Weather Alert
Weather
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
NEW: See every active BC wildfire on one map, tap for official info. Plus tiered fire alerts, lightning tracking, dual-station support — zero data collected, ever.
Weather Alert is a focused fire-weather monitoring app built for the Joe Rich area of the Central Okanagan, BC — designed to give residents, firefighters, and anyone who cares about wildfire risk a clear, real-time picture of the conditions that matter most.
FIRE WEATHER ALERTS
Get notified the moment conditions turn dangerous. Alerts are organized into three risk levels that escalate with the actual danger:
• Low — high temperature alone
• Medium — high temperature combined with low humidity (Hot & Dry Conditions)
• High — high temperature, low humidity, and strong wind together (Fire Weather Warning)
Only the single most severe match ever notifies you, so you're never bombarded with redundant alerts.
TWO WEATHER STATIONS, YOUR CHOICE
Choose which live station drives your alerts — the primary local sensor, or a neighboring station with its own wind sensor. View one at a time with a swipe, or both side-by-side at once.
LIGHTNING ALERTS
Get pushed a notification the moment a lightning strike is detected within a radius you choose (5, 10, 20, or 30 km) of the station, powered by the community Blitzortung.org lightning network. Runs entirely server-side, so alerts still arrive even when the app is closed or your phone is asleep.
LIVE WIND MAP
See current wind speed and direction at a glance, plus the regional wind pattern across the surrounding area — helpful context for understanding how fire risk might spread.
5-DAY FORECAST
Current conditions and forecast, including UV index and air quality (PM2.5), so you have the full picture in one place.
BACKGROUND ALERTS
Every alert — fire weather or lightning — can reach you even when the app is closed, thanks to background push notifications.
YOUR PRIVACY
Weather Alert collects nothing. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. All your settings stay stored locally on your device, and notifications are delivered only through Apple's own push service. Nothing about you is ever collected or shared.
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What's New in 2.3.0
• New BC Wildfires tab — a province-wide map of active wildfires from BC Wildfire Service's own public data. Tap any fire for its official incident details, with a button to center the map on your current location
• Added a Help & FAQ section in Settings covering Siri shortcuts, the Apple Watch complication, and more
The developer, Jeff Artiss, 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.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Jeff Artiss
- Size
- 3.3 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026