I’ve long been a fan of Weather Line. I like the way it visualises the weather trends, seems to fit my brain well.
Oh, and it pulls data from Dark Sky too, so you get their super-accurate rain forecast for the next hour at your location.
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Oh, and it pulls data from Dark Sky too, so you get their super-accurate rain forecast for the next hour at your location.
Shocking? I wish it were. I think people might be surprised by how many apps are tracking them.
Why would you use another weather app in the first place? The stock one is really good.
Apple’s stock Weather app is quite accurate.
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Apple’s stock Weather app uses the Weather Channel’s data.
Apple's app doesn't seem to be available for the iPad - so I use the Weather Channel app (which is where Apple gets it's forecast data anyway).
Guess I'll be deleting it. Sad because I loved the Minutecast feature with a graphical minute-by-minute representation of the precipitation over the next two hours.
I checked out Dark Sky based on the recommendations in this thread. I'll be giving it a try.
I checked out Dark Sky based on the recommendations in this thread. I'll be giving it a try.
I just uninstalled that b i t c h
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Dark sky is fabulous
Translation: Our app will show you exactly where the sun don't shine, which is where you can stick your complaints.
I personally like Storm, which is made by Weather Underground but puts the radar front and center.
http://www.forecastadvisor.com
For US members, here is a website where you can enter your ZIP code and it will tell you the historical accuracy of the various services. The Weather Channel always seems to score well here for my area, so I just stick with the default app that uses TWC for data.
Here is a sample of what you will see after entering your ZIP.
I like the Dark Sky/forecast.io apps, but the accuracy was always bad for me so I dumped them.
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For US members, here is a website where you can enter your ZIP code and it will tell you the historical accuracy of the various services. The Weather Channel always seems to score well here for my area, so I just stick with the default app that uses TWC for data.
Here is a sample of what you will see after entering your ZIP.
I like the Dark Sky/forecast.io apps, but the accuracy was always bad for me so I dumped them.
Well, rats. I liked their minute forecast feature. Surprisingly accurate and very handy. Anyone know another weather app with a similar feature. (i.e. "Rain Likely in 45 minutes." or "Rain ending in 5 minutes.")
I use the Weather Channel app. I also agree it isn't perfect. There are like 3-4 things I use, and I'd love to be able to put them all at the top. I need to scroll through stuff I don't care about, to get to the stuff I do care about. It's really no big deal to me though.
There is no such thing - the National Weather Service does NOT have an app.
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Except when weather occurs. Anything "out of the ordinary" causes it to crash and burn. We watch it during the winter to see how horrible the snow predictions are. Some meteorologists have communicated with the developers on ways it can be improved, but they aren't in it for the accuracy.
Fair point, still amazes me there's a stock Weather app for tvOS and not iPad.
It cracks me up sometimes thinking about all these trackers tracking a broke nation around the web. Do they wonder while they track us to the train every morning why it is that we pass by a Starbucks? Could it be because we need that latte money for the monthly train pass?
It's a good thing technology has kept up with the pace of tracker scripts added to every web page on the planet. Otherwise it would still take five minutes to load a page like w/ 300baud modems...
That said, Accuweather just took a hike to all the trash bins in my house of many gadgets.
It's a good thing technology has kept up with the pace of tracker scripts added to every web page on the planet. Otherwise it would still take five minutes to load a page like w/ 300baud modems...
That said, Accuweather just took a hike to all the trash bins in my house of many gadgets.
Yup. But it's not available for the iPad - hence my use of the Weather Channel app instead.