Solar Weather

Name: Solar Weather
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Andrey Sapunov

Magnetic Storms & Moon Phases

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

5 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Weather
Developer

Andrey Sapunov
Language

EN
+ 16 More
Size

10.6
MB

Track geomagnetic activity in real time — or just ask Siri. Get alerts before magnetic storms hit and never miss a full moon. Beautiful space weather at your fingertips. Solar Weather brings real-time space weather monitoring to your pocket. Track the planetary Kp-index, forecast magnetic storms, and follow moon phases — all in one beautifully designed app. SOLAR WIND See the solar wind that drives it all — speed, plus the all-important Bz and Bt magnetic field straight from NOAA's DSCOVR satellite, with a 24-hour Bz trend. A southward Bz is the earliest sign that a storm and aurora are building. NOAA STORM SCALES Follow the three official NOAA scales at a glance — geomagnetic storms (G), solar radiation storms (S) and radio blackouts (R) — with a 3-day outlook. Turn on alerts for radiation storms and radio blackouts, too. REAL-TIME KP-INDEX Monitor the current geomagnetic activity level on a clear 0–9 scale with color-coded status. See hourly charts for the last 24 hours and spot trends at a glance. STORM FORECASTS View 24-hour and 27-day geomagnetic forecasts sourced from NOAA. Know when the next magnetic storm is coming before it affects your health, electronics, or aurora visibility. MOON PHASE CALENDAR Browse an interactive monthly calendar showing the moon phase for every day. Tap any date to see the lunar day, illumination percentage, and days until the next full or new moon. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Choose exactly which alerts matter to you: • Magnetosphere excited (Kp 2–3) • Magnetic storm detected (Kp 4+) • Severe storm warning (Kp 7+) • Full moon — 2 days, 1 day, or day-of • New moon — 2 days, 1 day, or day-of EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES Learn what the magnetosphere is, how K-index works, how geomagnetic storms affect health, and why the aurora borealis happens. ASK SIRI Just ask Siri — “Is there a magnetic storm?”, “What's the moon phase?” or “What's the solar activity?” — for an instant answer. The same shortcuts work from Spotlight and the Shortcuts app. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY Keep the current Kp-index, aurora chance, and moon phase on your Home and Lock Screen. When a magnetic storm is underway, a Live Activity shows live readings on your Lock Screen and in StandBy. FEATURES • Real-time Kp-index with hourly bar charts • 24-hour and 27-day storm forecasts from NOAA • Interactive moon phase calendar • 11 configurable push notification types • Real-time solar wind (speed, Bz, Bt) with a 24-hour trend • Official NOAA G/S/R storm scales with a 3-day outlook • Offline moon calculations — works without internet • Dark theme designed for space weather • Available in 17 languages • Ask Siri & Spotlight — storms, moon phase, solar activity • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, plus a storm Live Activity • Apple Watch app • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Built-in knowledge hub with an illustrated glossary • No ads. No tracking. Free forever.

Ratings & Reviews

3.4

out of 5

5 Ratings

Works Great
05/20/2018
ddalix
This app opens fine (the seem to have fixed the glitch that the other reviewers talked about). You can set up notifications for just about anything.
Works Great
05/20/2018
ddalix

This app opens fine (the seem to have fixed the glitch that the other reviewers talked about). You can set up notifications for just about anything.
Bugs???!!!
04/10/2019
mr sharkbait
Upon opening the app I’m told it must be connected to the internet. I checked repeatedly; I AM connected to the internet. What’s up?
Bugs???!!!
04/10/2019
mr sharkbait

Upon opening the app I’m told it must be connected to the internet. I checked repeatedly; I AM connected to the internet. What’s up?
Crashes on launch
03/26/2013
Izban
I can't even get it to run once. I'll edit or make a new review if it ever works. Looks like it would be an awesome app except for the not being able to launch it part... iPhone 4GS. Does anyone have it working?
Crashes on launch
03/26/2013
Izban

I can't even get it to run once. I'll edit or make a new review if it ever works. Looks like it would be an awesome app except for the not being able to launch it part... iPhone 4GS. Does anyone have it working?
Do not buy this app
01/25/2015
Matt319115
This app doesn't work at all. None of the data ever actually changes. Do not buy this app!
Do not buy this app
01/25/2015
Matt319115

This app doesn't work at all. None of the data ever actually changes. Do not buy this app!

We fixed the Moon phase illustration — the lit and shadowed sides are now drawn correctly for every phase. (The waxing and waning crescent used to appear reversed.) Thanks to everyone who reported it! Plus minor performance and stability improvements.

Version 4.5 2h ago

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Information

Seller: Andrey Sapunov
Size: 10.6 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.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Languages: English and 16 more

English, Arabic, Czech, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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