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Pro tip: To switch from local mode to composite (full screen), do a long press on the zoom out button (-). To switch from composite to local, do a long press on the zoom in button (+). The zoom level will be preserved as long as it's within the range for that layer.

7.2.261

New "Weather Detail" screen!

The Weather Detail screen shows every bit of information we can get from the weather station (or buoy) for the last three reports. In addition to the weather, we also show sunrise and sunset times, 24-hour highs and lows, and the station location. The raw METAR is also available. To reach the Weather Detail screen, go to the current conditions, then select the green icon with the three white dots. See the help text for more information on this great new feature.

7.1.260

Fixed Canadian Radar for Quebic (CASMA) position error.

7.1.259

The temperature "bubbles" that appear on the map have been updated to show a slightly blue color if the temperature is freezing or below and a slight reddish color if the temperature is above 89F. The change should make the map easier to analyze, especially for freezing conditions.

Improvements in stability and performance.

7.1.258

New current conditions data source! We've improved the current conditions by creating our own system to supply weather information to RadarNow!. The new system has many more stations (3000+) and buoys (600+) than the old system. In addition, since we're using redundant sources for the data, the reliability of the current conditions should be much improved.

Current conditions are now available in the entire USA, Canada, Mexico, and many Caribbean countries as well. Forecast is still restricted to the USA only.

7.1.257

Superseded by 7.1.258

7.1.256

Range Rings is now a free feature! The Range Rings feature, formally premium, draws a number of circles around your location that are marked in miles. Range rings can help you determine how far the storm is from your location without other ground references like cities or counties. To deactivate this feature, go to the options menu (three horizontal bars, top-left) and uncheck the option "Range Rings".

Code stabilization and resource optimization changes.

Premium ads problem resolved.

7.1.255

Superseded by 7.1.256

7.1.254

Superseded by 7.1.255

7.1.253

Superseded by 7.1.254

7.1.252

Superseded by 7.1.253

7.1.251

Superseded by 7.1.252

7.1.250

Superseded by 7.1.251

7.1.249

Superseded by 7.1.250

7.1.248

Fix UI bug in landscape mode.

Internal upgrades and important updates.

Are you using the county and state boundaries? They really help with situational awareness. Start using them by going to the left menu (three horizontal bars, top-left) item "Layers & Opacity" and select the checkbox "County". The county boundaries are white so turning down the base map opacity (on that same menu item) will make them easier to see. The county boundaries ride on top of the radar and map layer so they are always visible.

7.1.247

Removed option for external storage as per Google requirements.

Updated more Canadian radar stations with new five character station ID's.

Cleaned up some unused features.

Removed ads from landscape mode.

Updated several API's to latest version.

Improved current conditions reliability - more to come.

7.0.241

The National Weather Service experienced a DDOS attack on their system which resulted in blocking of all Android apps using a default user agent. This update adds a custom user agent to all web interactions to identify RadarNow!.

Current Conditions, Forecast and local view have returned to operational status.

The local view for radar may experience sporadic outages for the remainder of 2020 due to the termination of the Ridge I system on 12/16. We are adapting to the Ridge II system as quickly as we can.

7.0.240

Updated Canadian radar stations with new five character station ID's.

7.0.239

Fixed zoom 4.

7.0.238

Update composite radar layer source! We've switched to a higher resolution provider for our composite (full screen) radar view that offers deeper zooming and finer detail. Toggle between local view and composite by doing a long press on the zoom buttons. Zoom in (+) for local view and zoom out (-) for composite.

Dropped "old maps" option. Our license to the old maps expired so this option has been removed.

Added a test version of "dark mode" base maps. This test feature can be switched on through the advanced options menu. A restart is required.

Please let us know through the "Contact us" form inside of RadarNow! if you have any difficulties viewing the maps or the new composite radar overlay. Thank you.

6.9.237

Technical internal updates.

Fix minor issue in 236.

6.9.236

Make "Write External Storage" permission optional. If you would like to revoke this permission, please go to the settings app on your device, app section, find RadarNow!. On some devices, doing a long press on the RadarNow! launcher icon can be used as a shortcut to this feature. Go to the permission section, storage and revoke the permission. RadarNow! will use internal storage for caching maps and other data from then on. IMPORTANT: If you start seeing crashes after doing this, it is likely your device has insufficient internal storage and you will be required to use the external storage permission.

