WindAlert: Wind & Weather Map

Weather Alerts & Wind Speed

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In-App PurchaseYes
LaunchedJun 11, 2009
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3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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Description

WindAlert gives you the weather in your neighborhood, from observations onsite or right next door, get the most accurate wind speed and wind direction. With over 65,000 proprietary Tempest Weather Systems deployed, receive real-time local weather right where you are. Advanced forecasts provide the most accurate Nearcast predictions to our customers. Beyond our unmatched proprietary weather, we supplement with weather sources from government agencies including NOAA and NWS, and bring in reports from AWOS, ASOS, METAR, and even CWOP. Radar, forecast, and live wind map, along with customized point alerting are included to provide a broad view of the weather.

Download WindAlert for:

- Neighborhood weather observations from proprietary Tempest Weather Systems along with all public domain reports (NOAA, NWS, METAR, ASOS, CWOP) including all major airports creating over 125,000 unique stations in one focused wind app.

- Our exclusive Tempest Weather Systems with haptic rain sensors, sonic anemometers, along with local barometric pressure sensors provide ground truth observations.

- Apple Watch compatibility

- Live wind from our stations support a better windy conditions flow map – augmented by current station reports with advanced quality control.

- Proprietary AI-enhanced Nearcast forecasting supplies enhanced forecasting for temperature, wind gust, speed, direction, humidity, dewpoint, precipitation rate, probability of precipitation, and cloud cover percentage.

- Multiple public domain forecast models including High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR), North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM), Global Forecast System (GFS), Canadian Meteorological Centre Model (CMC) and Icosahedral Non Hydrostatic Model (ICON).

- Free subscription for unlimited wind notifications/alerts with customizable thresholds to email, text, or in-app.

- Advanced location management: create your own Favorite station list to keep a constant eye on your go-to weather stations.

- Maps: Live and Forecasted Wind Map, Forecasted Temperature, Radar, Satellite, Precipitation and Clouds, as well as Nautical Charts.

- Customized map visualization based on prioritizing impacted activities such as drone pilot, small aircraft, farming, running, dog walking, gardening, trucking, hauling, kayaking, surfing, you name it!

- National Weather Service (NWS) Marine Forecast

- All the additional weather parameters you want in a wind speed app:
- Tides charts
- Wave Height, Wave Period
- Water Temperature
- Sunrise / Sunset
- Moonrise / Moonset
- Historical Wind Statistics
- Windy days per month based on average and gust
- Wind direction distribution

Want more weather?

- Upgrade to plus, pro, or gold membership to gain access to more weather stations and forecast locations.

- Pro and Gold members have access to professional hurricane-proof weather stations in partnership with WeatherFlow Networks for high risk coastal locations.

- Detailed weather at points of interest to coastal residents and property owners near the ocean, rivers, and other bodies of water.

- On the water features
- Sea Surface Temperatures
- Sea Surface Currents
- Detailed Historical Wind Statistics
- Historical wind statistics by year

What else can you do?

- Join the Tempest Weather Network!
- Add a Tempest Weather System for your backyard.
- Tempest observations can be displayed in the WindAlert application.
- Share information with the broader community and increase the science record.

Connect with Tempest:
- Facebook: tempestwx
- Twitter: tempest_wx
- YouTube: @tempestwx
- Instagram:tempest.earth

Contact us: help.weatherflow.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
website: tempest.earth

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Screenshots

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Version History

Releasing updates every 13 days on average. Last update 23 days ago.

6.17Nov 22, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.15Nov 14, 2024

This release includes iWindsurf's new Apple Watch integration — increasing your options to access our real-time data.

6.14Oct 03, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.13Sep 29, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.12Sep 28, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.11Sep 23, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.10Aug 31, 2024

Live Wind improvements as well as under the hood bug fixes.

6.09Aug 15, 2024

WindAlert now includes our StormTrack feature: Stay up to date on live wind speeds and gusts at weather stations near named storms, including hurricanes. Use our advanced tools to follow each storm’s path, including Category updates.

6.08Aug 09, 2024

This release includes our new WindAlert Widgets: giving you wind, gust, and temp, for your Favorite station(s) — right on your device’s home screen.

6.07Jul 27, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.06Jul 26, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.05Jun 20, 2024

Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes.

6.04Jun 18, 2024

Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes.

6.03Jun 06, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.0May 23, 2024

New Maps:

View and customize your map with layers including radar, wind, satellite, and forecast.

Access all your favorite models (TRRM, BLEND, HRRR, NAM, CMC, ICON, GFS) with a single tap!

Pin your frequently used layers for quick and easy switching.

3 New Map Layers
Temperature Forecast Map
Pressure Forecast Map
Favorites Map View

And for those who like to maximize their map viewing area, we have you covered. You can easily hide the zoom controls, pinned map buttons, and legend for a minimalist map experience.

