# Backyard Weather - PWS — PWS Graphs and Widgets > Personal weather station, aviation, and tide monitoring with historical data and widgets. (iPhone/iPad app by Samuel Albrecht.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backyard-weather-pws/id6759879178 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Samuel Albrecht](https://appshunter.io/developer/1801053552) - Category: Weather, Utilities - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 21 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-03-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-16 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backyard-weather-pws/id6759879178/reviews.md ## What is Backyard Weather? **Personal Weather Station & Aviation Weather** Connect a PWS via Weather Underground, monitor aviation weather from any METAR airport, or track tides and coastal conditions from NOAA CO-OPS stations. **Three station types** • PWS — personal weather stations via Weather Underground • METAR — airport observations, updated every few minutes at most US airports • NOAA — tide gauges and coastal stations **Current conditions** Live readings with charts underneath, plus the record high, record low and average for today's date from your station's full archive. Up to 12 metrics depending on station type: temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, dew point, pressure, precipitation, UV, solar radiation, visibility, water temperature, and water level/tide. **Rich history charts** 1-day and 7-day charts you can drag to read exact values, times and wind direction. US airport stations fill in between the hourly reports, so today's line is a curve rather than 24 steps. **Alerts** Get notified when your station crosses a value you choose — a freeze, a gust, an inch of rain — or when it stops reporting altogether. Pressure drops, temperature swings and wind shifts are built in as ready-made rules. **Customisable units & display** 12- or 24-hour time, metric or imperial, and precision options for every number. **Color themes** Nine palettes for your charts and calendars. Preview any of them across every metric before you decide. **Widgets (Supporter)** Graph widgets for any metric over 1 or 7 days, a single-metric widget for one big number, a year-at-a-glance calendar, long-range history charts, a records widget, and Lock Screen complications. **Watch app (Supporter)** Temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, pressure and precipitation as watch complications, with every current metric and its graph in the app itself. **History & Records (Supporter)** Daily detail for any year your station has recorded — airports often reach back decades — plus all-time records, a record high and low for every calendar day, and yearly trends that overlay up to ten years on one chart. Free includes current conditions, 1-day and 7-day charts, one month of history, one alert per station, and three colour themes. Note: a Weather Underground API key is required for PWS stations. METAR and NOAA stations are free and need no API key. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Key features - Personal weather station monitoring - Aviation weather (METAR) - Coastal conditions (NOAA tides) - Current conditions and historical charts - Customizable units and display - Widgets and watch app support ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Backyard Weather Pro | $14.99 | per year | ## Frequently asked questions about Backyard Weather ### What types of weather stations can Backyard Weather monitor? Backyard Weather can monitor Personal Weather Stations (PWS) via Weather Underground, aviation weather from METAR reports, and coastal conditions from NOAA CO-OPS tide gauges. ### Does Backyard Weather require a subscription for all features? No, basic features like current conditions and historical charts for METAR and NOAA stations are free. However, widgets, the watch app, and detailed historical records require a subscription to Backyard Weather Pro. ### What metrics does Backyard Weather display? Depending on the station type, it can display up to 11 metrics including temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, precipitation, UV, solar radiation, visibility, and water temperature/level. ### Can I view historical weather data with Backyard Weather? Yes, the app offers 1-day or 7-day history charts with smooth scrolling. For more extensive historical data, including daily data from 2000 onwards, a subscription is required. ### Is Backyard Weather available on Apple Watch? Yes, Backyard Weather offers a watch app that displays key metrics like temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation. You can also view all current metrics and graphs within the watch app. ### How often is Backyard Weather updated? The app was last updated on 2026-06-16, indicating active development and maintenance by the developer. ### What is the age rating for Backyard Weather? Backyard Weather has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### Does Backyard Weather have ads? No, Backyard Weather does not contain advertisements. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.2 — 2026-08-15 NEW • Records — a record high and low for every calendar day, all-time records, and any date shown across every year your station has recorded • Two new widgets — Records, and a Single Metric widget for one big reading • Airport stations now update through the hour, so today's charts are drawn from hundreds of readings rather than twenty-four • History reaches back decades instead of stopping at the year 2000, and older years load on their own • More alerts — fast pressure and temperature changes, flash freeze, big overnight drops, with named starting points you can adjust • Nine colour themes for charts and calendars FIXED • Rainfall could read several times too high at airports that issue extra reports during a storm • History stopped short of what was already stored • Widgets showed no data on reports • Station search returned tide gauges but no nearby airports • Apple Watch bugs ### 1.4.1 — 2026-06-16 - Bug Fixes ### 1.4 — 2026-05-29 - All time history - Records - History widgets ### 1.3 — 2026-04-28 METAR and NOAA stations ### 1.1 — 2026-03-11 Bug fixes and added offer codes ## More apps by Samuel Albrecht - [ColorWX](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colorwx/id6743056090) - [Date Night - Swipe & Match](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/date-night-swipe-and-match/id6790158778) All apps by Samuel Albrecht: https://appshunter.io/developer/1801053552 ## Related topics [pws](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pws) · [pws weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pws-weather) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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