Will it rain here in the next hour? UAE Nowcast answers in one line, for your location or any spot you tap. And when it is dry, it is a full weather and sea app for the UAE.
RAIN FIRST
The latest radar from the UAE National Center of Meteorology, every 5 minutes. Seven nowcast models play the rain forward for the next hour: "Moderate rain in ~15 min", "Easing in 10 min", or "No rain expected this hour". Storm cells, motion and rain alerts before rain reaches you. When rain is within 50 km, the app opens straight to the radar.
WEATHER
Map layers for the next 5 days from the ECMWF model: temperature, animated wind, gusts, rain, clouds, thunderstorm energy, humidity and pressure. Tap anywhere for now, the next 48 hours and 7 days, with dust and air quality, UV, visibility, sunrise and sunset. Highlights warn about fog, dust, strong wind, extreme heat and storms.
SEA
Wave height and direction, wind and wave period on the map, drawn to the real coastline. For any beach or spot at sea: waves, swell, wind waves, sea temperature, currents, tides from the FES2022 model, and a simple beach and boating verdict.
PAST STORMS
Every big storm since March, found in the radar archive: replay it frame by frame, see the estimated total rain on the map, and how much fell in each city.
FOR ENTHUSIASTS
Pick the forecast model (ECMWF, GFS, ICON or Open-Meteo's best match) and compare them side by side.
WIDGETS AND WATCH
Radar, Weather & rain, and Sea widgets, and an Apple Watch app with rain, weather and sea pages and complications.
In English and Arabic.
Data: NCM radar, ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0), Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), CAMS, FES2022 (CNES/AVISO+). Not for navigation.
Free, no ads, no account.
One of the best weather apps in the UAE! The weather information is accurate, reliable, and regularly updated. It’s very useful for tracking real-time weather conditions and rain forecasts. The app is easy to use and provides everything you need to stay informed about the weather. Highly recommended!
UAE Nowcast 3.3
- Sea mode in knots and feet: wind, gusts and currents in knots, waves, swell and tides in feet. Switch back to km/h and metres in Layers ▸ Sea units
- A smarter default forecast: the extrapolation is now checked against a rain chance learned from past UAE storms, for fewer false alarms
- Past storms: choose how often to replay, from every 5 minutes to every hour
- Thunderstorm map now uses the K-index, a better match for UAE storms
- iPad and wide windows: the forecast sits in a side panel next to the map, and the app works in Split View, Slide Over and Stage Manager
- Now runs on iOS 17 and later
Version 3.3.0
The developer, Majed Alateibi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Provider
Majed Alateibi
Size
10.1 MB
Category
Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.