WeatherAlarm review
Free mobile weather monitoring with customizable severe-weather alerts and radar.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
WeatherAlarm is a free mobile weather app for people who want to monitor severe-weather threats at home and at other addresses, such as family members’ homes or workplaces. Available for Android and iOS, it combines National Weather Service warning notifications with Storm Prediction Center convective outlooks. Users can set risk thresholds and choose alert categories separately for each location, making it suited to hazard monitoring across several places rather than a single daily forecast view.
Its strongest feature set centers on interpreting approaching storms. A live radar map includes warning polygons, while storm details can show distance, heading, and estimated arrival. Tornado notifications can escalate, and the app provides per-location five-day forecasts with weather risk badges. A home-screen alert widget adds another way to keep warnings visible. These tools make WeatherAlarm a practical fit for users who want warning context and timing alongside forecasts, not just a basic alert when conditions change.
WeatherAlarm is described as free, with no subscription or paid tier on its website and app listing; Google Play indicates in-app purchases, so buyers should distinguish that listing from a recurring subscription. The app’s narrow focus is also its main tradeoff: people seeking a broader general-purpose weather experience may prefer an alternative built around wider everyday weather needs. For users who prioritize configurable warnings, radar, and monitoring several locations, WeatherAlarm keeps those tasks together without a subscription tier described by the vendor.
WeatherAlarm pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Customizable National Weather Service alerts by location
- Radar map with warning polygons and storm arrival details
- Five-day forecasts and alert widgets for multiple locations
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on severe-weather monitoring rather than broad weather needs
- Available on mobile platforms only
- Email is the listed support channel
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