Storm Tracking Apps Market Size - By Operating System, By Functionality, By Deployment Mode, By Solution, By End Use, Growth Forecast, 2025 - 2034

Storm Tracking Apps Market Size

The global storm tracking apps market size was estimated at USD 914 million in 2024. The market is expected to grow from USD 936.2 million in 2025 to USD 1.53 billion in 2034, at a CAGR of 5.6%.

• With the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, storm tracking apps have shifted from being simple alert tools to becoming key tools for managing risks. As of Statista, 38% of people aged 18 to 29 regularly use apps to monitor environmental conditions. Nowadays, storm tracking apps offer high-resolution radar, satellite imagery, and predictive models driven by artificial intelligence, and require apps to provide hyperlocal forecasting, route information notifications, and impact statements. Ongoing upgrades and education for users are critical to successful app capabilities.
   
• Government partnerships and private incubators are assisting with app development and adoption. For instance, in May 2024, AccuWeather’s forecasting and warning systems saved lives by providing local alerts before severe weather arrived. Their real-time updates helped get the public and emergency services to quickly respond before a severe weather event, demonstrating the power of storm tracking and its effects on public safety.
   
• The COVID-19 pandemic validated the benefit of utilizing mobile preparedness tools while people were confined and had little access to TV, and radio. Many people turned to mobile alerts for their weather and safety information. The feedback from twitter was clear as people turned on and engaged with their push notifications, app developers looked to contribute and enhance those notifications and enabled voice assistance for their app such as Alexa and Google Assistant and in many cases allowed for alerts when the app was offline.
   
• Premium, data-rich apps tend to dominate the market with apps that feature advanced radar tracking and offer a tiered subscription within the application market. There are numerous platforms, including RadarScope, Windy and Carrot Weather, that primarily support the professional market, and keen users, that develop reliable high fidelity storm models and data stream real time lightning identification and historical position, others. Platforms like these have potential integrations with smart wearables and home automation.
   
• North America is the largest market due to the large meteorological infrastructure and wealth of disaster preparedness data available. In the U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its modelled storm tracking application is most popular to source real-time warnings, radar imagery and storm projected pathways. The app is trusted for its government sourced data and is for emergency preparedness.
   
• The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest growing, largely due to climate risks and already widespread levels of digital readiness. Many societies, such as India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh are deploying early warning systems with government support that also contribute numbers and data streams into public alert apps.
   

Storm Tracking Apps Market Trends

• The storm tracking apps industry is leveraging AI and machine learning to process radar, satellite, and sensor data, and to enhance the precision and speed of the storm forecast. These technologies enabled previous warnings, improvement in path predictions, and hyperlocal alerts, helping the users to make timely decisions during severe weather events.
   
• For instance, In January 2025, Tomorrow.io launched the NextGen weather platform with global 2.5 km resolution and forecast updates every five minutes. This technology improves lead times for extreme weather by 30 minutes and forecasts accuracy by 25%. With proprietary satellites providing hyperlocal, real-time alerts, the NextGen platform is ready with weather information and can be used across all sectors from aviation, logistics, to agricultural operations.
   
• The storm tracking apps are focused on visualization elements for the user, such as interactive maps, split-screen radar views, and augmented reality overlays as the main features. These features break down lots of weather data into a social segment that the user can immediately understand while ensuring engagement and situational awareness during critical weather emergencies. UI/UX design is the most important definitive element that developers can use to influence engagement, adoption, and retention decisions.
   
• For instance, in February 2024, the Weather & Radar app indeed launched a split screen dashboard mode for Android Auto where the driver can view the live radar using their real-time driving. It is useful to see the driving navigation map or messaging features on the wide screen vehicle displays. The new feature also included other enhancements and added interactive pan radar, a temperature layer, and an AE award report warning critical weather while in motion for driving users.
   
