86
- Best Weather Radar AppsB tier, #23, score 87
- Best Weather AppsC tier, #38, score 82
Questions about RainViewer
Is the app free to use?
The App Store price is free. The listing also describes Free, Essential and Pro plan tiers with differing features, such as archive length and radar products.
Which countries are covered?
The listing says radar covers 80+ countries, including the USA, all of Europe, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Pro radar products are listed for the US and most of Europe (22 countries).
How is my location used?
Location is used only for local forecasts and rain alerts. The developer states that it never sells user data.
Is RainViewer free?
RainViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is RainViewer good for?
RainViewer is built for checking whether rain is coming in the next hour, tracking a hurricane or storm moving toward your location, planning outdoor plans with hourly and 14-day forecasts. It sits in the storm tracking list on AppTierList.
Is RainViewer worth it?
RainViewer is A tier, ranked #8 of 29 storm tracking apps with a score of 89 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 30,865 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 7 apps rank above it.
How does RainViewer compare to Storm Tracker°?
RainViewer is A tier at 89; Storm Tracker° is S tier at 91. Storm Tracker° ranks higher. RainViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases, Storm Tracker° is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is RainViewer updated?
RainViewer was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Storm Tracking (A tier, #8) · Weather Maps (A tier, #10) · Weather Radar (B tier, #23) · Weather (C tier, #38)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 89 / 100
- Rank in list
- #8 of 29
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 30,865
- Recent reviews
- 2.9 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (15 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Weather
- Good for
- Checking whether rain is coming in the next hour, Tracking a hurricane or storm moving toward your location, Planning outdoor plans with hourly and 14-day forecasts
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Size
- 118 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 34
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed