Editor's Review
MyRadar is your go-to weather app for getting a quick and comprehensive understanding of the weather conditions around you. 📍💨 With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, MyRadar provides animated weather radar right on your device, so you can see exactly what's coming your way. Whether you're planning a day out or need to stay informed about potential hazards, MyRadar has you covered. 📱
The app's basic functionality offers a fast snapshot of the weather on-the-go, displaying animated live radar with loop lengths of up to two hours. ⏰ This makes it easy to check your phone and get an instant assessment of the weather that will impact your day. ☀️🌧️
In addition to live radar, MyRadar boasts an ever-increasing list of weather and environmentally-related data layers that you can overlay on the map. These include animated winds, frontal boundaries, earthquakes, hurricanes, aviation data, and wildfires. 🌪️✈️🔥 Each layer provides valuable insights and customizable options to stay informed about specific weather and environmental events.
MyRadar also sends weather and environmental alerts, including those from the National Weather Center, such as Tornado and Severe Weather alerts. 🚨 You can configure the app to receive alerts based on Tropical Storm and Hurricane activity, ensuring you're always aware of potential threats. ⚠️
One of MyRadar's standout features is its ability to provide advanced rain alerts. ☔️ The app's patent-pending process for predicting hyper-local rainfall is the most accurate in the industry, sending you an alert up to an hour in advance as to when the rain will arrive at your current location, down to the minute, including details on intensity and duration. 💧 This feature can be a lifesaver when you're on-the-go and don't have time to constantly check the weather. 🚶♀️🚶♂️
All of the weather and environmental data is displayed on MyRadar's custom mapping system, which uses your device's GPU for incredibly fast and speedy performance. 🗺️ The map has standard pinch/zoom capability, allowing you to smoothly zoom and pan around the United States and the rest of the world. 🌎
For even more features, the premium upgrade is available, including real-time hurricane tracking with the cone of probability and detailed synopses from the National Hurricane Center. 🌀 The premium upgrade also includes the professional radar pack, which provides greater detail of radar from individual stations, allowing users to select individual radar stations, radar tilt angle, and radar product being displayed. 📡
MyRadar is also available for Wear OS devices, including tiles for both radar and current conditions, so you can stay informed right from your wrist! ⌚
Features
Displays animated weather radar
Provides weather and environmental alerts
Offers hyper-local rainfall predictions
Includes animated winds and frontal boundaries layers
Tracks earthquakes and hurricane activity
Overlays aviation-related data
Displays wildfire information
Available for Wear OS devices
Pros
Fast access to animated weather radar
Hyper-local rain alerts with minute-level accuracy
Customizable weather and environmental data layers
Real-time hurricane tracking with detailed forecasts
Detailed radar from individual stations
Cons
Premium features require a paid upgrade
May require some learning for advanced features