![]() The radar could be better, but even there the app does a reasonable job. In all, Hello Weather is our favorite free weather app, and an excellent option if you’re looking for a Dark Sky replacement, in terms of design and immediacy. But should you choose to upgrade, you gain access to the app’s serviceable radar, more data sources, and theme controls. ![]() You also get the full set of widgets, which look great on your Home Screen – especially the largest one. The net result of the layout’s bright colors and bold icons is great clarity, whether you’re perusing the hourly forecast or checking out what’s likely to happen later in the week.įor free, the app generously omits ads, merely adding an unobtrusive upgrade banner to the main screen. Instead of aping Dark Sky’s aloof stylish minimalism, Hello Weather puts a friendly face on forecasting. This app’s icon – a grinning sun – sets the scene. Weather apps for iPhone that prize design clarity Hello Weather (free or $12.99/£10.99 per year) The interface is confusing and messy though. Windy (free or $18.99/£18.49 per year): Excellent animated maps, with varied optional layers. But we appreciate Apple letting you access granular detail – with a tap, each panel switches to an info-packed full-screen view. Ideally, we’d like to see the means to adjust the positioning of the app’s various panels, to put those we most care about higher up. The main scrolling view is somewhat reminiscent of Dark Sky’s, and may be enough to convince fans of that app to switch. And in iOS 16, the app got a major redesign as well. You can quickly browse the world and see where it’s raining – or swap out rainfall predictions for temperature and air quality.Īpple’s app integrates Dark Sky’s hyperlocal rainfall warnings too, intended to alert you if you’ll get drenched on venturing outside. Apple integrated this directly into its weather app. Weather apps for iPhone with great animated maps Apple Weather (free)ĭark Sky captured people’s imaginations through its animation, with rainfall representation billowing across a world map like luminous clouds. ![]() Our picks are therefore split into two categories – one that delves into apps with arresting visual radars, and ones that provide no-nonsense interfaces that give you the information you need, without you having to hunt for it. This assumes that one places a higher priority on accuracy than design.Now it’s gone, and so we’re here to find out what you can put on your iPhone to replace it – or to get the best aspects of Dark Sky’s clarity and immediacy, even if you never used the app. Obviously, a weather forecast is just that, a forecast, a probability dependent on the model used-garbage in/garbage out.įor those who desire the most accurate prediction the questions is, “what weather source is the most accurate overtime for my location?” Based on the answer the next question is ”which weather apps use that source?” Once that is determined, one can then select the weather app using that source and the user’s preferred app design and features. I found it interesting to see the contrast in rain predictions, and to a lesser extent temperature ranges, from different weather sources for the exact same location. I should have been clearer, however.Ĭarrot weather does not have the option of selecting The Weather Company for its data. You are absolutely right, which is why I noted the source of the weather data in my screenshots. ![]() It’s not a comparison between Carrot and Apple Weather is it – it’s a comparison between Dark Sky and The Weather Company? ![]()
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