# UK Weather Radar - Live Maps — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of UK Weather Radar by Leon Calcutt, rated 4.59/5 from 2,783 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uk-weather-radar-live-maps/id1078145152/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uk-weather-radar-live-maps/id1078145152.md ## Newest reviews (14 of 54) ### 4/5 — A good, reliable weather app *2026-04-27* I have been using the phone app for a couple of years now and have found it to be very reliable in predicting weather conditions. My main pastime is walking outdoor with my camera, photographing birds, animals insects, flowers etc. I therefore prefer sunny conditions to get the best light for the camera. The app’s graphical data lets me know where the best weather will be and the length of time it will last. My only negative comment is that some of the terms used to summarise the weather for any particular day are often ambiguous. E.g “mostly cloudy” also means “sunny intervals”. Perhaps it would be an idea to have a simple bar graph showing the expected “sunshine to cloudy” ratio. That slight quibble aside, I would, and do, recommend the app to anyone who needs a reliable, easy to use weather app for their phone. ### 2/5 — Uninspiring *2025-09-06, version 2.5.9* Poor graphics and options frequently fail. No isobars at the moment, nor forecast rain. Would not recommend. ### 3/5 — Magnification zoom *2025-07-10, version 2.5.8* I can’t find away to zoom out to see synoptic chart overview of Atlantic and mainland-Europe ### 2/5 — unable to zoom *2024-11-20, version 2.5.7* unable to zoom - gets pixelated and zooms out once cursor is released. ### 4/5 — Update is a downgrade *2024-01-03* Rain Forecast is less clear than in previous version - why not stick with the same colour key as the before? ### 4/5 — Update *2023-10-31* Update 10/23 has meant graphics won’t load. Please fix! Used this app every day for several years as it’s generally so accurate, but now I can’t! ### 4/5 — Real time weather reports updated *2023-07-15, version 2.4.2* Excellent app. Real time with regular updates.. ### 3/5 — Not working as well as it did *2023-05-22* I’m not sure what’s happened to the app but it now never loads the cloud cover, it’s uploads half a page (never the bit you want) and then just stops. Shame as this is one of the very few weathers apps that are generally right with its weather predictions. ### 4/5 — Weather map *2022-09-02, version 2.4* Gives a real view to what the weather is doing ### 4/5 — Forecast more than 2days please ! *2021-12-07, version 2.2.9* Great to see the incoming moving wind rain & gales , or even sunshine, but please look further than two days ahead to plan ?! John C Forrest architect. ### 5/5 — Weather maps *2021-12-01* Really clear and easy to read maps and the pressure charts are ideal for my hobby of sailing. The pressure charts just makes it reassuring to see what’s coming in the next few days and a good practice aid to understanding weather patterns **Developer response:** Thank you knackered for taking the time to review the app. It is very much appreciated. ### 5/5 — Lovely app easy to navigate *2021-11-16* Simply laid out with buttons on bottom of screen to switch views and tap top forecast area to drill down for more details. This ease of use does NOT mean lack of accurate information. It’s one of the few apps I’ve found with synoptic charts and the data is sourced from reputable sources like Met Office and IBM Weather Company. ### 5/5 — Can’t change location from London *2021-11-06* I can’t change the location from London. Also I can’t bookmark additional locations. This is on a recently acquired iPhone XS. It seemed to work okay on my old iPhone SE 2016. ### 5/5 — NYouj. You M We Im7. U u Jim. I j you u. . . UiI j j UI u n j. I j upkki *2021-06-30, version 2.2.3* U mi k kTo ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2026-02-23, version 2.6.5* Been using the app a few years now and it used be quite accurate and really useful. I don’t know what they’ve change but recently it’s been absolutely useless. Currently showing no rain for the rest of the day, while it’s absolutely pissing down. Getting this and vice versa most of the time now. Great shame. ### 1/5 — Very unreliable of late *2023-11-08, version 2.5.1* What’s gone wrong with your core mode? Just not what we expected. ### 1/5 — Graphics erratic *2023-11-01, version 2.5* Erratic display of previous radar rain and forecast of late. ### 1/5 — Deteriorated to an ad platform *2023-08-13, version 2.4.2* What was once an excellent app has descended in to an annoying and extremely persistent ad platform. You will be lucky to get any weather information before the adverts kick in. Shameful !! ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2021-08-08, version 2.2.5* Like most weather apps, seductive but next to useless on reliability ### 1/5 — Useless *2021-05-24, version 2.2.3* Awful too many adverts ### 1/5 — Bad ads *2021-05-09, version 2.2.3* I don’t mind ads in apps, but, the apps that are posted can’t be deleted. An ad written in arabic?? had no delete button and was in permanent display. When pressed it opened an ad in Safari. I can’t read arabic so it was pointless and as I could not delete the ad I removed the app. Acuweather is perfect. ### 1/5 — Too many pop up ads *2020-03-15, version 2.0.6* Too many loud and obtrusive ads popping up, attempting to force purchase. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Wow ads are back. *2017-12-18, version 1.8.6* The ads are back. Luckily over the weekend I’ve found a better app with the same info that’s better presented. So this little not so beauty is getting deleted. Thanks for wasting my time and data bundle man. ### 2/5 — Variable results from this app. *2025-10-16* I wanted to find out what the green dotted lines on the pressure chart mean. No explanation within the app, and contacting “app support” results in a 403 forbidden error. Not very helpful. What does the star top right do? The summary here in App Store says “works on this iPad” It doesn’t. I can get historical information freely, but that isn’t a lot of use. The forecast sequence throws me out of the app after a day or so of rain or cloud cover. The only sequence that works is the pressure chart, so I can maybe get my own translation of the future, but I'd like to know about the green dotted lines. Confusing time stamps Logic dictates that 12pm comes after 11:59pm, but not according to this app. What you are calling 12am should be either 12pm or 0am. This gets really confusing when looking at the pressure charts, which only gives a prediction at 12am and 12pm. I don’t know whether you’re using the same non-sensible logic of the rain maps, or whether you have it right. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mr *2026-08-26, version 2.8.4* Fantastic ### 5/5 — Uk weather Radar-live Maps *2026-08-21, version 2.8.4* Always consistent in current useful information.Would sincerely recommend daily use. ### 5/5 — Forecasts to rely on *2026-06-20* Every morning I look at my UK Weather Radar and plan my day. It’s the most reliable weather forecast I know, I’m sure many people will rely on its accuracy just as I do. Thank you Weather Radar team. ### 5/5 — Perfect for rain *2026-06-20, version 2.8.2* This is the one app that shows a clear radar map for rain. It’s invaluable 😁 ### 5/5 — Best weather app for me! *2026-04-21* Very easy to see and understand what is happening with the current and forthcoming weather … more importantly, perhaps, it is by far the most accurate. ### 5/5 — Server unavailable *2024-05-26* Very pleased with this app but for the past month it has failed to make contact with its server and is, therefore, no use at all currently. ### 5/5 — Quick access to rain, cloud, and pressure *2024-05-10* Rather unique in that it gives quick access to rain radar, rain forecast, satellite cloud cover, and pressure. Surprisingly most weather apps don't seem to give a map with the isobars of pressure on them - this one does! Forecast comes from major national models so is generally as reliable as you get and the display is fine. Only problem I have with it is I cant get it to use the 24hr time format which is the selection I have in my iOS settings. ### 5/5 — No more WeatherPro!! *2024-01-05* Having being messed around so much by the new owners of the once brilliant WeatherPro app, I was looking desperately for a replacement. Then I found UKWeatherMaps which although a little less polished, is in fact the perfect alternative. No more pressure maps unless I pay for a costly subscription (I hate that). Maximum kudos to the developers here. A one-off payment gets you the whole app with no hidden extras at ridiculous fees. £3.99? Bargain! Thank you! 5 stars! ### 5/5 — Lee *2023-12-03, version 2.5.2* Love it always spot on !! ### 5/5 — Always there *2022-04-18* Never fails to tell the truth about what may be to come, nice to be able to look a little way into the what may be. Thank You. --- *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 2026-09-03.*