Sensecast: Weather & Radar Map

Most weather apps just show a number. Sensecast shows you why it feels that way — with live Doppler radar, 50+ forecast models, U.S. power-outage tracking, and earthquake, wildfire and hurricane trackers in one fast, private app. No account, no ads.

⛈️ INTERACTIVE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
• Scrub the past 2 hours of radar sweeps plus a forward nowcast loop with play/pause.
• 4 reflectivity color schemes: Universal Doppler, NEXRAD Level III, Dark Sky Vibrant, and TITAN Severe.
• Fast pan and zoom backed by an on-device tile cache — timeline scrubbing with no lag.

🌐 50+ WEATHER MODELS & SUPERCOMPUTERS
• 42 national weather agencies free — NOAA, ECMWF, UK Met Office, DWD, Environment Canada, Météo-France, JMA, BoM and more.
• Smart auto-routing picks the authoritative national model for your location.
• Pro adds 8 flagship supercomputers (ECMWF IFS 9km, NOAA HRRR 3km, DWD ICON, Canada GEM, AROME, UK Met Office UM, JMA MSM, BoM ACCESS-G) and a side-by-side comparison grid with consensus average and model-spread chips.

🚨 NATURAL HAZARD TRACKERS — FREE
• Earthquake tracker: USGS magnitude 2.5+ within 500 miles, with depth and epicenter distance.
• Wildfire tracker: NASA FIRMS VIIRS satellite thermal anomalies within 150 miles, ranked by Fire Radiative Power.
• Hurricane & cyclone tracker: live positions and tracks from GDACS across every ocean basin.
• Optional background alerts for nearby major earthquakes and wildfires.

⚡ LIVE GRID GUARD — POWER OUTAGES
• U.S. county-level power-outage tracking from federal open data (ODIN / U.S. Department of Energy and EIA).
• Grid Vulnerability Index correlates wind gusts, ice accretion and severe storms with power-grid stress.
• Local electric-utility emergency hotlines and a blackout preparedness guide.
• Grid Guard storm and outage alerts are a Pro feature.

🌡️ FEELS-LIKE & CONDITIONS
• Apparent temperature explained — whether humidity (Heat Index) or wind (Wind Chill) is driving the difference.
• Dew point comfort scale, 5-tier UV index, humidity, barometric pressure trend, and a wind compass with Beaufort scale.
• Air Quality Index with PM2.5, PM10 and ozone: real EPA AirNow data in the U.S., global estimates elsewhere.

🎓 WEATHER ACADEMY
• A searchable 20-topic atmospheric-science glossary. Tap the (i) on any metric to learn the science behind it — dew point, barometric pressure, UV, AQI and more.

📲 WIDGETS & STATUS BAR
• Home-screen weather widgets in small, medium and large sizes.
• A live numeric temperature readout in the Android status bar (−40°F to 130°F).
• A customizable ongoing notification: Standard, Compact, Hourly Forecast or Daily Forecast layouts.

🔒 PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no ads, and no third-party tracking or analytics SDKs.
• Your location goes to weather and hazard agencies to fetch a forecast — never to an ad network.

SENSECAST PRO
• Monthly $2.49, Annual $23.99 with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
• Unlocks 8 flagship supercomputers, the multi-model comparison grid, Grid Guard outage alerts, barometric-pressure health alerts, storm verification reports, custom status-bar metrics, and an OLED black theme.
• Radar, hazard trackers, weather alerts and the Weather Academy stay free for everyone.

Weather radar, multi-model forecasts, a power outage tracker, and earthquake, wildfire and hurricane alerts — Sensecast is the weather app that explains what the numbers mean.