Free on Windows 10 and 11

StormCast for Windows.

Severe weather alerts right on your desktop, even when the window is closed. Plus radar, forecasts, hurricanes and river levels on the big screen.

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StormCast for Windows dashboard with a tornado warning, current conditions and a minute by minute rain forecast
BUILT FOR YOUR PC

Made to sit quietly until it matters.

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Alerts in your system tray

Close the window and StormCast keeps watching. When a warning covers one of your places, you get a Windows notification and a siren.

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Temperature at a glance

The tray icon shows the current temperature, and it flashes when an alert needs your attention.

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Starts with Windows

It opens quietly in the tray when you sign in, so you're covered after every restart. You can turn this off anytime.

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All your places

Home, work, family. Save them all and get alerts for each one. Sign in to share them with the StormCast Android app.

ON THE BIG SCREEN

Everything, with room to breathe.

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Severe weather alert details with what to do
Every alert, with when it ends and what to do
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Hour by hour forecast
Hour by hour forecast
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Hurricane tracker map
Hurricane tracker
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Aurora forecast for your location
Aurora and space weather
GET STARTED

Up and running in a minute.

  1. Open the Microsoft Store

    Click Get it from Microsoft on this page.

  2. Click Get

    It installs like any other Store app. Updates arrive on their own.

  3. Pick your home

    Search a town or use your location. No account needed.

Requires Windows 10 (version 1809 or newer) or Windows 11, 64 bit.

QUESTIONS

Questions people ask.

Is StormCast for Windows free?

Yes. It's free on the Microsoft Store, with no subscription.

Will I get alerts when the window is closed?

Yes. Closing the window keeps StormCast running in the system tray, so alerts still arrive as Windows notifications. To fully exit, right click the tray icon and choose Quit StormCast.

Do I need an account?

No. An account is optional. Signing in just backs up your saved places and shares them with the StormCast Android app.

How do I stop it starting with Windows?

Open Windows Settings, then Apps, then Startup, and switch StormCast off. You can also get there from the tray icon's menu.

I installed StormCast from this website before. What should I do?

Quit StormCast from the tray, uninstall it in Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps, and install it from the Microsoft Store. Sign in with the same account to bring your saved places across. Keeping both would give you every alert twice.

Should I rely on StormCast in an emergency?

Use it as an extra heads up, not your only one. Always follow your local emergency officials, and keep other ways to get warnings, like a weather radio and your phone's emergency alerts.

Be ready for the next one.

Free on Windows and Android. No account needed.

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