With all of the natural disasters happening this year, it’s very important to stay up-to-date with your local weather and keep a look out for any warnings or watches. You never know when something disastrous might be coming your way. What better way to keep up with the weather and natural disasters than by using technology? Whether you’re on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, or another mobile device, there are tons of tools and apps available to help you out.
You may already have a tool or app that you’re using for weather, but does it also alert you of natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc? If not then you may want to take a look at one of these 6 tools that are great for tracking all of the above.
This is a simple extension for Chrome that shows you a 15-day weather forecast, which includes: hurricane weather, world weather, and local weather forecasts.
AniWeather is a Firefox addon that animates the 5-day weather forecast right within your browser. Weather conditions are updated in real-time and you can also check out more in-depth reports along with weather alerts, with a single click. There are also iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad.
Whether you have Windows OS, Android, Windows Phone 7, an iPhone or iPad, this tool has you covered when it comes to tracking hurricanes. This is especially useful right now since so many people in the U.S. are being affected by Hurricane IRENE.
You will get the latest NHC real time data from our internet servers including real-time Satellite, Current position, Latest Real Track, Official NHC Prediction Path, Tropical Weather Outlook, Tropical Weather Discussion, Strike Probabilities, Public Advisories and Forecasts directly to Tracking The Eye to be viewed on a colorful map and saved to your computer. You can even setup alerts to your cell phone and email so when a new storm becomes active you will be the first to know.
1-Click Weather for Safari adds a button to your browser that, when clicked, takes you to a page where you can view the current temperature and weather conditions for your area.
Swackett is a “different kind of weather app.” It lets you know whether you need to wear a sweater, jacket, or coat when going outside. It’s the graphics and colorful UI that make it so fun and unique. While it was originally just a Mac app, there is also now a Web app available (which also looks great on the iPad). You can also view weather watches, warnings, and animated maps.
Stormpulse is an advanced tool that tracks hurricanes and other severe weather conditions with detailed maps. Unfortunately, all of the advanced features are only available with a paid subscription. With the subscription you also get access to the iPad app.
If you’re looking for a free alternative, you may prefer MyHurricane, which is specifically for hurricanes and offers alerts, a widget, and a web app (which is also optimized for mobile browsers). It’s an “advanced, full-screen hurricane tracking software platform built on open web standards such as HTML5 and CSS 3.”
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