NWS Weather: Deep Weather

• Deep Weather Pro — $29.99/year ($2.49/mo) (derived from the IAP title)

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.7 4748 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Best I’ve Found

   I never watch or listen to the tv or radio “meteorologists”. All they seem to be capable of doing is talking about the computer models. They are like robots with no thinking skills of their own. It seemed that the days were gone of a meteorologist looking at pressure patterns, etc., and being able to come up with a 48 hour forecast from their own ability. Then I found this app! Yes, the models are mentioned, but the discussions goes beyond that and sometimes have a different prediction than the models. I love the the discussion of what front or dry line is sitting in a region and how that could shape the weather. I like a true meteorological discussion, not just, “There’s a chance of rain tomorrow “. Oh, and they put their name on their forecast and discussion. I suspect someone unable to critically think about meteorology would last too long here, unlike the tv folks that are more for entertainment than brains and accuracy. The app is free, but I paid for it, and will continue my yearly subscription as long as it remains “old school meteorology”. It’s actually the only app I’ve ever thought worthy of paying for! I’ll continue my yearly subscriptions as long as it keeps doing the same. I think the yearly and lifetime subscription fees are very reasonable for the product. I use this app for daily/weekly planning, but also for the aviation features. (It was the aviation feature that led me to discover the app.)

   gjm in tx · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5Love the app for AFDs, now with favorites option.

   Update! Wow, that was fast! So easy now to toggle between my favorite NWS stations with the heart icon on the bottom toolbar. Thanks for the quick turnaround on that request. // My previous review: One of my go to first in the morning to read local NWS Area forecast discussion's. I have only three requests for hopefully future updates... The option to store favorite offices, push notifications when a new discussion is available for one of your favorites and maybe and option for the previous discussion from that office. Love the app. Clean and quick to load data on my iPhone and iPad.

   StormVisuals · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5Technical Weather Forecast without the jargon

   I am a weather geek with a physics degree. I understand the weaknesses and failure of weather apps that boil weather forecasts into a single digit or a range of probabilities. The Deep Weather app is unique. It boils all the technical information into a simple, easy to understand narrative that is spot on. In the past as we’ve travelled during the winter in the American West I’ve used the NWS twitter posts to understand the trends in upcoming weather. From now on I will check Deep Weather first before tackling the technical forecasts.

   jabyssal · 31 Jul 2026

4. 3/5Too expensive for what it offers

   This app just repackages data that is offered for free by the US National Weather Service, mainly the “Area Forecast Discussion” issued by your local Weather Forecast Office. I liked the app because it makes the AFD more readable. But, I don’t want to give this app access to my location, and setting a default WFO requires a paid subscription. Instead, I found an alternative way to get the forecast discussion in a more readable format and uninstalled this app. I don’t think this app should be a subscription, especially not when it’s just displaying data that is available for free. A one-time app purchase would be more reasonable for this kind of app.

   TrekkieCyclist · 31 Jul 2026

5. 4/5Good, but weird text parsing

   Deep Weather is improving but is still lacking in polish. For example, in the list of forecast discussion sections, each list item is very tall. The preview text in them is of limited benefit, so I’d rather see just the headings and keep the list to a single page. (I love the list icons, though!) The thing that bugs me the most, though, is how the text itself is parsed: every sentence shows up as a new paragraph. This makes it so much harder to follow and completely fragments the flow of what the forecaster was saying. Please fix it so it shows the paragraphs as written! Overall, a good app with plenty of opportunities to become even better!

   The.Lone.Ranger · 31 Jul 2026

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