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Weather Monitoring Apps
06 July, 2025 | All

Posted on 07/06/2025 4:31:41 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan

With the crazy weather we have been having (fires, floods, heat, etc). I thought it would be nice to start to a thread with recommendations for the sake of preparedness.

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TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: apps; preparedness; radio; readiness; weather; weatheralert; wx

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I personally use two radios:
1 posted on 07/06/2025 4:31:41 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan
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Especially for smartphone/mobile apps. I wish we did not have to pay for a non-ad version given that WX is safety-critical.


2 posted on 07/06/2025 4:33:32 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Good list...


3 posted on 07/06/2025 4:34:20 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

i like:
https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/CONUS-LARGE_loop.gif


4 posted on 07/06/2025 4:37:49 PM PDT by MrHead
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To: HonkyTonkMan

I just open the Apple “Weather” app. Or look out a window. If the trees are bent way over or snapping, we skedaddle.

Ponderosa Pines do snap in two 20-40 feet off the ground.


5 posted on 07/06/2025 4:40:50 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Ryan Hall, Y’all and Max Velocity.


6 posted on 07/06/2025 4:41:48 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Look to see if your state has an emergency broadcast app for your phone.


7 posted on 07/06/2025 4:42:37 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He was so fat that it took a year for his memory foam mattress to forget him. )
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Bkmrk


8 posted on 07/06/2025 4:42:43 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Uncle Sugar" is being audited and having an enema.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan
We have one of these.

Just got a severe weather warning a few hours ago. Get a half-dozen flash flood alerts every year.

9 posted on 07/06/2025 4:42:53 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

I have one called My Lightning Tracker, don’t know if it’s available on IOS because I use an Android. I can set a watch area centered around my location and have it scanned from 10 to 20 miles out. I get an alert and can run in and disconnect all my radio antennas.


10 posted on 07/06/2025 4:43:19 PM PDT by steveo
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ventusky.com

It’s not weather alerts but has very detailed world maps so you can monitor conditions in Antarctica, the Sahara, the Andes, anywhere you want.


11 posted on 07/06/2025 4:45:39 PM PDT by packagingguy
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My Iphone. Ipad, and Mac all give different weather info for the same location. I just pick the one I like the best.


12 posted on 07/06/2025 4:46:00 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: metmom
Ryan Hall (YouTube) for sure is my go too. Also YallBot on YouTube.

The Weather Wise app is free for cell phones and has radar better than NWS.

National Weather Service radio is automatic in my work vehicle.

Don't be Scared. Be Aware !

13 posted on 07/06/2025 4:47:30 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: packagingguy

That is a slick website. Except it only does humidity on my phone and not dewpoint.


14 posted on 07/06/2025 4:48:25 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: HonkyTonkMan

I have both of those radios and your recommendation is spot-on.


15 posted on 07/06/2025 4:52:54 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Tijeras_Slim
“ I just pick the one I like the best.”

LOL! I know what you mean.

Here on the western edge of the Rockies where prairie meets valleys and mountains, we just wait a few minutes. We had a summer doozy eleven years ago.


16 posted on 07/06/2025 4:54:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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I generally use three apps to keep an eye on the weather, but I really like Texas Storm Chasers. It gives information on how hard it is raining, where there is hail or strong winds, and where there are or were tornados.

https://texasstormchasers.com/


17 posted on 07/06/2025 4:56:41 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: usconservative

Thank you - both work very well and relatively inexpensive. Was fun to program in CHIRP as well.


18 posted on 07/06/2025 5:07:20 PM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s what I have. When it goes off, it sounds like a fire engine horn blasting...Mine is in the kitchen but I can hear it in the middle of the night from my bedroom. I may not hear the message clearly but I go to the kitchen to listen or turn on the TV to see what alert is being posted across the bottom of the screen...It would definitely have helped if each camp cottage in TX had one of those set up...No mistaking what it means when it goes off!! Maybe it’s just a warning about a severe thunderstorm coming our way but it could be something much more serious - especially in the hurricane and tornado season....Good to have!!!


19 posted on 07/06/2025 5:08:05 PM PDT by Thank You Rush ( )
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To: Newbomb Turk

All FReepers should get acquainted with Ryan Hall. Ryan is a great broadcaster with a down-home sense of humor, a genius computer programmer, a foil for the snarky Y’allBot he created, a knowledgeable teacher of meteorology, and his Y’All Squad volunteers are already on the disaster scene with supplies via donations from his viewers. His live broadcasts during major severe weather, with his cadres of storm chasers on live video, are some of the most riveting you’ve ever seen, sometimes for eight or more hours, with never a dull moment, even when he tries to decide what he wants from Buffalo Wild Wings, or the “weather wife” brings him dinner. Ryan truly shows how helpful and entertaining the internet can be. His over three million subscribers can attest to that.


20 posted on 07/06/2025 5:11:38 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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