# Synoptic Weather — Rain, waves and air quality

> Rain, waves and air quality (iPhone/iPad app by Sharon Shalem.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synoptic-weather/id6811823011 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sharon Shalem](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780747970)
- Category: Weather
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, Hebrew
- Released: 2026-09-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synoptic-weather/id6811823011/reviews.md

## What is Synoptic Weather?

Synoptic Weather shows rain on the map and the forecast for any place in the world.

• Animated rain map: six hours back and six hours ahead, with a time slider and play button.
• 16-day forecast: temperature, feels-like, humidity, UV index and chance of rain.
• Sea and waves: wave height, period, direction and water temperature — for surfing, swimming or fishing.
• Air quality: the index, PM2.5, PM10 and dust, with a warning when dust is expected.
• Tap the map or search for a city to see its forecast at once.
• Opens on the forecast for where you are.
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your location or a place you pick.

No sign-up and no ads.

Weather data from Open-Meteo; map from OpenStreetMap.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-10-04

The map comes straight back when you reopen the app after a while in the background, marker and rain included.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-29

Wind speed and direction — now in the current conditions and on every day of the forecast.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-22

The app now tells you when a newer version is waiting in the store, so improvements do not pass you by.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-21

A new Sea tab in the bottom panel: wave height, period, direction and water temperature for the beaches nearest you, anywhere in the world. Alongside it, air quality, each day's expected rain in mm, and sharper forecasts for showers and storms.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-19

No release notes.

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## More apps by Sharon Shalem

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All apps by Sharon Shalem: https://appshunter.io/developer/6780747970

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*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 2026-10-08.*