Ubuntu Weather
South African weather, alerts
Free · In‑App Purchases
Loadshedding driving you to solar? Now see exactly what your panels will produce tomorrow. Daily kWh forecasts tailored to your install — only on Ubuntu Weather.
Weather built for South
Ubuntu Weather is the weather app that understands SA-specific things you actually need: load-shedding schedules, SAWS severe weather warnings, the forecast at your favourite sport's venue, and now, the daily output you'll get from your rooftop
NEW: SOLAR GENERATION FORECAST
Set up your panels once — panel count, wattage, tilt, compass direction — and Home shows daily kWh production for the week ahead. Tap any day to inspect its hourly curve. Supports E/W pitched-roof splits, optional inverter capacity caps for DC-oversized hybrid installs, and sun-hours comparisons
LIGHTNING PUSH ALERTS (PREMIUM)
Real-time push notifications when a lightning strike is detected within your chosen radius — typically delivered within 60 seconds of the flash.
SAWS SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS
Push notifications for heavy rain, flooding, hail, snow, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds, sourced directly from the South African Weather Service.
LOAD-SHEDDING INTEGRATION
Live EskomSePush schedules for your area, paired with the weather forecast so you can plan around outages.
REAL-TIME RADAR AND SATELLITE
RainViewer rain radar overlaid on the map with play/pause animation. EUMETSAT infrared satellite view of South Africa updated every 15 minutes.
SPORT FIXTURES WITH VENUE FORECASTS
Follow ATP and WTA tennis (with player-level match data), Formula 1, MotoGP, the PSL, Premier League, Champions League, URC, Currie Cup, Six Nations, the Sunshine Tour and the SA T20 Challenge. Each upcoming match shows the forecast at the venue. Set a 15-minute reminder for any fixture.
TIDES FOR EVERY SA COASTAL TOWN
High and low tides for the next 5 days, anywhere on the coast.
ACTIVITY SCORES
Braai, pool, hike, fishing and garden conditions scored 0 to 100 across the next 24 hours.
LOCATIONS AND WIDGETS
Use your current GPS or browse any SA town. Home-screen and lock-screen widgets keep the current temperature, condition and SAWS warnings on display.
PREMIUM
Unlocks real-time lightning push alerts. Monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime in App Store settings.
PRIVACY FIRST
Your location is only used to fetch weather for your coordinates. No third-party analytics SDKs. No selling data.
Built in South Africa, hosted in South Africa, made for South African weather.
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New: Solar generation forecast
Set up your panels once in Settings → Solar (panel count, watts, tilt, direction) and Home shows a daily kWh prediction tailored to your installation. Supports E/W pitched-roof splits, optional inverter
capacity cap, and a tap-to-inspect production curve.
Fixtures polish
Past-day fixtures no longer linger; long-distance future fixtures hidden until they're closer; collapsible sport sections for browsing.
Bug fixes
Solar settings now opens correctly from the main Settings page.
The developer, Dietrich Gunther Lubbe, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Dietrich Gunther Lubbe
- Size
- 34.8 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Annual $24.99
- Premium Monthly $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Dieter Lubbe