# MadWeather — Weather for New Yorkers > Weather for New Yorkers (iPhone/iPad app by Bleek Vision LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madweather/id6758524351 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Bleek Vision LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873353254) - Category: Weather - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 16 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-02-24 - Data updated: 2026-07-08 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/madweather/id6758524351/reviews.md ## What is MadWeather? NYC doesn't say "partly cloudy." NYC says "it's giving overcast but we still outside." MadWeather is the only weather app that translates real forecast data into authentic NYC vernacular -- because "deadass OD brick" hits different than "very cold." REAL TALK WEATHER Every temperature, condition, and wind reading gets translated into how New Yorkers actually talk. 100+ phrases that rotate so you never see the same line twice. Language escalates the longer bad weather sticks around. Humidity, nighttime, and wind combos all get their own lines. Toggle between Regular and Extra intensity. INTERACTIVE BORO MAP A full Apple Maps experience with Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid views. All five boroughs outlined with color-coded boundaries from official NYC data -- including the Rockaway peninsula, Rikers Island, and every edge of every borough. Traffic overlay. 3D terrain and buildings. Place search. Real MTA subway routes drawn on the map, color-coded by live service status. ALL 5 BOROUGHS AT A GLANCE Track weather across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island simultaneously. Each borough gets its own forecast. See temperature differences across the city in one view. NYC'S 12 SEASONS New York doesn't have 4 seasons -- it has 12. Winter, Fools Spring, Second Winter, Spring of Deception, Third Winter, The Pollening, Actual Spring, Summer, Hell's Front Porch, False Fall, Second Summer, and Actual Fall. Tap the season card to see all 12 on a subway-style timeline. LIVE MTA SUBWAY STATUS Real-time alerts for all 25 subway lines from the official MTA feed. Color-coded badges with plain-talk status. Favorite up to 5 lines and yours show up first -- no more scrolling through 25 lines to find your train. FIT CHECK Weather-based outfit recommendations -- no brands, no ads, just what to wear. Forecast-aware advisories warn you about incoming rain, temperature swings, and snow before you step out. 40+ GAME CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS Borough Deep Cuts, Seasonal, Daily Habits, and Cultural achievements. Earn "Stoop Kid" for never leaving your borough. "Bodega Run" for checking weather in the rain. "All-City" for hitting all 5 boroughs. Plus hidden ones for real New Yorkers. AIR QUALITY INDEX Live AQI for your location, color-coded from Good to Hazardous. NYC-flavored health advice and a full breakdown of what you're breathing. PRECIPITATION ETA Push notifications 10--60 minutes before rain or snow hits your area. Know exactly when the rain is pulling up. ALSO INCLUDED -- Weather animations: rain, snow, sun rays, clouds, and fog -- Next-hour precipitation timeline, minute by minute -- Commute card with weather-aware departure advice -- Home screen and lock screen widgets -- 6 Siri shortcuts: weather, MTA, AQI, borough, outfit, and alerts -- Light, Dark, and System appearance modes -- NWS severe weather alerts No subscriptions. No paywalls on the forecast. Just NYC weather that actually sounds like NYC. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Remove Ads Forever | $1.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8 — 2026-06-28 BOROUGH MAP ACCURACY The Boro Map now includes the full Rockaway peninsula -- Far Rockaway, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Rockaway Beach, all of it. Rikers Island is mapped too. Every edge of every borough is accounted for. Official NYC data, not rough approximations. COPY REFRESH Rewrote the App Store listing from scratch. Everything you need to know about MadWeather, nothing you don't. ### 7 — 2026-04-08 SUBWAY LINES ON THE BORO MAP Toggle real MTA subway routes on the map -- all 20+ lines drawn from official MTA data, color-coded by live service status. Delayed lines glow orange, suspended lines go red. 40 NEW ACHIEVEMENTS Borough Deep Cuts, Seasonal & Weather, Daily Habits, and Cultural & Easter Eggs -- 40 new Game Center achievements. Earn "Stoop Kid" for never leaving your borough, "Bodega Run" for checking weather in the rain, "365-Day Streak" for a full year of daily check-ins, and more. FIT CHECK Weather-based clothing recommendations -- no brands, no ads, just what to wear. Forecast-aware "Heads Up" advisories warn you about incoming rain, temperature swings, and snow before you step out. PRECIPITATION ETA NOTIFICATIONS Get a push notification 10-60 minutes before rain or snow hits your area. NYC-flavored copy: "Rain hitting your area in ~20 min -- grab the umbrella." COMMUTE COUNTDOWN WIDGET Home screen and lock screen widget showing weather at your morning and evening commute times -- temp, condition, and rain chance at a glance. NEW IN SETTINGS - Light / Dark / System appearance toggle IMPROVED - "We Inside" / "We Outside" vibe badge on the Season Card - Achievement triggers wired throughout -- streaks, time-of-day, weather milestones, and borough deep cuts all track automatically - Widget extension now supports iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro ### 6 — 2026-03-22 he Boro Map just went crazy. - FULL INTERACTIVE MAP —- Boro at a Glance is now a full Apple Maps experience. Switch between Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid views. Toggle traffic. Go 3D. Search for places. It's giving Google Maps but with NYC weather on top. - BOROUGH BOUNDARIES -- All five boroughs outlined right on the map with color-coded boundary lines. Official