5.38May 17, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

5.37May 01, 2024

New in this release - NWS Alerts.

Stay Ahead of Weather Events: Receive real-time alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) for your current location and your favorite spots. Stay informed about severe weather conditions, including tornado warnings, flash floods, hurricanes, and more, for the locations you care about the most.

5.36Apr 23, 2024

New in this release - NWS Alerts.

Stay Ahead of Weather Events: Receive real-time alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) for your current location and your favorite spots. Stay informed about severe weather conditions, including tornado warnings, flash floods, hurricanes, and more, for the locations you care about the most.

5.34Apr 17, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

5.33Mar 29, 2024

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

5.32Feb 16, 2024

Updated Radar: Finer quality & several improvements, including clear differentiation between snow & rain.

5.31Jan 26, 2024

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.30Dec 21, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.29Dec 06, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.28Nov 01, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.26Sep 27, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.25Aug 04, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.24Jul 11, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.23Jun 26, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.19May 12, 2023

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.18Apr 24, 2023

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.17Mar 02, 2023

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.14Dec 06, 2022

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.13Oct 20, 2022

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.12Sep 26, 2022

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.10Jun 02, 2022

Refreshed forecast model selector along with bug fixes and performance enhancements.

5.09May 17, 2022

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.08Jul 16, 2021

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.07May 13, 2021

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.06May 05, 2021

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.05May 04, 2021

Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

5.01Mar 29, 2021

- UI Overhaul
- Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements

3.21Oct 10, 2020

Fixed User-Defined favorites sort issue

3.20Sep 23, 2020

Performance enhancements and bug fixes.

3.19Sep 22, 2020

- Search screen update: Popular Searches feature added
- inHg Pressure precision updates
- Performance enhancements and bug fixes

3.18Apr 08, 2020

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

3.17Feb 12, 2020

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

3.16Jan 29, 2020

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

3.15Jan 13, 2020

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

3.14Oct 30, 2019

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

3.13Jul 17, 2019

Improved Nautical Charts. Important bug fixes.

3.11Jan 02, 2019

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

3.10Oct 11, 2018

New Feature: LIVE WIND

3.0Jun 20, 2018

Major new feature: Complete Report - our "everything page" for each weather station.

2.93May 02, 2018

Bug fixes and performance enhancements.

2.92Mar 19, 2018

-Added Sea Surface Temperatures.
-Bug Fixes.

2.91Dec 13, 2017

• iPhone X support
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements

2.9Nov 01, 2017

General Improvements
Performance Improvements

2.84Sep 28, 2017

Added iOS 11 support
Bug fixes and general improvements

2.82Feb 25, 2016

Refreshed main menu
New feature: Wind List
Resolved In-App Purchase issues.
Other bug fixes.

2.81Jul 07, 2015

Usability Improvements

2.71May 05, 2015

-Bug Fixes

2.67Feb 25, 2015

-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements

2.66Jan 21, 2015

-Bug Fixes

2.65Jan 10, 2015

-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements

2.64Dec 29, 2014

-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements

2.63Dec 01, 2014

Bug Fixes

2.62Nov 17, 2014

-Graph Bug Fix

2.61Nov 10, 2014

Bug Fixes

2.6Nov 06, 2014

-Added Today Extension (Widget)
-Added Map Legend
-Added Ability to Favorite Operational Forecast
-iOS 8 Updates
-Bug Fixes

2.53Sep 02, 2014

-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements

2.52Aug 20, 2014

-Minor Bug Fixes

2.51Aug 06, 2014

-Forecast Map Bug Fix

2.50Aug 04, 2014

-Enhanced MyWeather to include Saved Maps
-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements

2.43Jun 05, 2014

-Bug Fixes

2.42Apr 25, 2014

iOS 6.x Bug Fix

2.41Apr 10, 2014

-iOS 6.x Related Bug Fix

2.4Apr 02, 2014

-Reorganized Menu Options
-Performance Improvements
-Bug Fixes

2.33Feb 10, 2014

Bug Fixes

2.31Jan 27, 2014

-Stability Release
-Bug Fixes

2.30Jan 14, 2014

-Added New Regional Products
-Added Satellite Imagery
-Updated UI
-Bug Fixes

2.20Dec 11, 2013

-View & Post Onsite Reports

2.11Nov 12, 2013

-Bug Fixes
-Performance Improvements
-Usability Enhancements

LaunchedJun 11, 2009

Other Information

In-App Products

1. Pro$14.99
2. Plus$3.99
3. Plus$5.49
4. Gold$14.99
5. Pro - Pay As You Go (auto-renewing)$19.99
6. Pro$119.99
7. Plus$44.99
8. Gold$21.99
9. Plus$44.99
10. Gold$179.99