• The storm tracking applications provide users specific alerts tailored to the user with geolocation-based notifications by keyword, and through multi-location tracking. Providing the potentially hazardous situation, users now have a real-time warning alert for whatever the current location is, as well as a report for saved locations, as a personal safety and preparedness option for the users. Specifically, the immediate alerts for the description of hazardous weather are personalized to their specifications so that storm alerts are now more accurate, relevant, timely, and effective.
   
• A variety of storm apps are now incorporating user-submitted reports and social features to enhance real-time situational awareness and situational awareness. Crowd-sourced insights have the look and feel of localized, on-the-ground information in situations of emergency that make alerts much more accurate. While crowdsourced data is still an emerging trend, it implies a timelier way to assist quicker responses and make good decisions prior to and during severe weather incidents using the community for data.
   

Storm Tracking Apps Market Analysis

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Based on operating system, the storm tracking apps market is divided into android, IOS, and others. The android segment dominated the storm tracking apps market accounting for around 55% in 2024 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 5% through 2034.
 

• Android has become the market leader in the storm tracking app market due to the global popularity of its operating system, cheap price, and wide variety of hardware. These apps include different storm apps such as MyRadar, Clime, or AccuWeather and they all have highly optimized Android versions that have customization abilities, widgets, and offline functions.
   
• Android has the greatest number of installs from the growing user base particularly in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, which engenders greater engagement and download volume.
   
• iOS segment is growing rapidly with strong growth potential, the iOS segment is benefitting from high engagement levels, better in-app monetization, and fast adoption of the iPhone in developing economies. iOS storm tracking apps typically have better integration with system level functionalities, improved animation and transition performance, and better notification functions in a task-aware context. The top IOS storm tracking apps have signalled the premium positioning and confirmed loyalty it receives from the users, particularly in North America and Europe.
   
• For instance, in December 2023, Weather & Radar reported full integration with Android Auto support to enable users to see real-time weather radar, lightning, and temperature maps on their car screens. The application has the ability to use split-screen options and auto-update according to your location and once the driver has the opportunity to monitor the conditions of the weather on the road in a convenient way.

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Based on functionality, the storm tracking apps market is segmented into basic storm alerts, advanced radar & satellite imagery, real-time GPS tracking & storm path prediction, integrated emergency communication tools, custom weather notifications & forecasting, and others. The advanced radar & satellite imagery segment dominates the market accounting for around 30% share in 2024, and the segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% from 2025-2034.
 

• Advanced radar & satellite imagery is the leading category in the storm tracking apps space, representing the primary feature across nearly all top storm tracking applications. Radar data and real-time visualization is the most sought-after feature by users calling for the highest demand for such forecast products. Weather apps such as RadarScope, MyRadar, and Weather & Radar offer high-resolution radar with overlay of satellite, and animation capabilities that allow end-users to make decisions in real-time during hurricanes, tornados, and flash flooding.
   
• Real-time GPS tracking, storm path predictions, and AI driven models represent the fastest growing category, driven by demand for hyper-local alerts, and individualized risk awareness & monitoring application. Applications like Clime, Storm Shield, and MyRadar offer precision GPS notifications and real-time path projections often via AI models.
   
• The other categories, such as integrated emergency communications tools, weather notifications & forecasting represent overall less than 7% of the market share, representing their supporting feature class, rather than core product features.
   
• As these supporting features increase usability for weather apps, these functions do not have the same ability to impact decisions made by end users, which radar based intelligence and real time path prediction provides from an infomediary function. These categories are forecasted to be temporary additive values to storm tracking app development.
   

Based on deployment mode, the storm tracking apps market is segmented into cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid. The cloud-based segment is expected to dominate the market with around 60% share due to the ongoing need for real-time processing needs, global connectivity and cross-device functionality.
 

• The cloud infrastructure supports very large-scale weather platforms such as AccuWeather, The Weather Channel and Weather & Radar by providing them with a foundation to connect live radar feeds, send great push notifications and establish global AI-enhanced forecasting capabilities. Apps can regularly and automatically update through connections in cloud stores and help provide reliable user experience to protect users though options in Android Auto and Apple CarPlay products.
   
