Android
Free on Google Play — phones, tablets and Chromebooks.
NOAA Weather Radio · Radar · Alerts · Lightning · Power outages
Free on Google Play
Weather Radio Machine
Live NOAA Weather Radio on a weather map. Tap a pin, hear the forecast.
Listen to live NOAA Weather Radio streams from 140 stations across the U.S., with radar, lightning strikes, National Weather Service warnings and county power outages on the same map. No account, no sign-up, no tracking — open it and listen.
Free on Google Play and in the browser. Keeps playing in the background with the screen off.
The forecast, straight from the source.
NOAA Weather Radio is the National Weather Service's own voice. Weather Radio Machine puts every station on a map you can actually read.
Listen
Hear it live
- 140 NOAA Weather Radio stations, searchable by city, state or callsign
- Station list grouped by state with real state flags
- One-tap play from the map, the list or the Now Playing screen
- Background audio with a notification pause control
See
The whole picture
- Live precipitation radar and lightning strikes
- NWS warnings, watches and advisories, colour-coded on the map
- County-level power outages
- Alert detail: severity, urgency, certainty and what to do
How it works
Three taps from open to listening.
- 1
Open the map
Radar, lightning, alerts and outages load right away. Switch any of them on or off from the Layers button.
- 2
Pick a station
Tap a pin near you, or open Stations to browse by state or search a city or callsign.
- 3
Press play
The broadcast streams live. Lock your phone or switch apps — it keeps playing.
Where you can use it
Google Play and the web app are both live, with the same interface.
Web
Works in any modern browser on desktop and mobile — no install. Open it.
App preview
Real screenshots of the Liquid Glass interface.
What you get
Live NOAA streams
Continuous forecasts, watches and warnings from 140 Weather Radio stations. The station list updates itself.
Interactive station map
Tap a pin for the station's city, callsign and frequency, then listen. Pins cluster as you zoom out.
Radar & lightning
Precipitation intensity and live lightning strikes, with a legend you can read at a glance.
Severe weather alerts
Warnings, watches and advisories from the National Weather Service, with severity, urgency, certainty and instructions.
Power outages
County-level customers-without-power shading, so you can see where the storm has hit.
Background listening
Lock the screen or switch apps; the broadcast keeps playing and the notification has a pause button.
Search & browse
Find a station by city, state or callsign, or browse the list grouped by state.
Phones, tablets, Chromebooks
Adapts from a phone to a wide screen with a sidebar and side panel.
Privacy first
No account and no analytics. Your location is never sent to us. Free, with a small ad banner on Android.
Sources: NOAA Weather Radio and alerts come from the National Weather Service (weather.gov/nwr, weather.gov, alerts.weather.gov). Radar and lightning: Lightning Maps. Outages: poweroutage.us. Weather Radio Machine is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA, the National Weather Service or any government agency.
Important: Weather Radio Machine streams public NOAA broadcasts over the internet. It is not a substitute for a dedicated NOAA weather radio receiver or official alerts for protecting life and property.
Try it now
Get it on Google Play or open the web app.