Spotter Tools Pro
Professional-grade storm spotting for Android. Real-time NEXRAD Level 2 radar, smart push alerts, GPS beacon, and the full NWS / SPC suite — built for certified storm spotters.
Capabilities
Everything a Spotter Needs
Built from the ground up for Spotter Network members and certified storm spotters. No ads, no tracking, no accounts — just tools.
Single-Site NEXRAD Radar
Real-time NEXRAD Level 2 decoded right on your phone — Reflectivity, Velocity, and Correlation Coefficient products at full resolution, per radar site.
Learn moreComposite & Animated Radar
CONUS composite mosaic plus a full transport bar — play, pause, scrub, change loop speed and frame count.
Learn moreCustomizable Color Tables
Sixteen built-in palettes plus import your own GR2Analyst-style .pal files for BR, BV, and CC.
Learn moreSmart Push Alerts
Background watcher fires NWS warning notifications even when the app is closed — with watch zones, outbreak mode, custom sounds, and full-screen tornado-emergency takeover.
Learn moreGPS Beacon to Spotter Network
Foreground and background beacon transmission so the NWS and fellow spotters see exactly where you are. Auto-restarts on device boot.
Learn moreNWS, SPC & Convective Outlooks
Warnings, watches, mesoscale discussions, and Day 1 / Day 2 categorical, tornado, wind, and hail outlooks — all overlaid on the map.
Learn moreMETARs & Storm Cell Picker
Live airport observations on the map, plus tap any storm cell to see its radar attributes and identifier.
Learn moreSevere Weather Reporting
Submit tornado, hail, wind, flood, funnel, wall-cloud, and damage reports directly to Spotter Network — with optional photos.
Learn moreIn the field
See It in Action
A few highlights from the app — explore the deep-dive pages for the full tour.
Composite radar mosaic — at-a-glance precipitation context
Single-site Level 2 reflectivity decoded in-app
Single-site Level 2 velocity for rotation analysis
Granular per-layer toggles with live status subtitles
SPC convective outlooks and mesoscale discussions
Browse every active NWS alert with type and severity filters
Built for Spotters, by a Spotter
Spotter Tools Pro is designed for certified SKYWARN storm spotters and Spotter Network members who need reliable, focused tools in the field. No bloated features, no ads, no data harvesting — just the essentials to keep you safe and connected to the National Weather Service during severe weather events.
Your position data goes directly to Spotter Network. Weather data comes directly from the NWS and Storm Prediction Center. We have no servers, no accounts, and no middlemen.