• The cloud capacity, and specifically the provision of unlimited simultaneous access to past and real-time weather data provides an unprecedented ability to operate at scale for mass public safety usage when facilitating decision-day weather data evaluation, and this is highly applicable during high-impact weather events.
   
• For instance, AccuWeather collaborated with SADA and Google Cloud to aggregate data from several providers into BigQuery, saving a 30% reduction of data work manually. The platform provided real-time analytics and scalability utilizing Cloud composer and Pub/Sub, which enabled the team to concentrate on actionable insights than data management.
   
• Hybrid deployment is the fastest due to this model's ability to honor flexible options to cloud and combined with control over relevant data storage. This model has made enterprise and government, municipalities transport authorities/disaster management authorities prefer hybrid deployment during emergencies and real-time weather tracking, they can access and ingest low-latency data securely while gaining access to cloud-stored forecasting models.
   
• On-premises deployment represents the smallest share of the storm tracking apps market, with relevance only as it pertains to legacy systems still utilized by the few advanced agencies with strict data control guidelines. While it remains present in some defense or even aviation applications, this mode lacks the real-time delivery characteristics. Storage operated devices may and can remain positioned to utilize but are without scaling capacity.
   

Based on end use, the storm tracking apps market is divided into general public, government agencies, agriculture & farming, aviation & airlines, maritime & shipping, logistics & supply chain, and others. The government agencies dominated the storm tracking apps market.
 

• Government agencies remain the major group of users of storm tracking apps. They are expected to hold the largest share of the market due to their role in disaster preparedness, early warning systems, and the management of public safety. The government sector depends on precise apps and platforms that allow real-time access to radar, satellite feeds, and severe weather alerts to ensure that they can respond properly to emergencies and manage evacuations.
   
• For instance, in December 2023, PAGASA introduced an impact-based forecasting system in the Green Climate Fund launch. This shift is from trying to predict the weather, to forecast the impact of weather patterns. By the end of the year, 97.6% flood warnings were within 15 minutes of issued schedule and had also deployed 17 flood warning systems in high-risk areas to improve the disaster preparedness.
   
• The general public group of users is the fastest growing user group, fueled by increased smartphone adoption, climate change awareness, and the rise in climate extreme weather events. Apps commercially available to the public such as MyRadar, The Weather Channel, and Clime have experienced impressive installation growth recently by offering hyperlocal personalized alerts, easy-to-understand real-time radar displays, and user-friendly functionalities when compared to legacy weather apps.
   
• The other key user groups such as agriculture & farming, aviation, maritime, and logistics represent small but growing, and steady user groups in the storm tracking app market. These key user groups rely on it for risk management and business continuity in operations. Farmers use storm apps to plan irrigation, crop protection, and harvest plans. The aviation and marine operations sector rely on real-time radar and predictive models, routing their planes and ships to maintain safety and limit harm to passengers and cargo.
   
• Logistics customers, or last-mile delivery, avoid weather disruptions by using storm forecasts to minimize delays, re-profile delivery across groups, and revise/deploy fleet changing delay-related work in relation to the past few years of increasing extreme weather events.

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US dominated the storm tracking apps market in North America with around 85% share and generated USD 293.4 million in revenue in 2024.
 

• The US dominates the region due to the country’s weather monitoring support and infrastructure, the multitude of extreme weather events occurring, and a strong public desire for notifications and alerts about weather-related emergencies as they happen. The presence of notable organizational competitors contributes to government involvement at the federal, state, and local levels, as seen in the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other relevant organizations.
   
• Disaster preparedness and prevention are swiftly being complemented by new public-private partnerships, which are fostering this development of technology with digital alerts. The snowfall for storm tracking crystalizes technology as an integral component to personal safety lies in the ability to gain near real-time responses to weather-related emergencies.
   
