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About VortexWeather

VortexWeather turns raw NOAA data into fast, interactive weather maps — hurricanes, radar, satellite, lightning, and full numerical models, all in one app. Free to download and use. Features marked (Basic) or (Pro) require a paid auto-renewable subscription — see Subscriptions below. Available in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Thai. TROPICAL & HURRICANES • Live storm tracks and forecast cones from the National Hurricane Center • Wind radii and tropical watches/warnings • Spaghetti plots from 35+ forecast models (Basic) • Historical storm tracks (Basic) • Storm wind and precipitation animation with max wind swath and rain totals (Pro) • GPU-accelerated 3D hurricane viewer with wind particle animations and isosurfaces (Pro) RADAR & SATELLITE • National and single-site NEXRAD radar (reflectivity & velocity) • Forecast radar: loops continue into the HRRR model's forecast (Basic) • 3D NEXRAD volume scan viewer with cross sections, cell isolation, and tornado rotation tools (Pro) • GOES and Himawari satellite imagery • Satellite animation (Basic) • Real-time lightning FORECAST MODELS • GFS and ECMWF surface temperature, dewpoint, pressure, humidity, and wind — free with a VortexWeather account • Animated surface wind particle flow — free with a VortexWeather account • Upper-air heights and winds, CAPE, precipitation, cloud cover, and more (Basic) • High-resolution HRRR model and animated wind barbs (Basic) SEVERE, AVIATION & MORE • SPC outlooks, WPC forecasts, and live NWS alerts (Basic) • Aviation hazards: SIGMET/AIRMET/PIREP and METARs (Basic) • USGS earthquakes SUBSCRIPTIONS VortexWeather is free to download, with ads. A paid subscription removes ads and unlocks the features marked above: • VortexWeather Basic — $4.99 per month or $50.90 per year • VortexWeather Pro — $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; includes everything in Basic plus the features marked (Pro) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://vortexweather.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vortexweather.com/privacy VortexWeather is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Always rely on official sources such as the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center for life-safety decisions.

What’s new

Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 20, 2026

The 3D Radar viewer can now find a tornado's rotation, and VortexWeather now speaks your language. 3D RADAR • Tilts view (Pro): every radar sweep on its own beams, with dealiased and storm-relative velocity and shear, so a small tornado couplet stays visible • Rotation tools (Pro): jump to the strongest rotation, follow it up through the storm, and rate its strength from weak to extreme • Isolate Cell (Pro): tap a storm to rebuild it in high resolution and see the tornado as a tube • Open a Level 2 radar file from Files, or save a scan to open later (Pro) • Uses far less memory, and isosurface colors are saved to your account LANGUAGES • Seven languages: English, Español, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文 and ไทย. The app follows your device language; pick another in Settings → Language TROPICAL • Storm Wind and Precipitation Animation (Pro): smooth GFS or HAFS wind around each active storm, with wind particles, the max wind swath or the forecast rain total • Smooth HAFS reflectivity animation (Pro) • Historical Storms: each storm's model max wind swath beneath its track (Pro) RADAR & SATELLITE • Forecast Radar (Basic): radar loops continue into the HRRR model's forecast • Velocity on the map: darker colors and a "Hide weak echoes" slider that removes ground clutter • Satellite animation plays in step with the radar loop (Basic) ALSO NEW • Record the map or the 3D viewer as a video, or save a snapshot • Storm colors follow your category color settings everywhere • What's New in Settings → About

App privacy

The developer, VORTEXWEATHER LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Location: Coarse Location
  • Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Contact Info: Email Address, Name

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Diagnostics: Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Crash Data

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics

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