SolriseWeather for iPhone
The weather app that explains every reading.
Live rain radar anywhere in the world, a clean 24-hour and 7-day forecast, and a plain-language guide to every number: what it means, where today sits on its scale, and what it means for your day.
No ads, and no tracking in the app. Free to download, with a free forecast.
Everything you check the weather for.
A forecast you can read at a glance, built on Apple Weather, Foreca, and NOAA data.
Hourly and 7-day charts
The next 24 hours as a temperature line with rain chances, and the week as a high and low chart with each night's moon phase.
Next-hour rain
A minute-by-minute bar chart of the rain headed your way, so you know if it starts in 10 minutes or stops in 38.
Severe weather alerts
Official warnings with the full text and what to do, always free.
Air quality and UV
The US EPA air quality index and the WHO UV index, with what each level means for your health.
Make Today yours
Turn readings on or off and drag them into your own order. Save your location plus two cities free.
Every city on its own clock
Hours, sunrise, and tides show in each place's local time, wherever you are.
Live weather radar, worldwide.
Included with Premium
Real radar for North America, Europe, East Asia, Australia, Brazil, and more, with a forecast model everywhere else. Press play to watch rain move.
- Rain radar from the last 90 minutes into the next 3 hours
- Clouds from satellite, plus temperature, wind, and pressure maps
- Scrub ahead into the forecast to see what's coming
- Color legends straight from the data provider, in your units
Learn what every number means.
Tap any reading to open a guide built for curious people. No meteorology degree needed.
- Where today sits: the real published scale, like the Beaufort wind scale or the WHO UV index, with a marker for right now
- What it feels like: "Small trees sway" beats "19 mph"
- What it means for you: advice for everyday life, running and hiking, or flying and drones
- Did you know: one surprising, sourced fact for every reading
- Where the data comes from: named on every page
Aurora, tides, and the sky above.
The specialist data other apps leave out, explained just as clearly.
- Aurora forecast: the NOAA Kp index and how far south the northern lights may reach
- Tides: next high and low tide and where the water is now, from NOAA
- Aviation: flight category, METAR and TAF decoded for the nearest airport
- Severe storm outlook for the US, plus thunder chance anywhere
- Sun and moon: golden hour, daylight, phases, and moonrise
More insight. Better value.
Start free. Upgrade once, and get every insight Solrise has. No tiers, no add-ons, no ads. Subscribe monthly or yearly, or own it for life and never pay again.
Free
- Current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Next-hour rain
- Severe weather alerts
- UV, wind, humidity, air quality, and more
- What every reading means, its scale, and a fact
- Your location plus 2 cities
- Small Home Screen widget
Premium monthly
Everything in Premium. Cancel anytime.
Premium yearly
7 days free, then about $1.25 a month. Save 50% vs monthly.
- Everything in Free
- Live radar worldwide, plus clouds, temperature, wind, and pressure maps
- Full guides: 24-hour charts, what's next, everyday, outdoors, and flying advice
- Aurora, tides, aviation, and storm outlooks
- Medium, large, and Lock Screen widgets
- Unlimited cities
Premium lifetime
Everything in Premium. Pay once, keep it for good. No subscription. The lowest lifetime price among the weather apps we compared.
How we compare
US App Store prices, checked October 2026. Each app offers different features, so compare what matters to you.
| App | Monthly | Yearly | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solrise Weather | $2.49 | $14.99 | $34.99 |
| Mercury Weather | $2.99 | $14.99 | $59.99 |
| Hello Weather | $1.99 | $19.99 | $99.99 |
What you get
Forecasts, worldwide radar, alerts, air quality, UV, aurora, tides, aviation reports, and a plain-language guide to every reading. Data from Apple Weather, Foreca, and NOAA, named in the app.
Not yet, honestly
An Apple Watch app and rain notifications aren't built yet. When they arrive, they're included in Premium at no extra cost.
Weather, explained.
Free guides to the numbers on your forecast, from the same plain-language library inside the app.
What is dew point?
Why dew point, not humidity, tells you how muggy it will really feel.
UV index explained
The WHO UV index from Low to Extreme, and when you actually need sunscreen.
What does a 40% chance of rain mean?
What the percentage really measures, and what it doesn't.
Kp index and the aurora
What Kp 5, 7, and 9 mean, and how far south the northern lights can reach.
Questions
Is Solrise free?
Yes. The forecast, alerts, the small widget, and every core reading are free, with no ads. Premium adds live radar and maps, full guides, aurora, tides, aviation, and unlimited cities.
Where does the weather data come from?
Forecasts come from Apple Weather, radar and air quality from Foreca, and alerts, aviation reports, tides, aurora, and storm outlooks from NOAA. Every page in the app names its source.
Does radar work outside the US?
Yes. Solrise uses real radar for North America, Europe, East Asia, Australia, Brazil, and other covered regions, and a rain forecast model everywhere else, labeled clearly.
Is there a lifetime option?
Yes. $34.99 once unlocks Premium for good, with no subscription. Prefer flexibility? Premium is also $2.49 a month.
What do you do with my location?
Only fetch weather for it. It stays on your iPhone and is never sold. See our privacy policy.