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Weather Radar vs wX: catalog facts
Weather Radar	wX

Best for: Checking US weather radar on an Android phone	Best for: US weather enthusiasts who want NWS radar and forecast products on Android
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Uses official National Weather Service radar imagery Pan and zoom enhanced radar view Includes the AirNow air quality map	Level 2 and Level 3 Nexrad radar Multi-pane radar layouts Covers SPC, WPC, NHC and OPC products
Coverage limited to the United States Radar only, no forecasts described	Covers United States data only Dense interface aimed at detailed weather users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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 wX gitlab.com/joshua.tee/wx f-droid.org/packages/joshuatee.wx Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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