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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Posted 5 months ago September 23, 2025
NEW: Severe Weather Alerts

Receive alerts from OpenSnow when severe weather is likely or occurring at your current location.
Alert Categories
- Nearby Lightning
- Forecast Lightning
- Nearby Hail
- Forecast Hail
- Forecast Tornado
- Nearby Precipitation
These alerts come directly from Super-Res Radar + StormNet, our new severe weather forecast system.
Currently only available in the OpenSnow iOS app. Android will be available in the future.
Getting Started
- Open the iOS app.
- Tap the "My Location" tab.
- Turn "Alerts On" in the upper right.
- Set your OpenSnow device location to "Always".
- Set your OpenSnow push notifications to "Allow".

OpenSnow is not just for winter travel planning.
We have the essential features for every season, all in one app.
- 15-Day Forecasts
- Local "Daily Snow" Experts
- Custom Snow Alerts
- 3D & Offline Maps
- Forecast Range
- AI Overviews
- Super-Res Radar + StormNet
- Severe Weather Alerts
View → Severe Weather Alerts
Questions? Send an email to [email protected] and we'll respond within 24 hours. You can also visit our Support Center to view more frequently asked questions and feature guides.
Sam Collentine
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