• North America has the advantage of high smartphone adoption, established cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and strong institutional partnerships across levels of government, universities, and private weather data gives the upper hand in developing applications like storm tracking and warning apps.
   
• Canada is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 7% through 2034, driven by climate variability, large rural populations, and investment from provincial governments around safety infrastructure. The biggest provinces are transitioning to storm tools for rural flood and wildfire alerts aimed at providing more systematic and automated state/provincial-funded weather communication systems. Given Canada's bilingual population with large jurisdictions shows promise for growing mobile-first, cloud-based, multi-linked weather applications with localized markets.
   

The storm tracking apps market in Germany is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025-2034.
 

• Europe accounts for around 24% of the storm tracking apps market in 2024 and is expected to grow continuously with the exposure of the continent to extreme weather conditions as well as the investments that were increased towards digitalized public safety-related facilities. Several initiatives funded by the EU, aimed at disaster preparedness, early warning systems, and climate resilience have all contributed to further adoption of storm tracking technologies. These efforts are particularly applicable across national meteorological services and transport agencies.
   
• Germany leads the European region, benefiting from the country's very well-developed weather infrastructure, densely populated centers, and seamless interfaces between public agencies and digital platforms. The German Weather Service (DWD) has one of the most advanced national forecasting systems in the world that supports not only apps for public communication but also commercial alerts.
   
• The fastest growing market in Europe is the UK, which is rapidly expanding its investments into flood forecasting, citizen safety, and mobile alerts. The UK Met Office significantly strengthened its digital service offerings, through its official WeatherReady app, to provide citizen tailored alerts for severe weather and behavioral guidance.
   

The storm tracking apps market in China is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025-2034.
 

• Asia Pacific accounts for over 30% of the storm tracking apps market in 2024 and is the fastest-growing region with a CAGR of around 7%. The growth is driven by stem from climate volatility, a proliferation of mobile phones, and big national funding for early warning systems. Governments make mobile-first disaster preparedness strategies a priority, especially in areas with the most vulnerability to typhoons, floods, and heatwaves.
   
• China dominates the market share due to its large population, strong national meteorological infrastructure, and established use of mobile technologies for alerts. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has numerous online platforms, one of which is the Weather China app, where meteorological observations and forecasts are generated at local sensibilities on the basis of satellite, radar, and AI-based mobile notifications.
   
• For example, in November 2024, the China Meteorological Administration and Alipay launched a smart weather forecaster named the China Weather Assistant that makes use of over 2400 stations and the versions of the Ant Group AI model data. Accessible via Alipay provides an interactive, personalized weather check, follow the typhoon, and safety guidance to build the level of knowledge and preparedness among people.
   
• India is the fastest growing economy in the region due to the growing base of mobile users, growing incidences of climate catastrophes and significant policy on disaster preparedness. Inclusive of the habits for a digital economy, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is responsible for app-based communication through platforms such as Mausam, Meghdoot and Damini which delivered regional languages for alerts, issued warnings for lightning strikes, and facilitated agricultural advice on weather patterns.
   

The storm tracking apps market in Brazil is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025-2034.
 

• Latin America holds around 4% of the storm tracking apps market and is growing steadily at a CAGR of around 3%. The growth and momentum are attributed to increased climate uncertainty, more frequent extreme weather events, and the investments being made in government sponsored national emergency response systems. Governments are increasingly using a mobile-based platform as a means of improving early warning systems specifically in highly vulnerable coastal areas that can easily be flooded.
   
• Brazil leads the market in Latin America due to its massive geography, multiple climate zones, and high amount of extreme weather events that lead to disasters, which includes flash floods, landslides, and tropical storms. The government incurs the expertise of the Brazil's, National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN), and INMET (National Institute of Meteorology) who deliver public weather alerts and disaster notifications through their public weather app.
   
• For instance, in August 2024, Brazil launched a new cell broadcast system called Defesa Civil Alerta that would send immediate real-time storm and disaster alerts to cell phones (even if it is on silent) with no need for phone users to register. The program which was implemented in 11 cities relies on the use of the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) and operates on 3G/4G/5G supported mobile networks which will create a better emergency alert and communication experience for extreme weather events.
   
