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- What it is
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- At a glance
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- From $2.99/mo
- Free to download
- In-app purchases
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- Weather
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Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
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Pricing & paywalls
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- Donate 3 EUR/USD a month — $2.99/month
- Donate 6 EUR/USD a month — $5.49/month
- Donate approx 10 EUR/USD — $9.99
- Donate approx 20 EUR/USD — $19.99
- Donate approx 5 EUR/USD — $4.99
- Donate approx 50 EUR/USD — $49.99
- Windy Premium — $2.99
- Windy Premium — $24.99
- Windy Premium — $29.99
Ratings & reviews
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5/5Powerful and easy to use
tl/dr high quality weather model outputs with a great UI, and a great variety of data layers. Simp,y the best tool of its kind for iOS. Also awesome on the desktop. I spent over 30 years of my career using met data and weather models on a daily basis. You can imagine how primitive and time consuming it was in the 90’s. From plugging inputs into command line programs on a server through to modern graphic tools, I’ve seen a lot. The newer tools became part of my daily personal weather tracking, but even those required a lot of computing power. I found Windy early in its development and have not looked back. For activity planning, drone flying, hiking, and just every day weather forecasting it is superb. It lacks an amazing amount of features into an iOS app with a great UI. One thing to be aware of is the granularity of these models, not just in Windy but the models in general. The way the data is displayed could lead a user to think they are getting exact conditions or forecasts for their exact location. In reality there is a learning curve. I live near the ocean and I know the real temperature and wind will have large local impacts. But the big picture of temp trends, pressure, wind direction and system structure are highly accurate. The models show not only the current and forecasted conditions, but let you dive deep into “why”. 10/10. Must have for those concerned with more than text based area forecasts.
fjordfjalcon · 30 Aug 2026
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5/5Windy is by far the most useful app for weather geeks
Most apps will give you radar and a basic sun, clouds and precipitation forecast. Very few tell you where that forecast came from or offer you 4 forecasts in one app. Also, the configurability of Windy is great, you want wind vectors, great, you want isobars, great, you want temperature colors, awesome and there are many more options you can put on or take off the map. Also, you can “play” out the forecast of each model all the way to the end, which is helpful in finding out the differences between the forecasts and why wind speed or precipitation differs from one to the other. There are many positives to this app, but the last point I’ll mention is that it includes the European model that reportedly costs money and is not available in many other weather apps for that reason. It’s also considered to be one of the most accurate forecasts available. My criticism is mostly about bugs. One is that when dragging the time bar forward, it sometimes gets detached from the forecast, which makes it impossible to forward or reverse to the end. The only way to fix it is completely reset or switch to another forecast and then back to the one you are trying to track. Another issue is that on the phone version, when you zoom out to see the wider map, ie from WA state to see the whole pacific, where our weather comes from, it frequently automatically resets the view. It does this for example when switching forecasts, but it also happens other times and is annoying. That said, it’s faults don’t detract significantly from the fact that it’s the best weather app out there.
sandtoyz · 30 Aug 2026
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5/5Best weather app out there!
This is by far my favorite weather app! It is packed full of features and the weather data is about as real time as you can find. The developers constantly improve upon the existing features but, most importantly, they frequently introduce new features. This is one of the few apps that I have where I am always excited to read the details about new features contained in each app update!! All of the major weather models are on this app and they are updated just as soon as the newest model runs are completed. I rarely pay subscriptions on apps but this is one app that I have paid for the subscription upgrade and i feel like I get every penny and then some out of that subscription. I can’t say enough about windy!!! Just wanted to add a quick update. The developers respond to reviews that are posted on here. That is much appreciated! Even if it is to say thank you for a 5-star rating, I’m confident that a lower rating and/or any complaints or suggestions would be taken into consideration by the development team. That is excellent customer service and a developer team that cares about what their customers want. This is simply an all-around exceptional app! I can’t wait to see what features are in the works for the future!!
JCT71582 · 30 Aug 2026
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5/5Windy changed my life forever.
It was a frigid and windy morning during the late fall of 2019 in northern Wisconsin. I had been looking at the national weather service reports for the past week. The forecasts were predicting gale force winds, record snowfall, 17-20 foot waves, and the possibility of tornadoes. I was on the road to my favorite surf spot as the sun approached dawn, and I could barely see fifty yards in front of me. While driving through a windy, unpaved, rustic road, a logging truck came hurling at me from around a tight bend. Neither of us would be able to stop in time to prevent an imminent head-on collision. Panicking, I swerved into a ditch, missing the truck by mere inches. My life flashed before my eyes. Time seemed to slow to a halt when all of a sudden, a deep, yet soothing otherworldly voice echoed in my head. It said “download the Windy weather app for reliable, on-demand weather forecasts”. Shivers went down my spine. As I miraculously made it around the logging truck, I had enough speed to go back onto the road, where I continued my drive to the surf spot. When I arrived, I saw the most perfect waves I have ever seen. They looked like they had been machined by the hands of god himself. A gap in the clouds opened, and the ever-radiant sun warmed me as I battled the freezing waters of Lake Michigan. As soon as I ended my session and got out of the water, Morgan Freeman approached me in a white suit. He showed me the Windy forecast from that day. It predicted everything with complete accuracy. Thanks to windy, I am still alive today, and I have an unbreakable connection to the heavens of Earth’s atmosphere.
