Track Bomb Cyclone 2018 With The New Patch App

Bomb Cyclone 2018 is taking New York City by storm — literally. With the weather that's on the way, would you rather get updates in real time or wait for the evening news? Yeah, we don't like to wait either.

Get the latest local weather conditions sent straight to your iPhone or iPad homescreen by downloading the free Patch app for iOS. Thanks to nifty notifications, you'll be the first to know everything from snowfall totals to school closings. You'll also get to explore all kinds of extras offered exclusively for app users.

Ready to get apping? Here are five features of the new-and-improved Patch app you're going to want to take advantage of this week. Full disclosure: Getting your local news this fast is addicting so be prepared to use it all year long.

Click here to download the Patch app

#1 Get real-time weather and news alerts

In the middle of a snow storm, you want to have the latest news at your fingertips. In Patch's easy-to-use dashboard, you can customize your push notifications and newsletters, so you only get alerts when you need them, and from where you need them.

#2 Read the latest local news from multiple towns

Live in Chelsea but have a brother in North Carolina where flights have already been canceled? With the Patch App, you can sign up to get news from both spots and know what’s happening at the hyperlocal level in the all the places you care about most.

#3 See unread articles in a single spot

Forget about missing a beat. Ever. Each time you open the Patch app, we serve up everything you haven’t read yet on a silver platter so you can stay up to date on school closures, driving conditions and more. Actually, they are served up in a single feed that's fast (and fun) to swipe through, but same thing.

#4 Share stories on social media

You know as well as us that stories on the Patch quickly become the talk of the town. Kick off the convo yourself by easily sending stories from the Patch app straight to your friends via Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS text message. Trust us, they'll thank you for it.

#5 Invite your friends

The Patch app party is not exclusive so we wanted to make it easy to invite your friends to join the fun. You can email, text or invite friends on Facebook to download the Patch app with a single tap. Party on.

Ready to get apping already? Click here to download the Patch app