• Mexico is the fastest growing market in Latin America, driven by their increased exposure to hurricanes particularly in the Gulf and Pacific regions of Mexico, and government initiatives to push for a digital transformation in the country. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) and Civil Protection agencies expanded public alert systems through apps such as SkyAlert, which gained traction during earthquake and storm seasons.
   

The storm tracking apps market in South Africa is expected to experience significant and promising growth from 2025-2034.
 

• The Middle East and Africa (MEA) combined represent about 3% share for the storm tracking apps market in 2024, and the region is experiencing steady growth that is attributed to increased adoption via the use of climate vulnerability, high mobile penetration, and growing government efforts to enhance disaster preparedness through digitization. The challenges still exist with infrastructure inequalities and lack of coverage for rural, low-connectivity areas for a more comprehensive rollout.
   
• South Africa is the leading market for storm tracking apps in the MEA region, due to a fully developed public weather service ecosystem and repeated climate-based flooding, storming, and drought. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has implemented mobile-first warning platforms, the WeatherSmart app as a largely part of a fully implemented public weather service ecosystem, provides access to radar imagery, severe weather alerts in real-time, and push notifications.
   
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the fastest growing market in the region, and this is largely due to their smart city aspirations and national investments. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has included storm tracking features in apps like Al Hosn, and their own dedicated NCM UAE Weather app.
   

Storm Tracking Apps Market Share

• The top 7 companies in the storm tracking apps industry are AccuWeather.INC, ACME AtronOmatic, Apalon LLC, The Weather Company, WeatherBug, DTN LLC, and Radarscope LLC contributing around 53% of the market in 2024.
   
• AccuWeather is a global leader in weather intelligence, AccuWeather app provides accurate, hyperlocal forecasts that millions of people trust in 200 countries. AccuWeather is known for its MinuteCast, radar imagery, and real-time notifications, and provides customized storm data solutions for commercial purposes and media agencies.
   
• ACME AtronOmatic has developed the MyRadar app which provides weather radar imagery, current storms alerts, maps for tracking hurricanes and storms, and radar imagery that will integrate into car infotainment systems. MyRadar is available to users in every geography and is institutionalized in both the consumer and aviation marketplaces.
   
• Apalon offers a set of comfortable weather apps such as Weather Live, animated weather maps, weather forecasts, and an alert system. They are aimed at the general audience, offer flexible, graphically pleasing user interfaces and real-time weather monitoring that make severe storm weather warning possible.
   
• The Weather Company, an IBM product, combines AI and big data to make precise hyper-local storm predictions. It incorporates storm tracking in business solutions to aviation, media, and emergency services industries. The company also tickles the customers by using the App of the weather channel, which has live radar and alerts.
   
• WeatherBug is a hyperlocal storm tracking company owned and operated by GroundTruth equipped with proprietary lightning detectors and weather sensors. It is a mobile and smart gadget that gives early warning signs and live information on the environment, used by consumer safety and business.
   
• DTN is a global data and analytics company with a focus on delivering weather services to key industries like agriculture, energy, and logistics. Its platforms suite offers powerful storm-tracking and tracking-related awareness to assist companies in managing weather risks and operate efficiently.
   
• RadarScope is a meteorologist-level storm tracking application used by countless meteorologists, emergency response personnel, and storm chasers. It provides high quality radar imagery, storm cell tracking, and also supports NEXRAD data making it a great choice for truly observing the weather around.
   

