# Wx for iPhone — US Weather App

> Detailed U.S. weather forecasts, current conditions, alerts, and radar. (iPhone/iPad app by Craig Hunter.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wx-for-iphone/id451916164 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Craig Hunter](https://appshunter.io/developer/286743884)
- Category: Weather, Lifestyle
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 27 App Store ratings · 38 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.4 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-09-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wx-for-iphone/id451916164/reviews.md

## What is Wx for iPhone?

The venerable U.S. weather app Wx, named a Mac Gem by Macworld magazine, is now available for iPhone! Wx displays current conditions, forecasts, alerts, and radar for U.S. locations using high fidelity XML data from the U.S. National Weather Service. The app is designed for two specific types of customers: serious weather watchers who want detailed information and facts with no fuss, and casual users who want a fast, clean, and functional weather app that has low memory overhead and low CPU/battery usage. 

Wx lets you choose your location on an embedded map, and uses that to setup custom forecasts based on the latitude and longitude of the location.  Forecasts include a 7-day summary "point" forecast, and a 7-day “pro” forecast that graphs temperature (actual and apparent), dew point, relative humidity, cloud cover, wind speed, wind direction, gust speed, 12-hour probability of precipitation, 6-hour liquid precipitation amount, and 6-hour snow amount.  These forecasts are about as good as it gets if you need to plan work, sports, hobbies, and outdoor activities based on upcoming weather.  With their high spatial resolution, the point and pro forecasts are especially useful in coastal and mountainous regions, where typical zone forecasts can be inaccurate.

Wx also lets you receive current conditions data from nearby NWS observation sites (over 1700 available in the U.S. and its territories), get radar data from nearby NEXRAD radar sites, and receive warnings from nearby city- and county-based alert zones.  

Wx lets you bookmark and setup weather maps for quick reference. Choose from some default NWS maps and images, or provide the URL for any map of your choice and load it right in the app! If you have preferred weather providers, you can load your favorite maps and images right in Wx and keep them handy. 

Wx is crafted with attention to detail by a professional software developer with 29 years of experience, 15 years focused on developing weather software for OS X and 12 years writing apps for iOS devices. Wx has multiple levels of redundancy to handle severe weather events that can strain NWS servers, and even offers network settings for both Wi-Fi and cellular operation so that you can fine tune the app’s performance and bandwidth needs.

Wx is also available for the iPad and OS X. See hrtapps.com for more info.

***NOTE***  If you need support or help, or have feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, please contact us via the support link (above) or on our website at hrtapps.com.

## Key features

- Current U.S. weather conditions
- 7-day point and pro forecasts
- Detailed forecast graphs (temp, humidity, wind, precipitation)
- NWS observation site data
- NEXRAD radar data
- NWS alerts and warnings
- Customizable weather maps

## Chart rankings

- #47 in Top Paid · Weather (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 38)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wx-for-iphone/id451916164/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent Small Weather App

*2024-04-21*

This app is excellent! A huge Thank You to the developer for maintaining this app over the years. If you’re a visual person like me, the graphs are indispensable (especially dew-point), and I love that the source is straight from the NWS. The app is small but mighty, and doesn’t rely on gimmicks. 11/10 I use it all year long!

### 5/5 — This Is Really Nice!!

*2024-02-09*

Had the AccuWeather App for quite a few years, (even endured their money grab barraging me with advertising to purchase their monthly subscription), but this WX App is much better!

Love it!

Don’t change it!

### 5/5 — Informative and Reliable

*2023-01-10*

There are other apps out there with more funding and a slicker UI, but this one consistently delivers the best information.

### 5/5 — Wx for iPhone Works Great!

*2023-01-06*

As a long time Dark Sky user I began looking for a new weather app when I heard Dark Sky was being shut down. I tried many weather apps and rejected them all due to inaccurate weather predictions, monthly subscriptions, poor app layout, etc. I then found Wx and it is one of the best apps I have ever purchased. Wx is nicely laid out without being cluttered, provides accurate weather data for my area, and is quick to load while being easy on battery life. My thanks to the developer for a reasonably priced app that is well laid out and works great. Job well done!

