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Storm Radar

Advanced storm tracking from The Weather Channel

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Overview

What Storm Radar does

Storm Radar by The Weather Channel provides advanced storm tracking with future radar predictions, lightning tracking, and severe weather alerts. Includes tropical storm and hurricane tracking.

What people use it for

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Where it falls short

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  • iOS-only at launch with Android support still pending
  • Premium subscription required for advanced features like future radar and custom alerts
  • Limited integration options with other weather or emergency alert services

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Pricing

What Storm Radar costs

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Free

Free

  • Basic weather radar
  • Real-time precipitation alerts
  • Severe weather warnings

Premium

$3.99 /mo

  • Future radar (6-72 hours)
  • 30 advanced tracking features
  • AI Weather Assistant
  • Custom alerts

Capabilities

Features

  • Future radar

    Future radar capability

  • Storm tracking

    Storm tracking capability

  • Lightning detection

    Lightning detection capability

  • Hurricane tracker

    Hurricane tracker capability

  • Severe alerts

    Severe alerts capability

  • Weather Channel ecosystem

    Integration with Weather Channel ecosystem

  • Smart devices

    Integration with Smart devices

  • Ios support

    Available on ios

  • Android support

    Available on android

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Questions people ask

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How much does Storm Radar cost?

Storm Radar is free to download on iOS. Premium features cost $3.99 per month or $19.99 per year. The Weather Channel Premium Pro subscribers get all Storm Radar premium features for $4.99/month or $29.99/year.

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What platforms does Storm Radar support?

Storm Radar is currently available on iOS. An Android version is planned for future release.

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What storm tracking features does Storm Radar provide?

Storm Radar offers 6 hours of global future radar and up to 72 hours in the US, real-time precipitation alerts, NOAA severe weather warnings, lightning alerts, and up to 30 advanced tracking features for hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms.

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Does Storm Radar include an AI Weather Assistant?

Yes, Storm Radar includes an AI-Powered Weather Assistant that provides personal meteorologist-level insights using generative AI to transform complex weather data into natural updates.

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Behind it

Who makes Storm Radar

Company
The Weather Company (IBM)
Based in
Atlanta, Georgia

Timeline

Storm Radar over time

  1. Launch2026-03-31

    Enhanced Storm Radar app released with AI Weather Assistant and redesigned interface

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  2. Launch2017-06-22

    Storm Radar launched on iOS by The Weather Company

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