K. Jablowsi · 30 Aug 2026
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5/5Great on iPhone 8, issues dragging the map on the 11
I loved this app so much! Having lived in 2 locations that are frequented by hurricanes, Florida & Coastal North Carolina, this app is a MUST during hurricane season. I used it all the time on my iPhone 8 with no issues. But I just got the iPhone 11, and noticed one issue I never had on the iPhone 8. And seeing no other reviews describing this same issue (the iPhone 11 has only been out now for 4 days), I felt I should report it just in case others have the same issue, and so maybe a fix can occur. I have tried restarting my phone and reinstalling the app, but problem persists. The issue happens when you try to drag the map to look at other locations. Instead of the animated map moving to reveal more of the map, it zooms in. Making it impossible to look at other locations, other than the default location. I was able to move it only a little but it was a battle getting it to respond at al and would still only do that while simultaneously zooming in. If I am doing something wrong, please let me know! But I still say it’s been the best visual weather app out there! And I hope this problem goes away soon! I will change my rating to 5 stars if I can get it to work again.
Hiponautimous Potimus. · 30 Aug 2026
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Versions
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43.000302
- Extended 15-day forecast by AIFS - New Radar+ layer - New Street-Level Heat Maps by meteoblue - New hi-res model HRDPS (Canada and northern US) - New hi-res Aladin model from CHMI
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43.000303
- Extended 15-day forecast by AIFS - New Radar+ layer - New Street-Level Heat Maps by meteoblue - New hi-res model HRDPS (Canada and northern US) - New hi-res Aladin model from CHMI
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43.000405
- Extended 15-day forecast by AIFS - New Radar+ layer - New Street-Level Heat Maps by meteoblue - New hi-res model HRDPS (Canada and northern US) - New hi-res Aladin model from CHMI
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44.000024
New - Enhanced 15-day ECMWF model - Enhanced 15-day GFS model - Hi-Res ACCESS-C model for Australia (1.5km resolution) - Satellite extrapolation for 1-hour (in Radar+ layer) - New Notification section for all alerts - New GUI of favorite items Improved - Added visibility layer for ACCESS model - An alert can be added without adding a favorite item - Each favorite item allows multiple alerts - An airport can be displayed on the map (in airport detail) - Airports plugin now includes "nearest METARs" - Added radar coverage in Tonga
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44.01.0231
New - Enhanced 15-day ECMWF model - Enhanced 15-day GFS model - Hi-Res ACCESS-C model for Australia (1.5km resolution) - Satellite extrapolation for 1-hour (in Radar+ layer) - New Notification section for all alerts - New GUI of favorite items Improved - Added visibility layer for ACCESS model - An alert can be added without adding a favorite item - Each favorite item allows multiple alerts - An airport can be displayed on the map (in airport detail) - Airports plugin now includes "nearest METARs" - Added radar coverage in Tonga
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44.01.029
New - Enhanced 15-day ECMWF model - Enhanced 15-day GFS model - Hi-Res ACCESS-C model for Australia (1.5km resolution) - Satellite extrapolation for 1-hour (in Radar+ layer) - New Notification section for all alerts - New GUI of favorite items Improved - Added visibility layer for ACCESS model - An alert can be added without adding a favorite item - Each favorite item allows multiple alerts - An airport can be displayed on the map (in airport detail) - Airports plugin now includes "nearest METARs" - Added radar coverage in Tonga
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44.010334
New - Enhanced 15-day ECMWF model - Enhanced 15-day GFS model - Hi-Res ACCESS-C model for Australia (1.5km resolution) - Satellite extrapolation for 1-hour (in Radar+ layer) - New Notification section for all alerts - New GUI of favorite items Improved - Added visibility layer for ACCESS model - An alert can be added without adding a favorite item - Each favorite item allows multiple alerts - An airport can be displayed on the map (in airport detail) - Airports plugin now includes "nearest METARs" - Added radar coverage in Tonga
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44.010338
New - Enhanced 15-day ECMWF model - Enhanced 15-day GFS model - Hi-Res ACCESS-C model for Australia (1.5km resolution) - Satellite extrapolation for 1-hour (in Radar+ layer) - New Notification section for all alerts - New GUI of favorite items Improved - Added visibility layer for ACCESS model - An alert can be added without adding a favorite item - Each favorite item allows multiple alerts - An airport can be displayed on the map (in airport detail) - Airports plugin now includes "nearest METARs" - Added radar coverage in Tonga
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45.00655
