# Ubuntu Weather — South African weather, alerts > South African weather, alerts (iPhone/iPad app by Dietrich Gunther Lubbe.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ubuntu-weather/id6761425358 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dietrich Gunther Lubbe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889544418) - Category: Weather, News - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 33 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-05-07 - Data updated: 2026-07-06 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ubuntu-weather/id6761425358/reviews.md ## What is Ubuntu Weather? Weather built for South Ubuntu Weather is the weather app that understands SA-specific things you actually need: load-shedding schedules, SAWS severe weather warnings, the forecast at your favourite sport's venue, and now, the daily output you'll get from your rooftop NEW: SOLAR GENERATION FORECAST Set up your panels once — panel count, wattage, tilt, compass direction — and Home shows daily kWh production for the week ahead. Tap any day to inspect its hourly curve. Supports E/W pitched-roof splits, optional inverter capacity caps for DC-oversized hybrid installs, and sun-hours comparisons LIGHTNING PUSH ALERTS (PREMIUM) Real-time push notifications when a lightning strike is detected within your chosen radius — typically delivered within 60 seconds of the flash. SAWS SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS Push notifications for heavy rain, flooding, hail, snow, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds, sourced directly from the South African Weather Service. LOAD-SHEDDING INTEGRATION Live EskomSePush schedules for your area, paired with the weather forecast so you can plan around outages. REAL-TIME RADAR AND SATELLITE RainViewer rain radar overlaid on the map with play/pause animation. EUMETSAT infrared satellite view of South Africa updated every 15 minutes. SPORT FIXTURES WITH VENUE FORECASTS Follow ATP and WTA tennis (with player-level match data), Formula 1, MotoGP, the PSL, Premier League, Champions League, URC, Currie Cup, Six Nations, the Sunshine Tour and the SA T20 Challenge. Each upcoming match shows the forecast at the venue. Set a 15-minute reminder for any fixture. TIDES FOR EVERY SA COASTAL TOWN High and low tides for the next 5 days, anywhere on the coast. ACTIVITY SCORES Braai, pool, hike, fishing and garden conditions scored 0 to 100 across the next 24 hours. LOCATIONS AND WIDGETS Use your current GPS or browse any SA town. Home-screen and lock-screen widgets keep the current temperature, condition and SAWS warnings on display. PREMIUM Unlocks real-time lightning push alerts. Monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. PRIVACY FIRST Your location is only used to fetch weather for your coordinates. No third-party analytics SDKs. No selling data. Built in South Africa, hosted in South Africa, made for South African weather. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly | $1.99 | per month | | Premium Annual | $24.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-14 New: Solar generation forecast Set up your panels once in Settings → Solar (panel count, watts, tilt, direction) and Home shows a daily kWh prediction tailored to your installation. Supports E/W pitched-roof splits, optional inverter capacity cap, and a tap-to-inspect production curve. Fixtures polish Past-day fixtures no longer linger; long-distance future fixtures hidden until they're closer; collapsible sport sections for browsing. Bug fixes Solar settings now opens correctly from the main Settings page. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-07 Localised for South Africa with improved App Store discoverability. Coming soon: live lightning alerts powered by ESA's MTG-I satellite — see strikes near you in near real-time. ### 1.0 — 2026-05-07 No release notes. ## Related topics [ubuntu weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ubuntu-weather) --- *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 2026-07-06.*