Adjustments to map layout.

Fix minor crash in 235.

6.9.235

Switch all external calls to SSL.

Remove all unnecessary permissions.

Internal upgrade to target Android SDK level 28. While this update doesn't directly affect users, it is mandatory to be done before we can submit an app to the Google Play Store for release.

Move controls at bottom of the screen up a bit for newer phones with no controls.

Fix minor crashes.

6.8.230

Canada radar fix.

Internal upgrades and enhancements.

6.7.229

Current conditions and forecast fix.

Internal upgrade to Android SDK level 26. While this update doesn't directly affect users, it is mandatory to be done before we can submit an app to the Google Play Store for release.

6.6.228

Current conditions and forecast fix.

6.5.227

Long press on zoom in (+) switches to local view.

Long press on zoom out (-) switches to composite overall view (free and Premium).

Swipe away alerts to dismiss them.

Removed some cryptic error messages.

6.4.225

VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE. Please download and install promptly. Prevent bug for missing premium local radar products.

New Maps!

• Lighter color.
• Easier to see radar imagery.
• Terrain more visible and less intrusive.
• Switch back to the old maps easily - see advanced options.

6.3.224

VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE. Please download and install promptly. Prevent bug for missing maps.

6.3.223

Fixed a bug that prevented clutter suppression feature from working in free mode.

6.3.222

Clutter suppression feature. Ground clutter, or reflections from objects close to the radar beam, appear as a roughly circular region, bluish in color around the radar station. These reflections can now be removed or substantially reduced from the screen by using this feature.

• Now an active feature for free users.
• Clutter suppression can be "toggled" by pressing this icon:
• When the icon is blue, clutter suppression is active.
• When the icon is white, clutter suppression is inactive.
• This feature works with the local radar display only
• Please supply feedback via Contact us form inside of RadarNow!.

Improvements to performance.

6.2.221

Canada Radars

• Radar stations added in experimental mode.
• One product only
• No current conditions.
• No composite mode (premium) yet but will add in the future.
• Please supply feedback via Contact us form inside of RadarNow!.

Clutter suppression

• Added in experimental mode.
• See "Advanced option" for the switch.
• Must restart RadarNow! to take effect.
• Please supply feedback via Contact us form inside of RadarNow!.

Minor correction to local view projection.

Improvements to redundancy and performance.

6.1.219

This is a technical release with improvements that address issues discovered in the previous release of RadarNow!.

6.0.218

This is a major release with improvements throughout the RadarNow!.

Improvements in performance.

• Starts faster.
• Maps and other layers load faster.
• Uses less memory

Adopt Lollipop design guidelines.

• The icons and design have been upgraded to the modern look. Note new position of zoom, current conditions, My Location and products icons.
• The left drawer feature moves many of the navigation and features from the menu. The drawer can be accessed by either swiping from the left side of the screen or by selecting the three horizontal bars at the top-left corner of the page.

Map now scales with to the density of the screen.

• No more unreadable city names.
• Easier to see roads, lakes, rivers and boundaries.
• Effectively, an extra level of zoom has been added for high density screens.
• Faster loading and panning maps!

New "Current conditions" box

• "Feels like" temperature added.
• Synched with the map - When the map is moved, the current conditions box updates to show the information from the center of the map. Note the crosshairs indicator.
• Weather station location will center in the map to give a more accurate indication of where the weather current conditions are located.

Temperature bubbles now show in free mode!

• The bubbles that show change depending on the zoom of the map.
• See the current conditions at any weather bubble by selecting it with a touch.

New NWS Alert system!

• Faster, more efficient.
• More accurate. More flexible.
• Look at alerts anywhere in the USA.
  • Find the location you want to check NWS Alerts.
  • Do a "long press" on that location.
  • Select "Set as current" in the dialog
  • If there is an alert active, the alert icon will be displayed.
  • Be sure to switch back to your actual location or end RadarNow! for alerts to be registered for your real location.
  • Ending RadarNow! will restore your location automatically.

State/County boundary layer is not displayed by default now.

• For new users this layer is hidden.
• Improves performance and rendering speed.
• To add back, go into the layers tab and select to show.
• Be aware there is a performance penalty to showing this layer.