Storm Tracking Apps Market Companies

Major players operating in the storm tracking apps industry are:
 

• AccuWeather.lNC
• ACME AtronOmatic
• Apalon LLC
• CARROT Weather
• DTN LLC
• Radarscope LLC
• Severe WX Warn
• The Scripps Company
• The weather company
• Weatherbug
   
• AccuWeather Inc., ACME AtronOmatic, and The Weather Company leverage advanced radar, AI warning tools, and global forecasting, AccuWeather has used hyperlocal tools such as MinuteCast to develop extreme local awareness to markets such as public safety. ACME MyRadar, which also integrates with Android Auto, is used to monitor aviation related operations and The Weather Company as part of IBM operates with The Weather Channel and enterprise APIs to deliver AI forecasts.
   
• RadarScope LLC, DTN LLC, and Severe WXWarn provide sophisticated storm tracking technology for professionals in the public safety sector. Meteorologists use RadarScope primarily for its superior resolution and fast-moving storm tracking from NEXRAD radar data. DTN developed leveled storm-based predictive analytics to enhance storm risk for transportation, logistics, and agriculture clients. Severe WXWarn is a strong competitor to NOAA/NWS in providing timely alerts to clients, like school districts, with customizable notification options for high-risks areas.
   
• Apalon LLC, CARROT Weather, and WeatherBug (Earth Networks) are consumer weather apps, with expertise in simple apps packed with features. Apalon's Weather Live offers animated map overlays, satellite overlays, alerts for each state for Android and iOS users. The CARROT Weather app gives accurate forecasts and a not so straightforward ISBN - style interface, and some integrations with Apple. WeatherBug has expanded its lightning location ability and local alerts based off its Intelligent Lightning Networks, which benefit clients in the education sector, emergency services sector, and smart homes.
   
• The Scripps Company is unique as it combines storm tracking with broadcasting media through its continuously airing weather channel, WeatherNation. In addition to their television presence, Scripps also provides digital apps and multiple connected-TV platforms where they provide ongoing weather news coverage providing live radar graphics during breaking weather events, and live updates about severe weather coverage.
   
• This additional geographic reach helps contribute to increased public awareness during emergency weather events. Scripps, over several years, has gradually expanded its multi-platform storm alert services in particular to regional US markets.
   

Storm Tracking Apps Industry News

• In January 2025, Aerospace Corporation partnered with Google Public Sector to use AI and cloud computing to improve space weather forecasting. The collaboration aims to deliver earlier, more accurate warnings for solar flares and geomagnetic storms, helping protect satellites, communications, and critical infrastructure.
   
• In December 2024, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) received a $26 million contract from NASA and NOAA to develop space-based magnetometers for the Space Weather Next program. These instruments will help improve geomagnetic storm forecasts by measuring solar wind activity, enhancing early warnings for satellites, power grids, and communications systems.
   
• In March 2024, Spire Global partnered with NVIDIA to enhance AI-driven weather forecasting by combining its satellite-based Radio Occultation data with NVIDIA’s Earth-2 Cloud APIs. The collaboration aims to improve forecast accuracy and speed. Following the announcement, Spire’s stock rose over 30%, reflecting strong investor confidence.
   
• In May 2023, the CARROT Weather 5.11 update introduced improved rain alerts, expanded radar support in regions such as Europe, Australia, and Japan, and a new Smart Layout that adapts based on location distance. The core features include hurricane and storm cell alerts with fine controls for notification frequency and filtering.
   

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Market, By Operating System

• Android
• IOS
• Others

Market, By Functionality

• Basic storm alerts
• Advanced radar and satellite imagery
• Real-time GPS tracking and storm path prediction
• Integrated emergency communication tools
• Custom weather notifications and forecasting
• Others

Market, By Deployment Mode

• Cloud-based
• On-premises
• Hybrid

Market, By Solution

• Real-time radar and satellite apps
• Storm prediction and forecasting apps
• Multi-hazard alerting platforms
• Aviation and maritime storm monitoring apps
• Wearable and smart device integration
• Others

Market, By End Use

• General public
• Government agencies
• Agriculture and farming
• Aviation and airlines
• Maritime and shipping
• Logistics and supply chain
• Others

The above information is provided for the following regions and countries:

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina 
• MEA
  • South Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Nigeria