# NOAA Radar US

> HD Weather Radar + Forecasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id415411639](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id415411639)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id415411639`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Shuksan Software, LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,532 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-01-08
- **First published:** 2011-01-28
- **Size:** 7.44 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/noaa-radar-us/id415411639)
- **Website:** [http://www.shuksansoft.com](http://www.shuksansoft.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://radarus.shuksansoft.com/privacyNotice.html](http://radarus.shuksansoft.com/privacyNotice.html)

## Description

NOAA Radar US provides fast, simple access to high‑resolution, animated weather radar with NOAA model forecasts, severe weather warnings, and snow/mixed precipitation displays. Customize your view with radar image options, color schemes, clutter control, and optional smoothing for sharper results, plus composite overlays like echo tops and storm total precipitation.

Beyond radar, get seven‑day forecasts and current conditions, cloud cover and satellite imagery for the continental US, multiple map styles, and advanced layers. Features include GPS locating, location search by zip or city, opacity control, automatic refresh, and the ability to save your last location and zoom. Note radar coverage is continental US only.

## Review summary

Users praise NOAA Radar US for real-time, accurate radar and a simple interface, with long-standing trust and usefulness for outdoor planning and storm chasing. However, stability and maintenance concerns dominate: frequent crashes/freezes, infrequent updates, data that can lag or go stale, and occasional network errors. Some fixes require deleting/reinstalling the app. Overall, it remains valuable when it works, but reliability and ongoing support are the primary issues.

### Pros

- Real-time, fast radar updates with accuracy.
- Simple, user-friendly interface.
- Long-standing, trusted app used for years.
- Multiple radar modes and detailed radar data.
- Great for planning outdoor activities and storm chasing.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and freezing; stability issues.
- Updates are infrequent or absent; appears not actively maintained.
- Radar data lagging or not updating in a timely manner.
- Network-related errors (network unavailable/slow) blocking usage.
- Some users report needing to delete and reinstall the app to regain functionality.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id415411639)