NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) Android
NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) is #1 in Weather Paid on Google Play in United States and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather PaidNOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) at a glance
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A paid weather application for US users that provides highly localized forecasts and radar data using NOAA point forecasts based on GPS or manual location input. The app currently ranks #1 in the US Weather Paid category, indicating strong market leadership among paid weather utilities despite lower positions in grossing charts.
Similar apps: Weather Underground, Dark Sky (now Apple Weather), NOAA Weather Radar
NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) on Google Play
App details
NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherPaid | #1 |
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #57 |
| United States | All AppsPaid | #93 |
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)
From the 119 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's accuracy, lack of ads, and direct NOAA data integration, often calling it the best weather app available. However, recent complaints focus on persistent forecast update errors, widget location issues, and dissatisfaction with renamed geographic features.
Mostly positive (87% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Simple, fast, and accurate”
- Useful: “Works well and very accurate”
- Ads: “works as advertised, simple, Intuitive”
- Updates: “UPDATES, Pro & Free, "Pro" Many!”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “a constant error message instead of updating”
About NOAA Weather Unofficial (Pro)
This app provides forecasts, animated radar, hourly forecast, and current conditions, all in an intuitive and easy to use interface. Just the information you need, provided accurately, quickly, and for your exact location.
★ "A no-nonsense approach to show weather data on your phone, but done well and great looking" - Android Central
This app uses NOAA point forecasts from your GPS location to get the most localized weather available. Point forecasts are great for climbing, hiking, skiing, or any outdoor activity where weather from a nearby city isn't accurate enough.
GPS on the phone will provide the most accurate location, but usually isn't needed. Nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks can also provide this information, and will be checked first to save time and battery. You can also enter a location manually.
To provided highly localized forecasting, this app uses point forecasts from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS), and is therefore only available in the US.
If there is severe weather this will display at the top of the forecast. This app currently does NOT support severe weather alerts or notifications. NOAA is providing this service directly through cell carriers. You can read more about the service at https://www.weather.gov/wrn/wea.
There are also several differently sized widgets available which can be placed on your homescreen to provide some basic weather information, without the need to open the app.
Forecast discussion is available through the menu button.
Permission: Location
This app requires your location to provide you with the most accurate weather. This is fundamental to how the app works. You can still add manual locations as well if you prefer.
Permission: Photos/Media/Files
This permission is required by Google Maps so that it can cache map tiles for faster loading. It sounds like the app is doing something with your photos or media, but it is not. The permission means that the app has permission to access your files (which includes photos and media), but does not mean they are actually being accessed. It is a subtle but important distinction. Contact me if you have further questions about this.
These are the non-simplified permissions as listed in the Android manifest:
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" (location access listed above)
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" (check for network connection)
android.permission.INTERNET" (download weather)
android.permission.VIBRATE" (for zoom feedback on old radar)
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (this is Photos/Media/Files listed above)
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" (required by google maps)
FAQ (Frequently asked questions):
http://graniteapps.net/noaaweather/faq.html
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What's new in 2.18.3
* Fixed radar update not adding new frames for mesonet source
* Fixed a missing icon on widgets using older station data
* Stability and crash fixes
v2.18.2
* Settings re-organization
* Bug fixes
v2.18.1
* Added new resizeable widget with new design for Android 12+
* Improved widget configuration screen
* Fixed hourly color change not applying whne viewed as a table
* Bug fixes