NEW - VFR Airspace Map under Airports POI - Easily migrate favorites to alerts - Compare 15-day forecasts across models IMPROVED - Optimized Radar+ for better performance and lower memory usage - View model elevation in forecast detail - Hurricane Tracker layer in the menu - Create alerts directly from webcams - Set more elaborate thresholds for rain and snow alerts - Faster Radar+ animation loading - More notification settings for better customization - Select soundings for favorite locations (desktop only) FIXED - Improved visibility of latitude/longitude grid - Custom layer colors now update instantly after login - Search now works with special characters and diacritics - More accurate min/max temperature display on small - Notifications now correctly open detailed views - Soundings and radiosondes now open properly
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45.010362
- New premium App Icon - A tons of fixes
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46.000494
- Storm Alerts: Get notified when lightning strikes near you - Heavy Rain Alerts: Radar-based notifications for severe rain - Weather Stations for WatchOS: Your favourites, now on your wrist - Weather Station Widgets: Quick access to local conditions - Radar Coverage Expansion: More regions now supported - CAP Alerts included in Weather detail and Homepage - Custom Dew Point Scale: Personalize colour scale for dew point - Seamless Zoom: Smoother satellite and Radar+ transitions - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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46.010002
- Storm Alerts: Get notified when lightning strikes near you - Heavy Rain Alerts: Radar-based notifications for severe rain - Weather Stations for WatchOS: Your favourites, now on your wrist - Weather Station Widgets: Quick access to local conditions - Radar Coverage Expansion: More regions now supported - CAP Alerts included in Weather detail and Homepage - Custom Dew Point Scale: Personalize colour scale for dew point - Seamless Zoom: Smoother satellite and Radar+ transitions - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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47.010314
- Pollen & Air Quality: Check air pollution levels directly in Point Forecast - Satellite History (Premium): View satellite imagery up to 24h back (previously 12h) - Search Bar Redesign: Faster, cleaner, and easier to use - Radar+ & Satellite UI: Improved visuals and smoother interaction - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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47.010417
- Pollen & Air Quality: Check air pollution levels directly in Point Forecast - Satellite History (Premium): View satellite imagery up to 24h back (previously 12h) - Search Bar Redesign: Faster, cleaner, and easier to use - Radar+ & Satellite UI: Improved visuals and smoother interaction - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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47.020121
- Pollen & Air Quality: Check air pollution levels directly in Point Forecast - Satellite History (Premium): View satellite imagery up to 24h back (previously 12h) - Search Bar Redesign: Faster, cleaner, and easier to use - Radar+ & Satellite UI: Improved visuals and smoother interaction - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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47.020122
- Pollen & Air Quality: Check air pollution levels directly in Point Forecast - Satellite History (Premium): View satellite imagery up to 24h back (previously 12h) - Search Bar Redesign: Faster, cleaner, and easier to use - Radar+ & Satellite UI: Improved visuals and smoother interaction - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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48.000444
- Precipitation type is included in the Weather Radar layer - Wave energy metric is now available both as a new layer and in the detail of the forecast (Waves & Tides) - Lightning strikes and Flow vectors are now visible on the Weather Radar and Satellite widgets - Sun and Moon position for any place on the map - Better weather radar coverage in India and newly added South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius - Faster forecast model switching is now available under the pin icon in the mobile version - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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48.000553
- Precipitation type is included in the Weather Radar layer - Wave energy metric is now available both as a new layer and in the detail of the forecast (Waves & Tides) - Lightning strikes and Flow vectors are now visible on the Weather Radar and Satellite widgets - Sun and Moon position for any place on the map - Better weather radar coverage in India and newly added South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius - Faster forecast model switching is now available under the pin icon in the mobile version - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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48.010060
- Precipitation type is included in the Weather Radar layer - Wave energy metric is now available both as a new layer and in the detail of the forecast (Waves & Tides) - Lightning strikes and Flow vectors are now visible on the Weather Radar and Satellite widgets - Sun and Moon position for any place on the map - Better weather radar coverage in India and newly added South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius - Faster forecast model switching is now available under the pin icon in the mobile version - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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48.010271
- Precipitation type is included in the Weather Radar layer - Wave energy metric is now available both as a new layer and in the detail of the forecast (Waves & Tides) - Lightning strikes and Flow vectors are now visible on the Weather Radar and Satellite widgets - Sun and Moon position for any place on the map - Better weather radar coverage in India and newly added South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mauritius - Faster forecast model switching is now available under the pin icon in the mobile version - And tons of other improvements and bug fixes
