Weather Signal

Weather Signal reads the National Weather Service forecast for your places and tells you in plain words whether the weather should change your plans. Built in southern Maine: read your local forecasters' own notes, see whether school is likely to close or open late, and find out what those sirens were. When a source can't be reached, it says so instead of guessing. Four tabs: Today, Radar, Plan and Nearby. Your place and the Settings gear are at the top of every tab. TODAY • The temperature and sky now, one line on whether the day needs a plan, and the next hours in a sentence and hour by hour. • A radar card with Radar's one-sentence answer, then the next 7 days. • Tap a day to read the forecasters' own day and night forecast, and hour by hour for the next two days. • Forecasters' notes: your local National Weather Service office's forecast discussion, when it's available, opening with a short summary of the forecasters' key messages. • When snow is forecast, a Snow card shows how much is expected. RADAR • Opens on the latest radar image, with a loop of the past hour, a play button and a time slider. • Says in one sentence whether rain or snow is on the way to your place. • National Weather Service alerts and lightning detected nearby, for your place or the middle of the map. PLAN • Only the days that need a plan, with advice for family, commute or both. • Getting around: late trains and airport delays near your place. In southern Maine it adds MaineDOT road reports for York County, I-95 and the Maine Turnpike. • School closure outlook: save a place as School to see whether a weather-related closure or delay looks unlikely, possible, likely or very likely on upcoming school days. These are estimates from the forecast, not official announcements. The track record of past estimates covers MSAD 60 in Maine so far. NEARBY • National Weather Service watches, warnings and advisories for the places you switch on. Tap one to read what to do, the area it covers, when it ends and who issued it. • If the National Weather Service can't be reached, Nearby says so instead of showing an all-clear. • Weather Signal doesn't send notifications yet, so open Nearby to see what's in effect for your places. Your iPhone's Emergency Alerts carry only the most dangerous warnings, such as tornadoes and flash floods, and only where your phone is. • What's that siren? Heard sirens, a boom or shaking? Check what's been reported nearby within the last hour: crashes, road closures and other reports from drivers, emergency and weather alerts, lightning and earthquakes. It says what was found, where and how long ago, and which sources didn't respond. • Nearby services finds an emergency room, urgent care, a pharmacy and more around your place, or near you if you ask. Forecasts and alerts cover the United States. Save places such as Home, Work and School. No account is needed; sign in only to sync your saved places.