Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App 'Dark Sky'

[MaxEntropy]

Didn't Apple buy DarkSky primarily for their weather technology? Seeing as though they didn't use much else from the app, I thought at the very least we were getting the accuracy of DarkSky.

One would have thought so! Instead of devoting resources to forecast accuracy (as well implementing all the great data DarkSky.NET provided), they wasted resources on designing a horrid GUI. Let Apple know your thoughts on their app via https://www.apple.com/feedback/weather/

FWIW, I use the hourly weather point type forecasts at weather.gov. It gives nice concise but detailed *graphs* of temperature, dew point, humidity, heat index, rain % and amount, sky cover, lightning, wind velocity & direction, and more. More accurate for me (YMMV) than Apple's abortion and, important to me, very easy and quick to determine what the weather is forecast to be.
e.g. https://forecast.weather.gov/MapCli...-93.2668&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical
Edit the URL with your lat. and long. Bookmark that other locations in your browser.

 

[Marbles1]

Uk user here - Since dark Sky died I’ve tried so many weather apps but none of them have accuracy of dark Sky. It’s sad going backwards.

 

[MaxEntropy]

Uk user here - Since dark Sky died I’ve tried so many weather apps but none of them have accuracy of dark Sky. It’s sad going backwards.

Marbles, Consider giving Apple feedback on your thoughts on them killing DarkSky and their "weather" app. https://www.apple.com/feedback/weather/ If enough folks complain MAYBE they'll restore DarkSky.