# Shadow Weather

> Smart Weather Conditions. Live lightning tracker. Severe storm tracker.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.noaimgames.shadowweather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.noaimgames.shadowweather)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.noaimgames.shadowweather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Shadow Weather LLC
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 160,841
- **Rating:** 4.52 / 5 (5,051 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-20
- **First published:** 2019-09-01
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noaimgames.shadowweather)
- **Website:** [https://shadowweather.com](https://shadowweather.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://shadowweather.com/terms-and-privacy](https://shadowweather.com/terms-and-privacy)

## Description

Shadow Weather is a comprehensive Chrome extension delivering the most accurate and complete weather forecasts. It offers smart weather condition notifications, ensuring you're alerted about severe weather and storms before they start. With powerful interactive radar tools, you can track severe storm cells in real time and monitor live lightning strikes. Minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts keep you updated on storm progress.

The extension also syncs with your phone's calendar, allowing you to view weather forecasts for upcoming events. Additionally, it provides valuable air quality information to help you monitor your health. Features include daily, hourly, and minutely forecasts, weather alerts, storm tracker, and customizable radar views. Imagery and data are powered by AerisWeather, RealEarth, and Dark Sky, guaranteeing reliable and up-to-date information for your safety and convenience.

## Rankings

- #176,692 — Overall
- #35 — Weather (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.noaimgames.shadowweather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Shadow Weather offers strong radar, alerts, and accurate forecasts, making it a favorite for years and a solid replacement for Dark Sky. However, users frequently report intrusive autoplay ads and a monetization model with ongoing payments, plus reliability and support concerns as data and notifications fail at times. The app remains feature-rich with widgets and detailed data, but maintenance and ad experience weigh on user satisfaction.

### Pros

- Robust radar maps with alerts and minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts
- Accurate, detailed weather data and forecasts across current conditions and future outlooks
- Strong, long-standing feature set (replacement for Dark Sky) with ongoing radar improvements
- Helpful widgets and a simple, effective UI

### Cons

- Intrusive ads with autoplay sound; users want a one-time payment option to remove ads
- Reliability issues such as missing data, bad notifications, and inconsistent updates
- Perceived abandonment or lack of responsive support and trouble with payment recognition
- Occasional UI/UX quirks or complexity that can hinder ease of use

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.noaimgames.shadowweather)