VortexWeather
Weather
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Live hurricane tracking world-wide, NEXRAD radar, satellite, lightning, and GFS/ECMWF/HRRR models — with a GPU 3D hurricane viewer. Updated continuously from NOAA data.
VortexWeather turns raw NOAA data into fast, interactive weather maps — hurricanes, radar, satellite, lightning, and full numerical models, all in one app.
Free to download and use. Features marked (Basic) or (Pro) require a paid auto-renewable subscription — see Subscriptions below.
TROPICAL & HURRICANES
• Live storm tracks and forecast cones from the National Hurricane Center
• Wind radii and tropical watches/warnings
• Spaghetti plots from 35+ forecast models (Basic)
• Historical storm tracks (Basic)
• GPU-accelerated 3D hurricane viewer with wind particle animations and isosurfaces (Pro)
RADAR & SATELLITE
• National and single-site NEXRAD radar (reflectivity & velocity)
• 3D NEXRAD volume scan viewer with cross sections and cell isolation (Pro)
• GOES satellite imagery
• Satellite animation (Basic)
• Real-time lightning
FORECAST MODELS
• GFS and ECMWF surface temperature, dewpoint, pressure, humidity, and wind — free with a VortexWeather account
• Animated surface wind particle flow — free with a VortexWeather account
• Upper-air heights and winds, CAPE, precipitation, cloud cover, and more (Basic)
• High-resolution HRRR model and animated wind barbs (Basic)
SEVERE, AVIATION & MORE
• SPC outlooks, WPC forecasts, and live NWS alerts (Basic)
• Aviation hazards: SIGMET/AIRMET/PIREP and METARs (Basic)
• USGS earthquakes
SUBSCRIPTIONS
VortexWeather is free to download, with ads. A paid subscription removes ads and unlocks the features marked above:
• VortexWeather Basic — $4.99 per month or $50.90 per year
• VortexWeather Pro — $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; includes everything in Basic plus the features marked (Pro)
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Terms of Service: https://vortexweather.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://vortexweather.com/privacy
VortexWeather is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Always rely on official sources such as the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center for life-safety decisions.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, VORTEXWEATHER LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- VORTEXWEATHER LLC
- Size
- 66.3 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Annual $99.99
- Pro Monthly $9.99
- Basic Annual $50.90
- Basic Monthly $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 VortexWeather, LLC