RadarScope

RadarScope

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RadarScope: Professional-Grade Radar for Serious Weather Enthusiasts

Experience raw NEXRAD Level II data and native radar products with zero latency. Track tornadoes, hurricanes, and severe storms using the same high-resolution tools trusted by meteorologists and first responders.

Publisher

Base Velocity, LLC

Category

Weather

Downloads

408K+

User Rating

4.1/5

Total Ratings

5K+

Locales

4

Precision in Every Pixel

Discover the interface used by 408K+ users.

RadarScope app displaying high resolution NEXRAD radar data on a mobile device.

RadarScope app displaying high resolution NEXRAD radar data on a mobile device.

RadarScope app displaying a tornado emergency impact tag on a weather radar map.

RadarScope app displaying a tornado emergency impact tag on a weather radar map.

RadarScope app interface displaying a high-resolution hurricane radar loop over Florida.

RadarScope app interface displaying a high-resolution hurricane radar loop over Florida.

RadarScope app screenshot showing a radar map with distance and beam height markers to identify storm features.

RadarScope app screenshot showing a radar map with distance and beam height markers to identify storm features.

RadarScope app interface showing storm severity assessment using the inspector tool.

RadarScope app interface showing storm severity assessment using the inspector tool.

Screenshot of the RadarScope app showing a split-screen view with super-res reflectivity and storm relative velocity including lightning data.

Screenshot of the RadarScope app showing a split-screen view with super-res reflectivity and storm relative velocity including lightning data.

RadarScope app interface displaying National Weather Service watches and outlooks on a high resolution radar map

RadarScope app interface displaying National Weather Service watches and outlooks on a high resolution radar map

RadarScope app showing real-time mesoscale analysis and surface temperature observations

RadarScope app showing real-time mesoscale analysis and surface temperature observations

RadarScope mobile app displaying GOES East and West satellite imagery with infrared and water vapor layers

RadarScope mobile app displaying GOES East and West satellite imagery with infrared and water vapor layers

RadarScope app interface showing advanced weather maps with reflectivity and hail size data.

RadarScope app interface showing advanced weather maps with reflectivity and hail size data.

Professional-Grade Radar Visualization

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 408K+ users.

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Raw NEXRAD Level II Data

View radar data in its original radial format without smoothing, allowing you to identify velocity couplets and debris balls with zero latency.

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Real-Time Severe Alerts

Monitor NWS-generated warnings for tornadoes, flash floods, and severe thunderstorms with integrated storm tracks and hail attributes.

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Professional Workflow Integration

Seamlessly integrate with the Spotter Network and AllisonHouse to report sightings and access specialized meteorological data layers.

About the app

Everything you need to know about RadarScope.

Description

RadarScope is an AMS-award-winning weather visualization tool that empowers meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts to view a full suite of single-site radar data and related severe weather products. Your initial purchase provides professional radar visualization in a fully native app, free from distracting and invasive practices, with optional subscription packages to add even more capabilities. Whether you’re scanning for a mesocyclone’s tell-tale hook echo, pinpointing the landfall of a hurricane’s eye wall, or identifying velocity couplet, hail spike, or debris ball signatures, RadarScope displays native radar data in its original radial format. You see what the radar sees almost as soon as the radar sees it, with automatic updates every two to ten minutes depending on the radar’s scanning strategy. Your initial app purchase includes the following: • Full suite of single-site radar products for the US, Canada, Guam, Denmark, Finland, and Germany • 6-frame radar loops • Two built-in providers for radar data • Tornado, thunderstorm, flash flood, marine, snow squall, extreme wind, tropical, and other warnings in the US • Selected severe weather warnings in Canada and Australia • NWS-generated storm tracks with hail, TVS, and mesocyclone attributes • Inspector and distance tools • Color palette options for radar data • AllisonHouse data plan integration • Spotter Network integration for storm and location reporting • mPING integration for submitting weather reports to NSSL • Bundled maps with political boundaries, water bodies, and major highways, optimized for low-bandwidth use • Support for widgets and complications • Universal app for Apple platforms, including Apple Watch and Apple TV • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier One is an optional annual subscription that adds more features for tracking severe weather: • 30-frame radar loops • Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes • Severe weather watches in the US and Canada • Special weather statements in the US and Canada • Mesoscale convective and precipitation discussions • SPC convective, tornado, hail, wind, and fire outlooks • WPC excessive rainfall outlooks in the US • Local storm reports in the US • Custom color palette support • Multi-pane display (2 on phones; 4 on larger devices) • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier Two is an optional annual or monthly subscription that transforms RadarScope into a more complete visualization tool for a larger suite of weather products, including: • Everything in Pro Tier One • 50-frame radar loops • A third provider for US radar data • NEXRAD Level II radar data for the US with a 30-year historical archive • Historical NEXRAD Level III, super-res, and non-US radar data with a 30-day archive • Historical NWS bulletins with a 19-year archive • GOES East and GOES West satellite products • NSSL’s Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) products • NCEP’s Real-Time Mesoscale Assimilation (RTMA) products • Surface observations • Atmospheric soundings in the US • Hail size, hail probability, and azimuthal shear contours with a 30-day archive • More detailed transportation and satellite imagery maps • Custom color palette support for GOES, MRMS, and RTMA • Server-sent events for radar and warning updates • Cross-platform subscription sharing on up to 5 devices • Family sharing support If you choose to buy a RadarScope Pro subscription, it will be charged to your App Store account. The subscription will be auto-renewed within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price you originally paid. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal disabled via your App Store account settings after the purchase. Once purchased, the subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. DTN is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Our privacy policy is available for review at https://www.dtn.com/privacy-policy/ Please visit our web site for more information.

Latest Version

5.5.2

Size

288.4 MB

First Released

Feb 12, 2019

See What the Pros See, Before it Hits.

Equip yourself with the AMS-award-winning radar tool trusted by meteorologists and emergency responders to track severe weather with raw, uncompromised precision.

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