NickelBlock Forecasting

Yes, I have the weather app that came with my phone plus weather apps from the two local tv stations, but this is my go to in severe weather. Nick was at our local station before he started his website and then expanded to this app. I love that the app loads quickly and gives me almost instant access to what’s happening where I am and at home if I’m traveling. You can get “just the facts” or a detailed scientific explanation of what’s happening and what to expect. We lose our satellite service quite often due to just heavy rain, so it’s good to know that Nick and his team are just a click away on my phone.

Nickleblock Forecasting is hands-down the most reliable weather source for our area. Created by our longtime local weatherman, this app continues the same straightforward, science-based forecasting we've come to trust over the years. Even though he's moved on to a different role professionally, his commitment to keeping our region informed hasn't changed. What sets this app apart is its honesty and clarity. There's no hype, no fear-mongering, no sensationalism—just facts, patterns, and practical explanations about what's headed our way.

So far, I like this app. I saw it mentioned somewhere on social media and I have been looking for a weather app to receive severe weather alerts. You can set alerts for your current location, customized locations, or both. But what sets it apart from most of the popular weather apps is the ability to customize which specific alerts you want to receive, which is very rare in most weather apps. For example, I might want to receive tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings, but not flood warnings. With this app, you can do that. I have been comparing it to Wunderground along with the built-in Apple weather alerts, and so far I have been receiving Wunderground alerts first, followed by NickelBlock, followed by Apple weather. I’m not sure why NickelBlock’s alerts are 10-15 seconds behind Wunderground. Another difference (that I like) is that NickelBlock appears to only alert you if your defined locations are within the warning polygon. This is how it should be. In comparison, Wunderground and Apple Weather will alert you if there is a warning anywhere in your county which may or may not affect your specific location. The only thing I would like to see as an improvement is for the app to send severe weather alerts as a critical notification (or at least give the option to toggle that on/off).