You should all try my app, WeatherGraph. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weathergraph-visual-forecasts/id1440701492
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Miss Dark Sky? Here Are 5 Top Weather Apps for iPhone
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From what I understand, only the Premium Ultra gives the most actual info. The other subscription types lag a bit behind the original source.
In addition to the already mentioned Windy and Ventusky (both interesting for weather enthusiasts) I suggest Yr (by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute).
Granted, all these weather apps can't satisfy all users in every corner of the world. YMMV: better to try them and check which one suits your needs.
Granted, all these weather apps can't satisfy all users in every corner of the world. YMMV: better to try them and check which one suits your needs.
The NOAA app is not free.
Dark Sky was one of the most popular weather apps for iPhone, but after being bought by Apple, the app has officially shut down. With Dark Sky now no longer working, it has left many of its loyal users wondering what weather app they should now use.
Users loved Dark Sky thanks to its UI, rich and insightful weather information, and real-time alerts and notifications. Apple bought Dark Sky in 2020 and ported over many of its features into the stock weather app on iPhone. Below, we've listed five popular weather apps for iPhone, according to the App Store. All of the apps are free, but some of them have subscriptions to unlock additional in-app features.
1. Apple Weather
The Apple Weather app comes pre-installed on every iPhone. The app uses data from multiple sources and has seen a major facelift in the last year with richer weather information, thanks to Apple's purchase of Dark Sky. Apple Weather includes real-time alerts, notifications, and warnings for heavy rain, hurricanes, and more in select areas. Apple Weather is entirely free to use. [Direct Link]
2. CARROT Weather
CARROT Weather is one of the most popular weather apps on iPhone, thanks to its unique design and personality. Unlike most weather apps, CARROT Weather has a sense of personality with snarky and sometimes "overkill" comments and commentary about the weather. On top of its unique character, the app has insightful and rich weather information, with an in-app subscription unlocking additional features such as notifications, widgets, and more. [Direct Link]
3. AccuWeather
AccuWeather is one of the oldest weather apps on iPhone, built on the data provided by AccuWeather. AccuWeather has rich and advanced weather data, supported by satellite imagery and its trademarked "Superior Accuracy" approach to weather. AccuWeather is free on the App Store but does have an in-app subscription that unlocks additional features. [Direct Link]
4. Weather Channel
The #1 App Store weather app for iPhone, the Weather Channel is one of the most common and mainstream weather apps people use. With all the typical weather features, Weather Channel provides a free, ad-supported experience on iPhone, with a subscription to enable an ad-free experience, up to 15-minute forecasts, 72-hour future-looking radar predictions, and more. [Direct Link]
5. NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast
For users in the United States, an appealing app may be NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast. The app uses rich weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which helps the app provide timely and real-time information on storms, wildfires, hurricanes, drought, and more. The free app comes with a subscription that unlocks more detailed forecasts, an ad-free experience, customization features, and more. [Direct Link]
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I also wonder - what other job can you keep your job when you are wrong the majority of the time?
The Apple Weather app seems to have improved considerably - not sure exactly when, or how much has been from changes to the app itself, and how much to the data delivered?
It does seem to reliably get genuine Met Office alerts.
The local info. has sometimes managed to report the current rain shower will stop in 23 minutes (or some such prediction) with incredible accuracy. Indeed, as I typed thta, it was raining quite hard then faded to almost no rain. Apple Weather changed almost on the dot. Met Office still sums up the whole hour as Light Rain - not accurate at either end of the hour.
And the worst mistake was the other day when it said no rain all day - only to get quite heavy hail/rain around lunch-time. But the lack of rain in the forecast was shown identically by the Met Office.
I prefer the Apple Weather's use of numbers 0 to 11 for UV - with the names added - rather than Met Office's names-only.
But I do agree that all other weather apps/sources seem not as good as Met Office and, now, Apple Weather.
That’s what I have been using for a while. They added some useful features too.
I’m in the UK. I just look out the window if I want to see what the weather is doing. It’s much more accurate.
This is actually with premium ultra. I had it for a while but canceled this year because the Apple Weather app worked just as well and the watch complication updates more frequently.
Hm, that‘s a pity. I also canceled my subscription (had Premium), because too many things only were available in USA and GB. I also had discrepancies between Carrot with the Meteogroup source and the weather app of Meteogroup (WeatherPro).
My go-to app for years now has been WeatherMate. I moved to it when Intellicast shut down.
WeatherMate
It's by far the best layout and has radar imagery that's useful. Dark Sky's -- and now Apple's -- radar imagery simply sucks.
I did use Dark Sky side by side with WeatherMate. I liked the alerts Dark Sky had, but the latest app just isn't as functional, efficient, and informative as WeatherMate.
WeatherMate
It's by far the best layout and has radar imagery that's useful. Dark Sky's -- and now Apple's -- radar imagery simply sucks.
I did use Dark Sky side by side with WeatherMate. I liked the alerts Dark Sky had, but the latest app just isn't as functional, efficient, and informative as WeatherMate.
Simplest app left available and my preferred. It’s all about data AT A GLANCE. I want to be able to open a weather app and see humidity, rain chances, forecast, dew point, all those simple things FAST and without scrolling or clicking through interface options. Of the dozens of apps that I have trialed, only Hello Weather or Carrot even come close.
WeatherPro (source Meteogroup) is also good here in The Netherlands. But the app hasn’t been seriously updated for years. The maps are looking old now and have low resolution. That’s the reason I cancelled my subscription 2 years ago (I have been using this app for like 8 years).
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Yes, Foreca is a very nice app with good weather predictions. Alas for my region it was too pessimistic about its rain predictions. A bit pessimistic is OK (better than too optimistic), but Foreca predicted too often rain that never came.
I paid for DarkSky. I presume that Apple monetized this app to the tune of 30%. And then Apple took it away. If I buy another one of these, will Apple take it away? Do I get a refund?
It has won an Apple Design Award and App Store Award with that name. It's doing fine.
This right here. There's people upset by subscriptions for weather apps but getting that weather data isn't free (after a certain number of requests are reached in the case of WeatherKit).