NYC data, not some rough approximation. Manhattan's blue, Brooklyn's green, Queens is orange, Bronx is purple, Staten Island is cyan. - YOU ARE HERE -- Tap your blue dot on the map to see "You Are Here" with your distance to NYC. Whether you're in the city or watching from Jersey, we got you. - NYC SEASON TIMELINE -- Tap the season card to see all 12 NYC seasons laid out like a subway map. Winter to Fools Spring to Second Winter, all the way to Actual Fall. Current season pulses so you know where you're at in the cycle. - WEATHER ANIMATIONS -- Rain, snow, sun rays, clouds, and fog now animate behind the glass cards. Looks like Apple Weather but with more personality. - NEXT HOUR TIMELINE -- Minute-by-minute precipitation for the next 60 minutes. Know exactly when the rain's pulling up. - COMMUTE CARD -- Weather-aware commute advice right on the Today screen. Tells you when to leave and what to expect. - HOME SCREEN WIDGET -- At-a-glance weather with Real Talk phrases right on your home screen. No need to open the app. - SIRI KNOWS WHAT'S GOOD -- 6 Siri shortcuts: weather status, MTA, air quality, borough weather, outfit advice, and notification push. "Hey Siri, check weather for Brooklyn on MadWeather." - BUG FIXES -- Borough boundaries are now accurate (official NYC GeoJSON data). Game Center achievements queue properly. Temperature vernacular is dialed in across all ranges. ### 5 — 2026-03-09 Real Talk just got way more real. • REAL TALK ENGINE 2.0 — 100+ new phrases, no repeats. Language that escalates the longer bad weather sticks around. Humidity, nighttime, and wind combos all get their own lines now. • MTA SUBWAY STATUS — Live service alerts for all 25 lines, straight from the MTA. Know if the N is rerouted before you hit the platform. • AIR QUALITY INDEX — Real-time AQI for your location. We'll tell you if the air is valid or if you should stay inside. • GLASS UI POLISH — Uniform shimmer across all cards. No more competing reflections. Clean like fresh Timbs. • MY LINES — Favorite up to 5 subway + bus lines. Your lines show up first on the MTA card so you know what's good before you leave the crib. • WEATHER ALERT SOUNDS — Three tiers of alert sounds matched to severity. Severe weather gets the siren. Moderate gets the "Faaaaawk." Minor gets the "Ahh." Plays in-app and as push notifications. • ANIMATED BRICK — When it's brick outside (below freezing), a shivering brick pops up on your Today screen. The colder it gets, the harder it shakes. Ice crystals show up when it's STUPID brick. • BUG FIXES — "Brick" language no longer shows up at 63°F (that was wild). Temperature vernacular is now accurate across all ranges. Borough detection uses Apple's geocoder so Manhattan actually gets detected. ### 4 — 2026-03-05 Real Talk just got a whole upgrade. No cap. REAL TALK ENGINE 2.0 Rebuilt from the ground up. 100+ new phrases across every condition — temperature, wind, humidity, nighttime, all of it. The engine rotates between 3–4 alternates so you're not reading the same line twice. And the longer bad weather sticks around, the harder the language hits. What changed: - Duration escalation — "drizzle lowkey" naturally becomes "rain been going all day no cap" after a few hours on the same conditions. - Humidity combos — "humid as hell" and "the humidity OD" finally got their own dedicated lines. - Nighttime context — phrases now carry suffixes like "tonight," "rn," and "out tonight" when it's relevant. - Sentence variety — the engine randomly selects from multiple sentence structures, so no two checks feel the same. - Alert phrase variety — nor'easters, tropical storms, blizzards, coastal flooding, and cold advisories each have 3 alternate phrases now. - Improvements to the Real Talk feature set have been made throughout the app. MTA SUBWAY STATUS — LIVE NOW Real-time alerts for all 25 NYC subway lines, direct from the official MTA GTFS-RT public feed. Color-coded line badges. Plain-talk status calls. A tap-to-expand detail sheet showing per-line alert summaries. Refreshes every 2 minutes. Know before you swipe the MetroCard. AIR QUALITY INDEX — LIVE NOW Real-time AQI for your location from IQAir. Color-coded from Good to Hazardous. NYC-flavored health messages, main pollutant identification, full AQI scale reference, and actual health recommendations — all in the detail view. GLASS UI POLISH All glass cards now share one device-tilt-reactive shimmer from MotionManager — matching the iOS home screen icon shimmer behavior. No more each card doing its own angle. Profile Editor form fields got rebuilt with a clean inset style that doesn't compete with the outer card's shimmer. Maximum glass transparency so weather animations show through like Apple Weather. MY LINES Favorite up to 5 transit lines — subway and bus — in your profile. Subway picker is a grid of all 25 lines as colored circles, tap to toggle. Bus routes support all NYC prefixes (M, Bx, B, Q, QM, S, SBS routes, and more). Your saved lines get a dedicated "YOUR LINES" section at the top of the MTA status card and detail sheet, with a star. Know what's good with your commute before you leave the crib. WEATHER ALERT SOUNDS Three tiers of custom sounds matched to alert severity. Severe weather (tornado, hurricane, blizzard) gets the emergency siren. Moderate alerts (thunderstorms, wind advisories, winter weather) get the "Faaaaawk." Minor alerts (frost advisories, general watches) get the "Ahh." Plays as push notification sounds when you're not in the app, and in-app via audio player when you are — even on silent. ## More apps by Bleek Vision LLC - [Uncontained](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uncontained/id6761268905) - [FOCUS//DECK — Focus Timer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focusdeck-focus-timer/id6771453354) All apps by Bleek Vision LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/1873353254 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-08.*