SkyAware vs Hunker

How weather-aware do you need to be today? SkyAware gives you a focused, fast view of severe weather near you, helping you understand when the weather deserves your attention and when it doesn’t. Clear awareness, without the noise Most weather apps show you everything. SkyAware focuses on what matters for severe weather, using trusted public weather data to turn complex information into a calm, glanceable view of your local risk. SkyAware shows you: • Today’s local storm and fire risk • Warnings, watches, and mesoscale discussions affecting or near your location • The severe-weather threats that matter most • Atmospheric conditions that can support severe storms • Interactive risk maps and official outlook information • Location-aware notifications when important conditions change • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick risk checks, including prioritized local alerts in the large widget Dig deeper when you want more context, or get the important picture in just a few seconds. Built for awareness SkyAware is designed to help you understand your severe-weather environment, not overwhelm you with raw weather data. Risk levels, summaries, and other guidance are derived from authoritative public weather products and SkyAware’s own processing. Your location is used only to provide relevant weather information and notifications. SkyAware does not sell your data, track you across apps or websites, or build advertising profiles. Important SkyAware is an informational severe-weather awareness app. It does not issue official warnings, and notifications may not always be immediate. Always rely on official alerts from the National Weather Service, NOAA Weather Radio, and local authorities for emergency information.

Hunker warns you when a National Weather Service tornado warning covers the places your family cares about: your home, your parents' house in another state, the kids' school, the lake cabin. It tells you whether the storm is heading into each place and about how many minutes until it gets there. FREE, AND IT SOUNDS - Tornado warnings for your first place are always free, including Tornado Emergencies and severe thunderstorms that could spawn a tornado. - A siren sound made for tornado warnings, sent as a Time Sensitive alert so it can break through Focus. - A Send test alert button, so you hear exactly what a real warning sounds like on your own phone. WHAT THE ALERT TELLS YOU - "Tornado Warning for Home. Until 2:45 AM. Storm moving NE at 40 mph, reaches Home about 2:18 AM. Take shelter now." - A big countdown and a simple timeline: now, when it reaches your place, when the warning ends. - Tap the alert and it opens that warning, with the map, the warning area, your place and the storm's direction. THE WHOLE FAMILY IN ONE LIST (Hunker Pro) - Up to 10 places, sorted so the most urgent is always on top. - One alert per warning per place. You get an update when a watch becomes a warning, when a warning is extended or cancelled, and a quiet note when your place is no longer in it. - Choose every other alert type: severe thunderstorm, flash flood, winter storm, heat, wind and more. - Quiet hours for alerts that are not life threatening. Tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings still sound. - A morning heads-up when the Storm Prediction Center rates the day Enhanced or higher at a place. - Share your list of places with family. AFTER THE STORM - See if hail hit near each address: NOAA radar hail estimates at the address and within 10 miles, the closest rotation track, the warnings that covered it, and ground storm reports nearby. - History back to October 2020 (Pro). - A one page PDF with sources for your records or your insurance company (Pro). Radar-derived estimates, not an insurance or engineering determination. LIVE MAP - Every active warning in the country, NOAA radar, and your places, with bold, readable city names. HUNKER PRO $19.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, or $2.99 per month. Family Sharing included. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Data: National Weather Service alerts (NOAA Weather Wire and api.weather.gov), NOAA MRMS radar, NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Hunker is not affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Complements, not replaces, NOAA Weather Radio and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Alerts depend on your phone's connection and on Apple's push service; always have more than one way to get warnings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://hunker.sanghuynhxuan.com/privacy/