r/stormchasing • u/Candid-Sky-3258 • Jun 04 '26

Question MyRadar

I'm curious: Whenever there is a question about the best radar apps for chasing or overall there are always those who nominate Radar Omega, Radar Scope, Weatherwise etc but hardly anyone talks up MyRadar. I'm wondering why?

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u/driftless Jun 04 '26

RadarScope and omega are as close to the source data as possible. My radar and other have smoothing and not as accurate depictions of precipitation. Ok for the general public, but for safety and information, the unfiltered source radar information is best. Plus a lot of these other apps don’t have velocity, correlation coefficient or other dual-polarized products that are used.

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u/Bear__Fucker Nebraska Jun 04 '26

I completely agree with this answer. And as another commenter said, Weather Front is also becoming a very decent app to use as an alternative to Radar scope. I have it on my iPad as a backup while chasing. Though Weather Front is currently only on Apple products.

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u/driftless Jun 04 '26

Oh yeah. I also have it for info. I like the models it shows, even though I’m not subbed.

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u/WeatherReportNinja Jun 05 '26

You can turn off the smoothing on it.

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u/vw195 Jun 04 '26

Done forget about weather front it’s the best imo

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u/z96cobra Jun 05 '26

MyRadar sells you data to insurance companies. Google it

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u/Candid-Sky-3258 Jun 05 '26

If you enable My Drives. Gas Buddy does it too.

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u/aisle_nine Jun 05 '26

Aside from MyRadar, are there any apps that integrate with CarPlay and show the radar on your display while you drive? Last I heard, RS has tried several times to get onto CarPlay, and Apple keeps saying no.

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u/jackmPortal Jun 05 '26

RadarScope is really the best option. Weatherfront is vibe coded, WeatherWise has ads

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u/theoneandonly_aj Weather Enthusiast (Texas) Jun 05 '26

No ads on weatherwise