Rain Alarm

This weather app warns you when rain is currently nearing.

Rain Alarm - A Precise, Real-Time Rain Alert Chrome Extension

'Rain Alarm' is an innovative Chrome extension that alerts users of incoming rain. The app uses real-time data rather than forecast projections, making it a valuable tool for outdoor activities like cycling, hiking, and more. It harnesses data from governmental weather services across various countries, making it versatile and reliable.

Extension stats

Users: 50,000+
Rating: 3.98
(812)
Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2024-10-22)
Creation date: 2020-01-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • geolocation
  • notifications
  • background
Size: 20.18K
URLs: Website

Ranking

Other platforms

Rain Alarm (vVARY)
4.30 (49,918) 9,913,939+
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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The simple idea of the app is to warn you against approaching precipitation This weather app warns you when rain is currently nearing. Instead of forecasting it warns using almost real-time data, which is more precise than any forecast can be. It is an useful assistant for everything outdoors like cycling, biking, hiking, and more.

The data used originates from governmental weather services. Works in the USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam), Canada, Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain (including the Balearic and the Canary Islands), Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia.

For the latest news follow us on Twitter: @rainalarm

If your country is not supported, this is probably for one of the following reasons:

  • your country's weather service demands a license fee for commercial use
  • your country's weather service does not respond to my emails
  • your country's weather service does not provide radar images

In case you want to uninstall a web application from chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome_webstore/bin/answer.py?answer=1053346

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • very good app
  • efficient
  • helps to plan for changing weather
  • works well on mobile
  • looks helpful
Cons
  • crashes frequently
  • remains active after uninstallation
  • poor accuracy
  • high resource usage
  • not functional in certain regions
Most mentioned
  • issues with uninstallation
  • crashing notifications
  • poor functionality in specific areas
  • varied user experience
  • positive feedback on mobile version
User reviews
¿Srs administradores de Rain Alarm, por qué no sale el pueblo de Almudaina (Alicante) en el mapa ?

雨アラームがクラッシュしました、と、出て削除しても消えない
by Last Song, 2021-02-14

Until three days ago it was working. Now - nothing. Just endless "loading". Useless. Was useful, though, when working.
by Simon Says, 2020-07-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Rain Alarm requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Rain Alarm is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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