A good weather app?

sk1wbw · Dec 24, 2012, 07:30 AM

So I'm still trying to find a good weather app for OS X. Is this that hard to do?

MonkeySee.... · Dec 24, 2012, 07:31 AM

Swackett is pretty cool.

http://www.swackett.com/v2/

Shrink · Dec 24, 2012, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sk1wbw

So I'm still trying to find a good weather app for OS X. Is this that hard to do?

A second vote for Swackett. Don't let the cutesy stuff put you off, there's a lot of information there. Also available for iPad and iPhone.

tildesley · Dec 24, 2012, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Swackett is pretty cool.

http://www.swackett.com/v2/

do you know the differences between the normal and X versions? it looks like a cost which i'm ok with but there must be a benefit surely? guessing the same applies for the iphone version too?

Jessica Lares · Dec 24, 2012, 07:41 AM

Living Earth HD.

MonkeySee.... · Dec 24, 2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by tildesley

do you know the differences between the normal and X versions? it looks like a cost which i'm ok with but there must be a benefit surely? guessing the same applies for the iphone version too?

Not sure about the difference with the iPhone version but the Mac version makes use of Full Screen instead of a window and a few gesture controls

sk1wbw · Dec 24, 2012, 08:25 AM

I have Swackett, but I'm looking for an app that shows the temp in bar. Any good ones?

mic j · Dec 24, 2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sk1wbw

I have Swackett, but I'm looking for an app that shows the temp in bar. Any good ones?

I've used Wx for years. It's has a temp display in the app bar as well as being a good all around accurate weather app.

NewishMacGuy · Dec 24, 2012, 11:43 AM

I've found MenuWeather to provide the best combination of UI, information, accuracy, feature set, price, and looks for Mac OS. Weather HD runs second, mostly because its pricier with less information / fewer features, but prettier.

For iOS I would love to use MenuWeather as well, but the UI is a bit awkward, the icon is terrible, and (more importantly) the developer hasn't added badge notification yet, which is just too useful to forego. So instead I use Fahrenheit or Weather Live.

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sk1wbw · Dec 25, 2012, 07:49 AM

I bought this one:

Weather Dock

Seems pretty nice, has great graphics and the dock icon updates based on the weather.

sk1wbw · Dec 28, 2012, 02:35 PM

Here's a screenshot of what it looks like. Really nice animated icons.

Screenshot with Weather Dock by ctt1wbw, on Flickr

Dec 24, 2012, 07:30 AM	#1
sk1wbw macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Carolina	A good weather app? So I'm still trying to find a good weather app for OS X. Is this that hard to do?
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MonkeySee.... macrumors 68040 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK	Swackett is pretty cool. http://www.swackett.com/v2/ __________________ iMac - iPhone - iPad - Apple TV - AirPort Extreme Phil Dunphy: Always keep the rhythm in your feet and a little party in your shoulders.
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NewishMacGuy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007	I've found MenuWeather to provide the best combination of UI, information, accuracy, feature set, price, and looks for Mac OS. Weather HD runs second, mostly because its pricier with less information / fewer features, but prettier. For iOS I would love to use MenuWeather as well, but the UI is a bit awkward, the icon is terrible, and (more importantly) the developer hasn't added badge notification yet, which is just too useful to forego. So instead I use Fahrenheit or Weather Live. --- __________________ 2009 C2D Alu iMac \| 2011 cMBP-15 \| 2011 cMBP-13 \| 2x iBookG4-12 \| iBookG4-14 \| 2x ATV 1G \| 2x iPhone 1G \| 2x iPhone 3GS \| 2x iPhone 4S \| 2x iPod 5.5G \| iPod Photo \| iPod Nano 1G \| iPod Nano 2G
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Dec 24, 2012, 08:25 AM	#7
sk1wbw Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Carolina	I have Swackett, but I'm looking for an app that shows the temp in bar. Any good ones?
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Dec 25, 2012, 07:49 AM	#10
sk1wbw Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Carolina	I bought this one: Weather Dock Seems pretty nice, has great graphics and the dock icon updates based on the weather.
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Dec 28, 2012, 02:35 PM	#11
sk1wbw Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Carolina	Here's a screenshot of what it looks like. Really nice animated icons. Screenshot with Weather Dock by ctt1wbw, on Flickr
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