Nimbocast Weather radar

NOT A GOVERNMENT APP — Nimbocast is an independent weather app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by NOAA, the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, or any other government agency. It redisplays public data those agencies publish and issues no warnings of its own. In an emergency, always follow your local authorities and the National Weather Service at https://www.weather.gov

OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SHOWN IN THIS APP
• NOAA — https://www.noaa.gov
• National Weather Service — https://www.weather.gov
• NWS warnings and alerts — https://www.weather.gov/alerts
• NWS public data (alerts, forecasts) — https://api.weather.gov
• NWS radar — https://radar.weather.gov
• NOAA Storm Prediction Center — https://www.spc.noaa.gov
• National Hurricane Center — https://www.nhc.noaa.gov
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center — https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

These official sites are authoritative. Nimbocast may differ from them in timing or coverage, so check the links above before acting on anything you see here. The same links are in the app under Settings → Official sources.

WHAT NIMBOCAST DOES
Nimbocast shows you what the weather is doing right now, on a map you can play back to see where a storm has been and where it is heading.

RADAR
• Live precipitation radar
• Animated playback with a timeline you can scrub
• Jump to your location, or pan anywhere on the map

WARNINGS
• Severe and extreme alerts issued by the National Weather Service
• Warning areas drawn on the map, not just listed in a feed
• Open an alert to read the full text and see exactly which area it covers
• Each alert shows the National Weather Service office that issued it

TROPICAL SYSTEMS
• Active tropical storms, depressions and hurricanes
• Forecast track, wind speed, pressure and direction of travel
• From the National Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center

FORECAST
• Hourly and daily forecasts for wherever you are
• Compare what different forecast models expect, side by side

ALERTS ON YOUR PHONE
• Rain about to start near you
• Severe thunderstorm and other National Weather Service warnings
• Snow and frost warnings
• You choose which of these you want, and you can turn them all off

Your location is used to centre the map and to work out which warnings apply to you. Privacy policy: https://nimbocast.org/privacy