### 5/5 — Best weather app - ever

*2020-12-19*

WX is the best weather app of all time. I’ve seen dozens of apps come and go over the years and I always return to the first app I installed on my iPod all those years age: WX. Always works, easy to use, and never a request to pay for updates. 
(I am hoping the developer releases an update to support the new NWS radar format. I’d gladly pay 4.99 just for that)

### 4/5 — Great, want to see a couple more easy features too!

*2020-11-27*

It’s great that you can add custom map links, as this allows me to access ‘latest’ images for a lot of different less mainstream maps like GMU, SSEC, or NCAR upper air maps.

However, we can only link jpegs, and it would be amazing to add functionality for animated GIFs and PDFs as well, which would open up a lot of additional options for providers that only use those formats, like many of the NOAA products like GOES, and others use. Right now when I try to use an animated GIF or PDF it just says “download error.”

Nonetheless, great app, customizability is an awesome feature that the other apps don’t provide.

### 1/5 — 13.1 Not able to add locations 🤨

*2019-09-28*

Yep

**Developer response:** Scroll to the bottom of the location list and tap "add location", then the app will walk you through a few questions to setup data sources.  Not too complicated.

### 3/5 — packed w/ great info but hasn’t been updated.

*2019-01-07*

I love weather apps that decide to get their info directly from the source (NWS). 

Great app for any weather enthusiast but minus a few stars because it appears as though it has been abandoned. Would love to see an update for larger screens.

**Developer response:** Two updates in 2019, one update in 2020, one update in 2021.  Definitely not abandoned.

### 4/5 — CELSIUS

*2018-08-25*

Needs a Celsius option.

### 4/5 — Not bad

*2018-05-03*

I like the flow of the prof, but it seems you cannot use complex urls, or possibly just https.  Please include that.

Thanks

## Frequently asked questions about Wx for iPhone

### What kind of weather information does this app provide?

The app provides current weather conditions, detailed 7-day forecasts including temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation probabilities. It also offers access to U.S. National Weather Service alerts and warnings, as well as NEXRAD radar data.

### How does the app handle location-specific forecasts?

You can choose your location on an embedded map, and the app uses the latitude and longitude to set up custom forecasts. This allows for high spatial resolution, which is particularly useful in complex terrain like coastal and mountainous regions.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, this application is a paid app. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What are the system requirements for this app?

The app is designed for iPhone and is also available for iPad and OS X. It is noted for having low memory overhead and low CPU/battery usage, making it efficient for mobile devices.

### Can I add my own weather maps to the app?

Yes, the app allows you to bookmark and set up weather maps for quick reference. You can choose from default NWS maps or provide URLs for any map of your choice to load directly into the app.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.2 — 2026-08-16

Update to handle an error in the NWS server API that was preventing Wx from downloading current conditions.

### 3.2.1 — 2025-09-19

Update to handle a server change affecting the NWS current conditions API.

### 3.2 — 2024-04-21

Wx has been updated to support the new high-resolution NWS NDFD forecast feed, which transitioned from experimental to operational status on April 17 2024.  With this change, point and pro forecast data in Wx is now available over a finer spatial grid with 1.5 mile resolution (down from 3 miles). In addition, pro forecast data now offers finer 1-hour temporal resolution (down from 3 hours) for the first 36 hours, which increases the fidelity of data plotted on pro forecast graphs.

### 3.1.9 — 2024-02-20

Update to accommodate changes in the National Weather Service Alerts API.

### 3.1.8 — 2023-10-17

Update to handle unannounced changes in the NWS AviationWeather API that supplies current conditions data to Wx.

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All apps by Craig Hunter: https://appshunter.io/developer/286743884

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