Weather is an integral part of the day. It can affect what
you wear, what you do and how you get to work in the morning. Forecasts, then,
need to be accurate and easy-to-understand — if only to avoid having a Big Gulp
thrown at your face. With the amount of data available, there's a lot of
potential for beautiful and user-friendly apps.
We rounded up our top weather apps that combine accurate
statistics with clean user interfaces. Take a look at the gallery up top. Any
good ones we missed? Let us know your favorites in the comments section.
Weatherbug
Weatherbug,
available for free on Android
and iOS devices, is a
comprehensive app with easy-to-use slide-side navigation. The app includes
real-time updates and an interactive map for detecting location. It also has
photos and live cameras from specific locations.
AccuWeather
The AccuWeather
app is available for iPhone,
iPad and most Android
phones and tablets. It has easy-to-read displays, including side-by-side
vertical displays of Now, Hourly and Daily conditions. Customize the app for
information on specific health concerns and other personalized data. AccuWeather
also stores multiple customized locations, with links to videos, news stories
and satellite radar.
Yahoo! Weather
Yahoo!'s weather
app, available on Android and iOS devices, is ideal for those who want
something that's easy on the eyes. The app aggregates photos straight from
Yahoo's Project Weather on Flickr, then matches current weather conditions with
appropriate art. Aside from user-generated photos, it also features simple
icons and design, such as its "Sun & Moon" feature that shows
rise and set times.
Solar
Solar is a minimalist
iOS app for those who value an aesthetically pleasing interface. The app shows
simple data against colorscapes that correspond to the sky and temperature
conditions. Slide down for an extended forecast, or slide up to see the
colorscape and data change by the hour. Keep track of multiple locations as
well.
Living Earth
Living Earth is
a stunning app with impressive graphics. It's available for iPhone and iPad
(though best viewed on the latter); it features a live 3D simulation of the
world that you can interactively spin, pinch-and-zoom and keep stable. Tap for
stats and numbers, or tap again to see the visual of the globe.
Switch between various views of the world, including Current
Cloud, Temperature, Humidity and Wind conditions. Set the globe view to
Forecasts to see predicted conditions on a world-scale and see which parts of
the planet are currently illuminated by the sun.
Weathertron
Weathertron is an
iOS app that visualizes a minute-to-minute forecast with interactive graphics.
Swipe across the timeline to see temperatures and precipitation for different
times of the day. View the week's forecast with a graph that visually compares
temperatures of different days.
Forecast.io
Similar to Dark Sky, Forecast.io
features a fluid radar and an up-to-the-minute forecast. It's also a web-based
app: view the radar by global, regional or local windows. Forecast.io also has
many useful graphs to illustrate the forecast, allowing for visual comparisons
of precipitation and temperature between days. Immediately see which day of the
week will be the hottest and when it's supposed to rain, too.
Today
Today has a combination of
features for a full weather app experience. The overview panel has basic data
from your list of saved cities, the week's forecast displays temperature and
conditions in a colored graphic (based on NOAA temperature gradients.)
Weather 2x
Weather 2x, available for iPad,
iPhone and iPod Touch, features a full-screen retina display on all devices.
The app has a smooth user interface: swipe right for your saved cities, and
left for an hourly forecast. Pinch the center of the screen for a weekly
forecast or tap to switch between stats.
Dark Sky
Dark Sky, available for iPhone and iPad,
features a fluid radar that won't glitch. The app also features
up-to-the-minute forecasts -- perfect for those who need, like, now.
Weather Live
Weather Live, available for
iOS and Android devices, animates current conditions in the background with real-time
stats in the foreground. The app includes current temperatures as the home
screen's icon. Customize the view and specific stats as you please. Weather
Live also features radar maps -- cloud, satellite and rain.
Clear Day
Clear Day is available for iPad and
iPhone. The app features weather videos and 3D weather maps; an additional
iPhone app, Clear Day Pal, features an alien that gives you detailed weather
reports. The former aims to sooth with fullscreen visuals, and displays weather
conditions for multiple locations at one time. Clear Day is also available for
Mac, and includes quick access to forecasts via a menu in the toolbar.
Swackett
Swackett, available for Mac, iPhone,
iPad, Android and the web, features simple stats: current temperatures and
"feels-like" temperatures, plus cartoons of what you should wear
outside in current conditions. Swackett V2 also has multiple editions,
including UV index and dog-walking editions. There are also fun themes like the
undergrad, 1950's and British Invasion editions.
Tilt
your phone sideways for a weekly forecast; or, access more features, like a
radar and suggested activities based on current conditions.
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Apex Weather is a new weather app from the developers of Apex Launcher, one of the best Android launchers. This weather app is above average. You get your basic stuff like the current, daily, and hourly forecasts. It also includes a weather map, severe weather alerts, and some of the better clock and weather widgets we've seen in a while. It even shows less common stuff like sunrise and sunset times, air pressure, UV index, and more. You can get weather forecasts in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia along with a rather bland news blog if you want one. The ads can be a tad annoying, but otherwise this weather app checks all of the boxes. You can also remove the ads with a single $5.99 payment.
ReplyDeleteApex Weather is a new weather app from the developers of Apex Launcher, one of the best Android launchers. This weather app is above average. You get your basic stuff like the current, daily, and hourly forecasts. It also includes a weather map, severe weather alerts, and some of the better clock and weather widgets we've seen in a while. It even shows less common stuff like sunrise and sunset times, air pressure, UV index, and more. You can get weather forecasts in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia along with a rather bland news blog if you want one. The ads can be a tad annoying, but otherwise this weather app checks all of the boxes. You can also remove the ads with a single $5.99 payment.
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