How It Works

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