Your favorite weather app

[AZhappyjack]

Thanks for the explanation. I still don't get why the Minutely Forecast keeps saying Next Hour: No Data Available (both i the app and in the widget) while i have only one location set which uses GPS/My location. Do you know if this functionality is limited to the US only? I asked this before via an e-mail to BeWeather but never received a response.

The odd thing is that the radar in the app shows rain and when i look outside of course too. This is in the Netherlands. I now use a different Dutch widget for this which does actually show the minutely forecast and shows the amount of rain.

I am not sure about it being a "US only" thing. Since BeWeather2 uses Weather Underground, I don't think that it would be. You could test it to see it if it's just the weather station that you are connected to at the moment by checking from various locations around your vicinity.

 

[Jessica Lares]

They are using Forecast.io for the rain graph, looking at the sources listed in their API, that could be your problem.

 

[Spencerdl]

 

[pacorob]

They are using Forecast.io for the rain graph, looking at the sources listed in their API, that could be your problem.

I send an e-mail to Forecast.io too and mentioned a few weather source which are used for various Dutch apps and widgets. It would be great to have one app (BeWeather 2) for all my weather needs including minute by minute (rain) forecast.

The odd thing is also that i'm seeing now a radar which is showing a location somewhere in France (near Charlevile-Mezieres) for any location i select via GPS so e.g. Zwijndrecht, Dordrecht or Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht in the Netherlands. It does see local streets/locations but it seems that it doesn't pick up the correct GPS location in BeWeather. Other weather apps i use do not have this issue.

 

[max2]

What is the best Weather app ?

 

[Weaselboy]

I have been using Today Weather.

 

[pacorob]

I'm digging also BeWeather 2 (there is also a free version with ads and lacks Slide Over/Split) but don't use the customisation as far as text/icons are concerned. I do like that you can choose which features you want to show in the app or widget. I also mentioned this in the topic which C DM mentioned.

 

[max2]

Thanks everyone I wish you could try before you buy.

Anyway I think I decided on Dark Sky for now.

 

[Jessica Lares]

Thanks everyone I wish you could try before you buy.

Anyway I think I decided on Dark Sky for now.

Dark Sky is great. You didn't make a bad choice there.

So many weather apps out there, and the majority of them all use the same backends.

 

[C DM]

Thanks everyone I wish you could try before you buy.

Anyway I think I decided on Dark Sky for now.

Quite a few free ones and some paid ones have free versions that are slightly limited in some ways but are mostly the same.

 

[spitf1r3]

Carrot Weather or Weather Line

 

[pacorob]

Thanks everyone I wish you could try before you buy.

Anyway I think I decided on Dark Sky for now.

You can with e.g. BeWeather 2 free version as i mentioned. I have used the free version for quite some time before i decided to buy the 'real' paid version to support the developer and remove the ads and get a few more nice iOS9 features.

 

[mivara]

I'm shocked as to how much information the majority in this thread has in a weather app. I prefer minimalism and therefore Authentic Weather works just fine.

 

[Jessica Lares]

I'm shocked as to how much information the majority in this thread has in a weather app. I prefer minimalism and therefore Authentic Weather works just fine.

We like being armchair meteorologists.

 

[Spencerdl]

I've tried several weather apps and I like some more than others but BeWeather2 is by far my favorite due to the MANY different custom advantages it provides.

 

[Spencerdl]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3ec4o7b9ru7j2wr/strawberry.bwi?dl=0

 

[Jessica Lares]

I like Storm too. But it uses the same data, so of course, haha. Fresh Air and Dark Sky both use Forecast.io, and I don't know what MyWeather uses, but it's nicely done.

The big difference with BeWeather is that it shows a lot of useful data on just the one screen. You have the radar, the outlook for the next six hours, the next two days, the rain amount, and whatever you want in those slots at the top.

There's nothing wrong with AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, Yahoo Weather, and some of the others, but they push their branding and various services in your face when all you want to know is the weather for today and tomorrow.

 

[akosnitzky]

I see Be Weather 2 has a complication for the watch. Nice. I have been using Carrot. I am always open to competition. The app has a lot of features. Thank you.

 

[pacorob]

I see Be Weather 2 has a complication for the watch. Nice

Huh? I assume you mean application.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Huh? I assume you mean application.

Apple's name for an Watch face "widget" is "complication". Akosnitzky was correct in his terminology.

https://developer.apple.com/library...h2TransitionGuide/DesigningaComplication.html

 

[Badrottie]

Yahoo Weather is better for me.

 

[C DM]

Yahoo Weather is better for me.

It's nice, just too bad that there's no way to use its widget without having location services enabled and used each time for it.

 

[pacorob]

Apple's name for an Watch face "widget" is "complication". Akosnitzky was correct in his terminology.

https://developer.apple.com/library...h2TransitionGuide/DesigningaComplication.html

Sorry my bad. You learn something every day. I'm not an Apple Watch user myself.

 

[akosnitzky]

Sorry my bad. You learn something every day. I'm not an Apple Watch user myself.

Yes. The complications are the game changer for the watch.

 

[rocknblogger]

BeWeather2 is also my favorite weather app. I like the customization it has.

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