How Around My Zone Works
Around My Zone brings useful real-time conditions and activity together for the location you choose.
Set your zone once, and the dashboard automatically checks trusted data sources for weather, safety alerts, environmental conditions, earthquakes, fire activity and more.
Set Your Zone
Use your device location or enter a ZIP code to choose the area you want to monitor.
We Check Trusted Sources
Around My Zone automatically checks government and scientific data sources for current conditions around your zone.
See What Matters Now
Your dashboard turns that data into simple status cards so you can quickly see what’s normal, changing or potentially important.
What We Monitor
Your zone is continuously checked across multiple categories, with each source refreshing on a schedule appropriate for that type of information.
⚠️ Weather Alerts
NWS watches, warnings and advisories
🌤️ Weather
Current conditions and temperature risk
🌬️ Air Quality & Smoke
Nearby air-quality observations
💧 Flood & Water
Flood alerts and nearby USGS water observations
🌎 Earthquakes
Recent earthquake activity near your zone
🔥 Fire & Smoke
NASA satellite thermal detections
☀️ Space Weather
Geomagnetic conditions from NOAA
🌅 Sun & Moon
Sunrise, sunset and lunar conditions
📍 Your Zone
Conditions automatically follow the location you select
Built on Trusted Data
Around My Zone connects to established government and scientific data sources rather than relying on crowdsourced reports or guesswork.
NWS · NOAA · USGS · EPA AirNow · NASA FIRMS
Data availability varies by location. Around My Zone clearly shows when a nearby observation or data source is unavailable.
🟢 ALL CLEAR — Conditions appear normal.
🟡 CONDITION CHANGE — Something nearby needs attention.
🟠 IMPORTANT — Significant conditions are affecting your zone.
🔴 SAFETY ALERT — An active warning or serious condition needs attention.
Your Zone. Your Conditions. Right Now.
Around My Zone is designed to stay useful throughout the day—whether you’re checking the weather, watching an approaching storm, monitoring local conditions or simply seeing what’s happening around you