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Ambient Weather Network: Professional Review of Hyperlocal Weather Monitoring

by Ambient,LLC

4.5
IOSWeather
Ambient Weather Network delivers neighborhood-level weather data through 300,000+ connected stations. The ad-free iOS app provides real-time conditions, interactive maps, and weather camera feeds for precise local forecasting.

Detailed Review

Ambient Weather Network establishes itself as a premier hyperlocal weather application, leveraging a network of over 300,000 professional and personal weather stations to deliver precise neighborhood-level forecasts. The platform distinguishes itself through its crowdsourced data approach, providing granular meteorological information that traditional weather services often lack, particularly for microclimates and specific geographic areas. The application's core functionality centers on multi-layered interactive maps displaying real-time data from weather stations, environmental sensors, and user-contributed weather cameras. Users can access detailed metrics including temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall measurements, and air quality indices. The interface allows for drilling down into specific station data, comparing readings across multiple locations, and viewing historical trends for comprehensive weather analysis. Integration with Ambient's hardware ecosystem enables seamless monitoring for weather station owners. User experience demonstrates thoughtful design with intuitive navigation between map views, station details, and personalized dashboards. The interface presents complex meteorological data through clean visualizations and organized information hierarchies. Real-world usage patterns show primary engagement for monitoring local conditions, planning outdoor activities, and verifying hyperlocal forecasts against broader meteorological services. The absence of advertisements contributes to an uninterrupted analytical experience. User feedback consistently praises the application's precision and reliability, with multiple five-star reviews highlighting specific use cases. User Nobody63839945884 (June 2024) noted appreciation for the comprehensive data while requesting enhanced historical rainfall tracking. Madmethod Emeritus (January 2025) reported minor interface issues with indoor air quality metrics not appearing in quick view lists. Multiple reviews, including from Mike33$$$ (October 2024) and MrJordan11 (October 2024), commend the seamless integration with Ambient hardware and stable connectivity. The application demonstrates notable strengths in data accuracy and hardware integration but faces limitations in historical data accessibility and occasional synchronization issues as noted by Space wizz (June 2024). Ideal for weather enthusiasts, homeowners with personal stations, and professionals requiring hyperlocal data, though casual users might find the data density overwhelming compared to simplified forecast applications.

Key Features

  • Hyperlocal weather mapping utilizing 300,000+ connected stations provides neighborhood-specific conditions unavailable through standard forecasting services
  • Interactive multi-layer maps display real-time weather stations, cameras, and environmental sensors for comprehensive spatial analysis
  • Hardware integration seamlessly connects with Ambient weather stations for personalized monitoring and data contribution
  • Ad-free interface ensures uninterrupted access to meteorological data without commercial interruptions
  • Real-time weather camera network offers visual confirmation of current conditions across multiple locations
  • Detailed meteorological metrics include temperature, humidity, wind, rainfall, and air quality measurements

Why Users Love It

Unmatched hyperlocal data accuracy
Seamless hardware integration

Perfect for: Weather enthusiasts and homeowners with personal monitoring stations

Screenshots

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Ranking History

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Current Rank

#50

5 from last week

Best Rank

#41

All-time high

Average Rank

#46

30-day average

User Reviews

Madmethod Emeritus
Jan 25, 2025

The Indoor AQIN and Indoor CO2 not showing on the Quick View list. Great app, but one thing noticed The Indoor AQIN and Indoor CO2 not showing on the Quick View list.

MrJordan11
Oct 25, 2024

For a home weather app, this is perfect. Allows me to see all my info very clearly from my 5000. Great connectivity, no issues. Perfect For a home weather app, this is perfect. Allows me to see all my info very clearly from my 5000. Great connectivity, no issues.

Mike33$$$
Oct 22, 2024

This ambient weather station WS-9202A is an excellent WeatherStation! The software and applications to monitor and manage it are excellent. Thank you! Excellent Weather Station Solution! This ambient weather station WS-9202A is an excellent WeatherStation! The software and applications to monitor and manage it are excellent. Thank you!

Nobody63839945884
Jun 30, 2024

I love the app and recommend it to everyone. The one thing that needs added is to be able to go through the history to see previous rains. Rain Gauge Going Away I love the app and recommend it to everyone. The one thing that needs added is to be able to go through the history to see previous rains.

Space wizz
Jun 29, 2024

I primarily use the app to look at my home station weather and it is very good and stable. My complaint is that when I launch it, the time of the data displayed is often displayed to be hours or days before even though I had previously launched the app minutes before. My preference would be to set the time and data to the current time. It seemed to be this way for a while but at least several months ago it reverted back. Very good weather app, 1 complaint I primarily use the app to look at my home station weather and it is very good and stable.My complaint is that when I launch it, the time of the data displayed is often displayed to be hours or days before even though I had previously launched the app minutes before. My preference would be to set the time and data to the current time. It seemed to be this way for a while but at least several months ago it reverted back.

App Details

Developer

Ambient,LLC

Platform

ios

Rating

4.5

Last Updated

11/22/2025