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Weather Radar vs Cirrus: catalog facts
Weather Radar	Cirrus

Best for: Checking US weather radar on an Android phone	Best for: Android users who want a simple weather and rain radar app without ads
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, with no ads.
Android	Android
Uses official National Weather Service radar imagery Pan and zoom enhanced radar view Includes the AirNow air quality map	Hourly forecasts up to 16 days Built-in rain radar Widget with optional GPS location updates Minimal permissions and no ads
Coverage limited to the United States Radar only, no forecasts described	Depends on Open-Meteo and LibreWXR for data Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Weather Radar github.com/dh4/WeatherRadar f-droid.org/packages/com.danhasting.radar Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cirrus github.com/woheller69/omweather f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.omweather Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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