Wind Speed Forecast App 12+
NOAA Wind & Weather Forecast
LW Brands, LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
MAIN FEATURES INCLUDE:
+ 7-Day NOAA Weather Forecast
+ Point & Zone Forecast
+ 20,000+ Wind Stations
+ NOAA Weather Overlays
Simply tap any point on the map for a spot specific wind, waves, and weather forecast.
NOAA POINT & ZONE FORECAST
NOAA issues weather forecasts for single points and defined zones from a forecaster-generated gridded data set known as the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD). The NDFD is used as the basis for the majority of local public and marine forecasts.
ACCESS OVER 20,000+ WIND STATIONS
- Wind Speed
- Wind Direction
- Wind Gust
- Wind History Graphs
- Air Temperature
NOAA CHARTS / MAP OVERLAYS
- Weather Radar
- GOES Band 13
— PRO SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES —
+ Hourly Weather Forecast
+ High Resolution Satellite Imagery
+ 16-Day Weather Forecast Models
+ Hi-Res Weather Simulation Models
+ Severe Weather Forecast Graphics
HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST
- Wind Speed
- Wind Gust
- Wind Direction
- Chance of Precipitation
- Precipitation Amount
- Snow Probability
- Snowfall
- Temperature
- Relative Humidity
- Dew Point
- Clouds
- Significant Wave Height
- Wind Waves
- Swell Height, Period & Direction
GOES HI-RES SATELLITE IMAGERY
Fifteen (15) Satellite Imagery Filters
- Visible (Band 2)
- Near IR (Bands 4 & 5)
- Infrared (Bands 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 & 16)
- Nighttime Microphysics
- Day Cloud Phase
- True Color
- Air Mass
- Sandwich
16-DAY WEATHER FORECAST MODELS
- Global Forecast System (GFS)
- Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS)
- North American Ensemble (NAEFS)
WEATHER SIMULATION FORECAST MODELS
- WaveWatch III (WW3)
- Hi-Res Rapid Refresh (HRRR)
- Hi-Res Ensemble Forecast (HREF)
- North American Mesoscale (NAM)
- Hi-Res North American Mesoscale
(NAM-HIRES)
- High Resolution Window
(HRW-FV3, HRW-ARW, HRW-ARW2)
SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST GRAPHICS
- Convective Outlook (Tornado, Wind, Hail)
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook (Rain, Flood)
- Fire Weather Outlook
TERMS & CONDITIONS
https://lwbrandsllc.com/wind-speed-forecast-terms-conditions/
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* Available for iPhone & iPad
Regional Coverage Includes:
- Continental USA
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- Puerto Rico
What’s New
Version 1.16
+ Fixed a few minor bugs
Recent Updates Include:
+ New widget options (GOES-East / West)
+ Updated GFS model to reflect GFSv16
+ Upgraded WaveWatch III to GFS-WAVE
+ Added the HRW-FV3 Forecast Model
+ Added GOES Band 13 Map Overlay
Thank you for the positive feedback!
Ratings and Reviews
Love this app
I use Wind Speed to look up conditions on the SF Bay and elsewhere before rowing practices and regattas. It’s clear, easy to use, with fine-grained, pastel, color-coded hourly and daily wind speed and direction forecasts. It’s aesthetically rich with a zoomable world map and satellite imagery showing water depths and topography, along useful additional weather data and summary forecasts. The app is a joy to use. Makes getting up at 5am a little easier , especially if you add coffee.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the review!
Exasperatingly slow with what is accessible.
Useless app with what comes with the free version. I am on 1 gig service using the 5th generation ipad and I could never get any of the layers to come in less than 60 minutes of time even using the hints provided within the app. Can’t get any other graphics other than provided with the map layers of which really isn’t of any use if you need updated weather in a timely manner. Waiting 60 seconds for radar is insane when you can get instant radar in an app called MY Radar with much better resolution and lightning data.
Get an app called Windy for wind data, or weather bug for better graphics and better performance.
Wind....look no further
Great app for its intended purpose and that is to zero in on wind direction and intensity. Would get five stars if there was a “locate me” button to click for quick pinpointing of where you are when maybe you are hunting, etc and don’t know exactly where you are or you don’t want to have to open a gps or maps app to do so and then come back to this app. (Edited review....now 5 stars)
Developer Response ,
Hi, thanks for the review. In the most recent update (1.1.1) I added a 'current location / locate me' button (top right) to help quickly zoom the map to your current location and access weather / wind data.
After you check out the new update, please consider editing your review if you enjoy the update. Thanks again for the feedback.
App Privacy
The developer, LW Brands, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- LW Brands, LLC
- Size
- 73.2 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, Portuguese
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © LW Brands, LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Pro Subscription (Yearly) $11.99
- Pro Subscription (Monthly) $3.99
- Gift the Developer Coffee $0.99
- Gift the Developer Coffee $2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.