# Rain Radar & Alerts — Real-time rain on your map

> Real-time rain on your map (iPhone/iPad app by Chee Yong Lee.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rain-radar-and-alerts/id6780420814 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chee Yong Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1740963926)
- Category: Weather, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 56 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rain-radar-and-alerts/id6780420814/reviews.md

## What is Rain Radar & Alerts?

See rain coming before you step outside.

Rain Radar puts a live precipitation map on a fast, full-screen world map. Scrub through the past two hours, watch the nowcast, and know whether showers are heading your way — at home, work, or anywhere you care about.

LIVE RAIN RADAR
• Real-time radar overlay on a smooth vector map
• Animated timeline: past 2 hours plus short-term forecast
• Adjustable radar opacity
• Light and dark map themes
• Global coverage

RAIN ALERTS — NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
• Turn on alerts in Settings and choose which places matter in Places
• Get a push notification when rain is expected near a saved location
• Optional alerts for your current location while you move
• No sign-up, no password — just enable notifications and go

SAVE YOUR PLACES
• Bookmark home, work, the park, or any spot on the map
• See rain and cloud status for each place at a glance
• Tap the bell on any place to turn alerts on or off
• Save your current GPS position or pick an exact spot on the map

IPHONE HOME SCREEN WIDGET
• Add “Rain at Place” to your Home Screen
• Glance at conditions for a favourite location without opening the app
• Tap the widget to jump straight to that place on the map

BUILT FOR QUICK CHECKS
Rain Radar is designed for one thing: knowing if it’s going to rain. Open the app, check the map, and get on with your day. When you’re not looking, alerts watch for you.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me a Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-08-23

New
• Choose your language in Settings — English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, and Latvian
• Rain alerts and weather labels follow the language you pick, including push notifications

### 1.0.8 — 2026-08-15

Map
• Removed the grey “no radar coverage” tint so gaps no longer look like rain clouds
• Radar playback keeps loading new frames while the timeline is playing

Rain alerts
• Push notifications say when rain is due in the place’s local time (e.g. “Around 8pm SGT”)
• More reliable alerts — fewer duplicates, stronger location tracking, and checks that keep running if one place fails

Fixes
• More reliable rain status, forecast badge, and place selection
• Rain alerts keep working after notification updates; iOS again uses Apple Weather when available
• Clearer explanation of how background location is used for rain alerts

### 1.0.7 — 2026-07-13

New
• 24-hour forecast — tap your current location or any saved place to see hour-by-hour weather, temperature, wind, and rain chance

Improvements
• Current location card and map badge now show live temperature, wind, and rain timing for wherever you're looking
• Saved favourites stay on the map badge until you return to your current location
• Wind direction arrow stays aligned when you rotate the map
• Radar animation pauses briefly at the end before looping again

### 1.0.5 — 2026-06-20

• Cloud map timeline and playback, like rain radar
• Smoother rain/cloud switching on the map
• Fresher weather icons that match day and night
• More accurate rain and snow alerts
• iOS widget: better small-widget layout, matching rain icons, and day/night icons that stay in sync with the app

### 1.0.4 — 2026-06-19

• Map loads faster in areas you've already explored
• iOS home screen widget keeps rain and weather up to date on its own — no need to open the app

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## More apps by Chee Yong Lee

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All apps by Chee Yong Lee: https://appshunter.io/developer/1740963926

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