Point Forecast
NWS point forecasts with maps, tides, and weather hazards
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Description
Point Forecast is an Android client for U.S. National Weather Service point
forecasts. It is not affiliated with NOAA or NWS.
Features:
* Current conditions and multi-day NWS forecast
* Hourly tables (temperature, precipitation, wind, tides/water level,
air quality, visibility, pressure, UV, space weather)
* Watches, warnings, and advisories
* Map location picker (osmdroid — no Google Play Services) and city search
* Sun, moon, space weather, earthquakes, and severe weather summaries
* Home screen widget with bundled NWS forecast icons
Privacy:
* No accounts, advertisements, or analytics
* Location is used only when you choose GPS or the map
* Preferences and cache stay on the device
* HTTPS only to public weather and map services
Source license: MIT. See NOTICE for third-party data and library credits.
What’s new (1.1.10)
• About screen: GitHub and Buy Me a Coffee links with icons
• Drawer saved cities: edit/delete icons + long-press drag to reorder
• Settings Hamburger menu: long-press drag reorder (same as Hourly tabs)
• Fix Settings drag gesture dropping when crossing another row
Anti-features
Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.
- NonFreeNet
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Permissions
What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.
- Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
- Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
- Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
- Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
- Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
- Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
- Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
- forecastpoint.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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