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Still not Storm, but getting there!
Have been using the Pro version for some time now. I am generally pleased with this app, but one thing sorely lacking is the ‘single sweep radar’ that was present in the Weather Underground Storm app. This function allowed you to select a weather radar site and get a live feed from it. It was great for tracking a storm in real time instead of waiting for 5+ minutes to get a HD radar. It also had choices within the single sweep to do Doppler velocities to interpret possible tornadic signatures faster than relying on official sources.Show lessDoomMeister76
Good app but ads over the top
I understand the need for ads when not paying for an app but there comes a point where the ads are so frequent/intrusive that the app is not usable. If I were to consider paying for an app, on principle, I will not invest in an app that is so greedy it uses these ad tactics. Weatherwise, this looks like a great app and I particularly love the overview map that can show weather systems, the jetstream, etc. My understanding is that this is the old/or bought by/or bought, weather underground. Good content. Ads too much. Most apps want to get you hooked on using them and simply maybe have an opening ad and/or a banner at the bottom. This app does the banner, an opening ad, and another ad every time you interact with app at all. Wouldn’t know if I like to subscribe because it’s too frustrating of an experience even using the app to begin with.Show lessJualter
Great!
After the original Storm got sold off and shut down I tried multiple weather apps, a bunch, and finally settled on WeatherMate. The app hasn’t let me down since! It’s accurate, as much as it can be expected in the mountains anyhow, hard to predict what the weather will do here precisely, especially in the microclimate areas, but overall does very well with it. Plenty of features as well. I do have an issue now though, not with the app but the ads. Some of the new ads have no way of closing them. They are excessively long as well, but getting through them all the way doesn’t offer a solution to exit out of the window. In the past these have popped up and I believe WeatherMate has taken them down quickly, please get this new batch off screen so I can keep enjoying this wonderful app, thank you!
Update: the ads got fixed not long after my original comment. This app was really good at predicting the weather, but lately has been quite off. I’m not sure if they’ve switched to a new algorithm or what, but I haven’t been able to rely on this app these first couple months of 2023. I’ll stick with it though and see if something changes.Show lessDJNicho1
Why the foreign language ads?
I had to delete this app for the third time in the last month because these ads in a language I do not know pops up and it is not clear what button to click to close the ad. I worry that clicking on the wrong button might involve me in some scam. Otherwise I really like the. App. I used to rate it five stars, then four because of problems with the radar. I am cynical enough to think they throw in these ads to push you to get the ad free pay version.Show lessGeezer 47
Weathermate Free Version day of App
This is a free app but so basic & not capable of changing weather stations & only allowing 2 locations to view weather w/o upgrading to the paid app.!Can I not view 1 location so it texnically only allows me to see 1 location. Not good!
I’ve never paid for an app & never will. Not enough free options which Ive found with other free app's & are more accurate.
I’ll stick with my other app. If the developer (s) ever decide to revamp this app for free & allots more features, I may use it in the future.Show lesssavefor4
Great App.
This is the best weather app. I have found so far! So good that I don’t mind the ads—a small price to pay. It loads quickly—something that many other apps do not. I haven’t paid to eliminate ads, but for the first time am considering it. I especially appreciate the wind arrows on the map and especially the frontal boundaries (THANK YOU!). The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is that it is missing two map features that I desire and would find extremely helpful: 1) The jet stream as a map layer. 2) Being able to view the wind arrows for different altitudes—high altitude winds reveal much information about what the weather is doing.Show lessSLDSHTR
Developer Response
Hello, Thanks for your feedback. Jetstream map layer is already available in the app. Please go to the Windstream layer settings & set the height to 200 mb. This will show the Jetstream on the map. Also, there are several other heights available there & you can choose any. If you need further assistance with this, please get in touch with us at support@weathermate.net.It's all I need
Previous weather app was discontinued. I didn't expect to find a free app with all the features I might want. Weather Mate was a surprise. It's got a great map feature and all the details I need. I occasionally find yet another feature that I hadn't realized was available. I have mine set to wake up on the live map which is what I reference most often. Try it, you'll like it. UPDATE: Radar feature stopped working. I deleted the app and reloaded it. Good as new. Still recommend it highly.Show lessGreene View Springs
Weather mate
While we all have our own favorite weather apps, and like me, you have probably tried many, this is the one that I found most useful for my purposes of planning tracks for dogs (and farming). I have it to be accurate enough that I recommended it on my Following Ghosts Facebook page.
I was able to plug in a local PWS (personal weather station) that is under 2 miles (3.22K) away. Where I live, the default town is 6 miles (9.6K) away and 700ft (213m) lower than us in elevation and actually in a different USDA planting zone! The radar screen which can give you several hours of past, or computer models of future storm activities, and the hourly forecasts. The daily and hourly forecasts can be checked a full 10 days out. Its drawback for me is that it only has a 6 hour future feature on the radar forecast.
This is the app I use for checking conditions at locations where students are when I am doing online private lessons. And yes it does work world wide (disclaimer, only checked England, Italy, and Australia). Between the hourly and future radar, with practice you can easily figure and know changes within 10 – 15 minutes of there occurrence.
If you have an app that makes sense and works for you, stick with it. If you don’t, this one is worth checking.Show lesstracking instructor
Maybe ok
I would like the app if the pop ups weren’t so hard to close out. Many of them linger and force you to select them and then close out of them before going back to the app. When that occurs I simply go to another weather app to get my forecast. Do I want to pay a subscription, no. With the costs of everything going up, except our wages, apps who want to charge are being eliminated from my phone as I can’t afford it.Show lessIm beginning to hate apps
Great!
After the original Storm got sold off and shut down I tried multiple weather apps, a bunch, and finally settled on WeatherMate. The app hasn’t let me down since! It’s accurate, as much as it can be expected in the mountains anyhow, hard to predict what the weather will do here precisely, especially in the microclimate areas, but overall does very well with it. Plenty of features as well.
I do have an issue now though, not with the app but the ads. Some of the new ads have no way of closing them. They are excessively long as well, but getting through them all the way doesn’t offer a solution to exit out of the window. In the past these have popped up and I believe WeatherMate has taken them down quickly, please get this new batch off screen so I can keep enjoying this wonderful app, thank you!Show less