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49.000101
• Faster, smoother performance powered by new Leaflet GL technology • Windy Plugins now available on iPhone and iPad • Expanded Airport POIs with enhanced METAR, TAF & NOTAM information • Windy Premium: Faster Route Planner via ICAO/IATA search in the Search tab • High-resolution local models added to widgets (iPhone, iPad, macOS, CarPlay) • New precipitation type toggle in Settings • Unified Dark Mode across the app, plus stability improvements and bug fixes
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49.010111
• Faster, smoother performance powered by new Leaflet GL technology • Windy Plugins now available on iPhone and iPad • Expanded Airport POIs with enhanced METAR, TAF & NOTAM information • Windy Premium: Faster Route Planner via ICAO/IATA search in the Search tab • High-resolution local models added to widgets (iPhone, iPad, macOS, CarPlay) • New precipitation type toggle in Settings • Unified Dark Mode across the app, plus stability improvements and bug fixes
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50.000222
- Avalanche Danger - new layer with official bulletins - Wind Trajectories - new plugin for wind and wildfire smoke trajectories - Passage Planner - new plugin with isochrone routing for sailors - AROME forecast model now updates 8× a day (Windy Premium) - Webcam playback up to 7× faster (Windy Premium) - Sharper search and new geographic labels covering islands, peninsulas, and more - New radars in Tenerife and Salamanca, Spain - Tons of other fixes
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50.010034
- Live Alerts – Tropical Cyclones and CAP Alerts for current and chosen locations - My Alerts – new AQI and Pollen types; view all active alerts in one list - Layer description tooltips - Wind Trajectories – last settings remembered on device - Home button now respects your zoom preferences - Tons of other fixes
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50.010141
· 15 Jun 2026
- Live Alerts – Tropical Cyclones and CAP Alerts for current and chosen locations - My Alerts – new AQI and Pollen types; view all active alerts in one list - Layer description tooltips - Wind Trajectories – last settings remembered on device - Home button now respects your zoom preferences - Tons of other fixes
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51.000103
· 30 Jul 2026
- Feels Like Temperature (heat index & wind chill) - Forecast Predictability - see how reliable each day's forecast is, right in the point forecast - Premium: choose your default forecast model & view (basic, meteogram, or waves), with 1-hour resolution - Compare Forecasts - now extended to meteogram (cloud & rain) & waves, not just basic - Improved Icing & Clear Air Turbulence layers with a flight level range selector, so pilots see conditions across their whole route at once - Fire Danger - hourly updates with wind particles, showing how fire risk shifts between day and night - Radar is back for Mallorca & Menorca (Balearic Islands) - Tons of other fixes
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51.010107
- Feels Like Temperature (heat index & wind chill) - Forecast Predictability - see how reliable each day's forecast is, right in the point forecast - Premium: choose your default forecast model & view (basic, meteogram, or waves), with 1-hour resolution - Compare Forecasts - now extended to meteogram (cloud & rain) & waves, not just basic - Improved Icing & Clear Air Turbulence layers with a flight level range selector, so pilots see conditions across their whole route at once - Fire Danger - hourly updates with wind particles, showing how fire risk shifts between day and night - Radar is back for Mallorca & Menorca (Balearic Islands) - Tons of other fixes
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51.010209
- Feels Like Temperature (heat index & wind chill) - Forecast Predictability - see how reliable each day's forecast is, right in the point forecast - Premium: choose your default forecast model & view (basic, meteogram, or waves), with 1-hour resolution - Compare Forecasts - now extended to meteogram (cloud & rain) & waves, not just basic - Improved Icing & Clear Air Turbulence layers with a flight level range selector, so pilots see conditions across their whole route at once - Fire Danger - hourly updates with wind particles, showing how fire risk shifts between day and night - Radar is back for Mallorca & Menorca (Balearic Islands) - Tons of other fixes
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51.010212
· 26 Aug 2026
- Feels Like Temperature (heat index & wind chill) - Forecast Predictability - see how reliable each day's forecast is, right in the point forecast - Premium: choose your default forecast model & view (basic, meteogram, or waves), with 1-hour resolution - Compare Forecasts - now extended to meteogram (cloud & rain) & waves, not just basic - Improved Icing & Clear Air Turbulence layers with a flight level range selector, so pilots see conditions across their whole route at once - Fire Danger - hourly updates with wind particles, showing how fire risk shifts between day and night - Radar is back for Mallorca & Menorca (Balearic Islands) - Tons of other fixes
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