10 Reliable Weather Apps for iOS and Android
Don't get caught without an umbrella again — these apps will let you know exactly what's coming your way.
Every smartphone comes equipped with a stock weather app, but its functionality is often a tad too basic. We've rounded up 10 third-party options for iOS and Android that will help you keep track of the weather better than ever.
AccuWeather Platinum
AccuWeather Platinum delivers useful weather forecasts that range from daily, long-term, and even minute-by-minute ones. The app has pleasant, easy-to-read graphics, animated radar for tracking the path of storms, and a video section. AccuWeather Platinum can deliver forecasts for multiple locations.
Aeris Pulse Weather
Aeris Pulse Weather has a nicely minimalistic design and the capability to deliver alerts for upcoming weather threats by utilizing the GPS location of your smartphone. Of course, the usual variety of weather forecast reports is also on board, as are customizable maps with various data layers.
Dark Sky
Recently released for Android, Dark Sky has been considered by many as the best weather app for Apple iOS for quite some time. The app features sleek animations and ultra accurate predictions down to the minute. Push notifications are also available to the users. Please note that Android users will have to pay $3 per year in order to take full advantage of the app's functionality.
Wild Weather
Wild Weather is easily one of the most beautiful weather apps around, as it delivers every forecast with hand-drawn illustrations. Accurate forecasts and support for multiple locations make Wild Weather an interesting alternative to the more established names in the app category.
eWeather HD
Users who like to be overwhelmed with weather information should give eWeather HD a hard look. The app delivers every bit of data one can possibly need, including info about the humidity, air pressure, and wind speed and direction. Easy to understand interface means that even non-meteorologists can make sense of all the info.
Weather Underground
Weather Underground is one of the most popular third-party weather apps for iOS and Android. The app is powered by a vast network of almost 200,000 personal weather stations, so it can deliver accurate current conditions, as well as precise forecasts. Interactive maps and air quality information are also on board. Ad-free functionality is available for the app via in-app purchases.
Yahoo Weather
Yahoo Weather is an excellent free app that matches the forecasts it delivers with gorgeous photos of the locations from Flickr. The app offers support for multiple cities and notifications for upcoming weather changes. Another solid free alternative to the stock iOS and Android apps.
Sunshine
An iOS-exclusive, Sunshine offers a highly interactive take on weather forecasting. The app gets to know its users by understanding their personal notions about hot and cold, and allows them to report the data to a community of people. All the data is then transformed into weather predictions. A highly rated option that's worth a try if you are tired of conventional weather apps.
Free, available for iOS
Weather Timeline
Weather Timeline is exclusively available for Android hardware. It has an elegant design and highly customizable and accurate weather predictions. Support for multiple cities, a vast selection of widgets, and Android Wear smartwatch support make the app a must-download for users of Google's mobile platform.
Free, available for Android
Stefan is the senior technology editor for Best Products, where he’s been covering the tech industry and testing the latest gadgets since 2015. He is an award-winning editor with more than a decade of experience reporting on and reviewing consumer tech products, especially smartphones, tablets, laptops, and audio gear like headphones, earbuds, speakers, and soundbars. Stefan was previously the U.S. editor for GSMArena.com. His writing can also be found in Popular Mechanics.
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