Atmos Weather takes privacy very seriously and only uses data that is necessary to provide you with convenient, accurate weather information. The following is a list of all of the services used to power Atmos Weather and what information they receive:
National Weather Service API
Domain(s): api.weather.gov
Information: GPS Location (when app is open and in background), Saved Locations (when app is open and in background), IP Address (when app is open and in background)
Why: The National Weather Service provides the forecast information displayed in the app and provides weather alerts in the background.
Open-Meteo
Domain(s): air-quality-api.open-meteo.com
Information: GPS Location (when app is open), Saved Locations (when app is open), IP Address (when app is open)
Why: Open-Meteo provides the AQI information displayed on location pages.
Information: Location Searches (when app is open), IP Address (when app is open)
Why: OpenStreetMap's Nominatim API powers the location search feature and OpenStreetMap's tile servers provide the map tiles used for the radar and alerts.
RainViewer
Domain(s): tilecache.rainviewer.com
Information: IP Address (when app is open)
Why: RainViewer provides the radar imagery displayed on the radar page.
NOAA Map Services
Domain(s): mapservices.weather.noaa.gov
Information: IP Address (when app is open)
Why: NOAA provides the SPC outlooks that are displayed on the radar page.
Github Releases
Domain(s): github.com
Information: IP Address (when app is open)
Why: Used on the desktop version to automatically download and update to the latest version of Atmos Weather.
Atmos Weather Github Site
Domain(s): atticuscornett.github.io
Information: IP Address (when app is open)
Why: The Atmos Weather site is used to check for updates and also hosts county polygon shapes that are displayed on maps.
Some settings/features are not functional on the web version, including weather alerts.
Device Location
Settings related to use of your GPS location.
Personalization
Notifications
Radar
Radar powered by RainViewer API.
Location Alerts
Choose the level of alerts for different locations.
Alert Types
Choose the level of alerts for different types of events. Overridden if location priority is lower. Alert if moving alerts you if the app detects you are in a vehicle. If location permission is not allowed, will always alert.