Weather app screenshots with a zoomed-in detail
One part of the screen is enlarged and shown on its own. Enlarging one part of the interface makes a single feature readable at thumbnail size.
From the top 100 free Weather apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
Apps that do it
11% 11 of 100
Screenshots that do it
3% 17 of 555
The top ten
1 of 10 against 10 of the other 90
17 of the 555 Weather screenshots read (3%) do this, across 11 of the top 100 apps (11%). 1 of the top ten do it (10%), against 10 of the other 90 (11%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, Weather is 23rd for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (47% of apps) and least common in Weather (11%).
12 examples from the chart.
12 of the 17 Weather app screenshots with a zoomed-in detail, one from each app, the highest on the chart first.
“Hurricane Tracker”
“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
“Today's Weather Conditions”
“Accurate Predictions”
“Protect Loved Ones”
“Detailed Moon Calendar”
“Pinpoint forecasts, in real time”
“Your Radar, Everywhere”
“PredictWind.com”
“Will you see meteors tonight?”
“LIVE WEATHER RADAR”
“After Disaster Find Open Shelters & Services”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 16 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“Hurricane Tracker”
Stay Alert & Stay SafeNOAA Weather Radar Live Map · #2 · screenshot 2“Hourly & 10-Day Forecasts”
WeatherBug: Weather Forecast · #15 · screenshot 4“Today's Weather Conditions”
Weather Underground: Local Map · #23 · screenshot 3“Accurate Predictions”
Get Accurate Predictions at a Glance with Feature-Rich Widgets and Forecast!NOAA Live Weather Radar · #27 · screenshot 3“Protect Loved Ones”
From Severe WeatherEmergency: Severe Weather App · #40 · screenshot 2“Detailed Moon Calendar”
MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life · #45 · screenshot 3“Pinpoint forecasts, in real time”
Weather Live Radar - NOAA · #55 · screenshot 1“Your Radar, Everywhere”
“I check the radar every morning - incredibly convenient!”RainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 2“PredictWind.com”
THE WORLD LEADERPredictWind — Marine Forecasts · #63 · screenshot 1“Will you see meteors tonight?”
A real forecast for your exact spotMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 1“LIVE WEATHER RADAR”
Weather Navigation for Car! · #99 · screenshot 1“After Disaster Find Open Shelters & Services”
Emergency: Severe Weather App · #40 · screenshot 5“Dress smart for any sky”
Weather Live Radar - NOAA · #55 · screenshot 3“Complete Weather Picture”
RainViewer: Live Weather Radar · #58 · screenshot 6“Peak night, to the second”
Perseids, Geminids, Orionids & moreMeteor Shower: Alerts · #71 · screenshot 6“See the storm before it hits”
Weather Live Radar - NOAA · #55 · screenshot 4
Top ten Weather apps that do it.
- #2NOAA Weather Radar Live Map1 of its 6 screenshots
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 47% 47 of 99 | 17% 94 of 564 | 4 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 46% 46 of 100 | 13% 76 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 32% 32 of 100 | 9% 54 of 574 | 2 of 10 |
| Finance | 29% 29 of 100 | 6% 34 of 581 | 1 of 10 |
| Reference | 26% 26 of 100 | 7% 41 of 566 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 23% 23 of 100 | 6% 32 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Utilities | 23% 23 of 100 | 7% 37 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 26 of 554 | 1 of 10 |
| Medical | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 30 of 548 | 1 of 10 |
| Music | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 30 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Shopping | 22% 22 of 100 | 5% 26 of 562 | 3 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 20% 20 of 100 | 4% 23 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 19% 19 of 100 | 5% 26 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 18% 18 of 100 | 5% 28 of 561 | 2 of 10 |
| Productivity | 17% 17 of 99 | 4% 20 of 551 | 0 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 17% 17 of 100 | 4% 21 of 540 | 2 of 10 |
| Sports | 17% 17 of 100 | 5% 28 of 558 | 2 of 10 |
| Navigation | 15% 15 of 99 | 5% 27 of 566 | 3 of 10 |
| Education | 15% 15 of 100 | 3% 17 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
| News | 13% 13 of 98 | 3% 16 of 517 | 1 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 13% 13 of 100 | 4% 20 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Games | 13% 13 of 100 | 2% 14 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 11% 11 of 100 | 3% 17 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- A word in a different colour47% of these screenshots, against 14% of all Weather screenshots
- Arrows or callouts41% of these screenshots, against 12% of all Weather screenshots
- Has a headline94% of these screenshots, against 65% of all Weather screenshots
- States a benefit47% of these screenshots, against 19% of all Weather screenshots
- Phone drawn100% of these screenshots, against 74% of all Weather screenshots
- Words at the top82% of these screenshots, against 59% of all Weather screenshots
More in layout
- Screen fills the picture100%
- Phone drawn92%
- Whole phone shown89%
- A photograph86%
- Words at the top62%
- Illustration or mascot52%
- App icon shown48%
- Headline readable at thumbnail size48%
- No phone, bare screen47%
- Arrows or callouts35%
- Phone cut off at the foot32%
- Headline too small to read31%
- Words aligned left24%
- A person in the picture19%
- Two or more screens13%
- Words at the bottom13%
- Phone at an angle11%
- Screen is small11%
- Watch, iPad or Mac beside it8%
- A hand holds the phone7%
- Phone cut off at the head7%
- Words over the screen6%
- No app screen at all4%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a zoomed-in detail?
11 of the top 100 Weather apps (11%) have at least one, and 17 of their 555 screenshots (3%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which Weather apps have App Store screenshots with a zoomed-in detail?
In the top ten: NOAA Weather Radar Live Map (#2). Further down the chart: WeatherBug: Weather Forecast (#15), Weather Underground: Local Map (#23), NOAA Live Weather Radar (#27), Emergency: Severe Weather App (#40) and MoonX: Moon Calendar for Life (#45), and 5 more.
Should my Weather app have App Store screenshots with a zoomed-in detail?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 1 of the top ten Weather apps do it (10%), against 10 of the other 90 (11%), so the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
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