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This is a app to check the weather that has radar view

This is a app to check the weather that has radar view

Vote: (9 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Gerrit van Doorn

Version: 2.5

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(9 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Gerrit van Doorn

2.5

Works under:

Android

Pros

  • Fast loading times
  • Simple and streamlined
  • Updates every 30 seconds
  • Doppler RADAR is provided by Weather Underground
  • Easy to interpret maps
  • Icons indicate different weather hazards

Cons

  • An overly simple interface
  • Not updated often

Raindar is a simple to read weather app. The software uses a sharply rendered map, upon which an overlay is digitally painted. Using RADAR connected data, that overlay shows approaching rain clouds and imminent precipitation.

Although there are dozens of weather RADAR apps in use on various mobile devices, the designers who coded Raindar have come up with something of a novel approach to weather forecasting. Instead of loading the interface with dozens of top-heavy features, they've built the software to provide just the information that's required. No more, no less, the mobile app "just works." The local or user-specified map loads rapidly, the RADAR powered overlay pops into life instantly above the map, and rainy day weather is imparted in a straightforward manner.

It's worth slowing down for a moment to underscore that headlining feature. For other rain tracking apps, those that come loaded with features, there are zip codes and local data to input. Until this is done, the program just won't carry out its job. With Raindar, the situation is happily very different. Lifting a mobile device from a snug pocket, a user taps the app icon. The map loads, the local area centers around the phone's location, and the rain clouds populate the screen, edge-to-edge and top-to-bottom. Unless, of course, it's a bright, sunny day, and there's not a single puffy cloud overhead. Even then, the software can be instructed to cover a larger area.

Up-to-date results float across the map. The colors vary from light green, which indicates an imminent shower, to dark yellows and reds. Those darker hues tell mobile device owners the internet-connected Doppler RADAR is picking up a heavy mass of clouds, so those lucky viewers are forewarned. Forearmed, too, the user can pull out an umbrella and have several minutes of warning. And, since the program updates every thirty seconds, Raindar's fast-flowing stream of cloud cover will never show outdated information. Localized precipitation events show up instantly. Alternatively, there's an option for inputting destination data. If the app user is headed over to another city or region, then they can enter that destination to see whether the area will be dry when they arrive.

Clouds animate along with a looping digital timeline, which is adjusted to account for different time zones. Additional icons appear amidst the clouds when hail or thunderstorms are expected. Even better, a tornado warning icon is provided. Colored in magenta, the app operator should head for shelter when Weather Underground's Doppler RADAR indicates such a threat. Otherwise, just keep the software handy. Keep it updated and close to a convenient umbrella.

Pros

  • Fast loading times
  • Simple and streamlined
  • Updates every 30 seconds
  • Doppler RADAR is provided by Weather Underground
  • Easy to interpret maps
  • Icons indicate different weather hazards

Cons

  • An overly simple interface
  • Not updated often