Ever since I started using smart phones, I have been jumping between different weather apps and have not been very satisfied with most of them. I found the apps from the big weather providers like Accuweather and Weather Channel to be bloated and distracting with advertisements and irrelevant news. The app I was closest to being satisfied with was the free version of Dark Sky, but I didn’t get to enjoy it for very long since I discovered it not long before Apple acquired it. What are some of the best weather apps on Android right now?
Windy has been great, it gives a really nice overview of data, and lets you pick from 5 different sources, as well as compare each source to local weather stations to figure out which had the closest predictions in the past.
Wx is great, but it is really complex for someone who didnt attend classes in meteorology. Sure it is usable, but a lot of its functions are not geared for the average user IMO.
I pay the $20 a year for full access to the other like 4 models, mostly because I want the programmer to be able to eat so they can keep putting the app out.
I thought I’d heard that Weather Timeline was coming which is what I use, but it still appears to be hidden for new users. My next recommendation would be Today Weather which I’ve heard good things about from others.
It only works for Germany I believe, but the best app (both for the actual forecasts and the nice widget) is the Deutsche Wetterdienst app - though thanks to legal shenanigans you have to pay a euro for it.
International: Weather&Radar - best overall
UK: Wearher Forcast UK or MetOffice app (same source but different UI)
GER: Deutscher Wetterdienst und Regen Vorschau (very accurate but only GER)
I have to recommend Today Weather (not weather today, thats different).
Excellent minimalistic UI, radar forecast, percipatation charts, widgets, all works excellent.
Shadow Weather on Android is pretty good, a lot of people switched to it after dark sky went down. It does forecast aggregation from multiple sources like dark sky used to.
Is there something else I have to do besides downloading the APK and installing it? When I try to install it it says I cannot install it on this device.
Edit: nevermind I ended up finding it on the play store
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Windy has been great, it gives a really nice overview of data, and lets you pick from 5 different sources, as well as compare each source to local weather stations to figure out which had the closest predictions in the past.
I’m a fan of the very light, widget-only AF Weather. All it does is a chart showing temp & precipitation for the next 24hrs. I like it more than “hourly” forecasts in other apps, but it is pretty niche.
https://github.com/Gitsaibot/AF-Weather-Widget
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.gitsaibot.af/
wX
just downloaded. I think this is going to get to be my new weather app – but that UI is going to take some getting used to.
Thanks for the suggestion!
This one, I presume?
wX (Weather app geared towards storm chasers, meteorologists and weather enthusiasts)
https://f-droid.org/packages/joshuatee.wx/
Wx is great, but it is really complex for someone who didnt attend classes in meteorology. Sure it is usable, but a lot of its functions are not geared for the average user IMO.
I am putting my vote on QuickWeather since its so simple and not loaded with junk.
flowx
I love checking the future forecast via different weather models. Very nice and fun. Been using this for a few years now.
I pay the $20 a year for full access to the other like 4 models, mostly because I want the programmer to be able to eat so they can keep putting the app out.
Personally the BBC Weather app has always been my favourite although the default Samsung one has gotten really good, too.
I use prognoza - it’s open source and has MD3 widgets
https://github.com/davidtakac/prognoza
I started using it after the weather apps I use were just so fucking bloated I gave up and looked for another solution
I had never heard of this one before. Very clean thanks!
I thought I’d heard that Weather Timeline was coming which is what I use, but it still appears to be hidden for new users. My next recommendation would be Today Weather which I’ve heard good things about from others.
It only works for Germany I believe, but the best app (both for the actual forecasts and the nice widget) is the Deutsche Wetterdienst app - though thanks to legal shenanigans you have to pay a euro for it.
eWeather HDF
International: Weather&Radar - best overall UK: Wearher Forcast UK or MetOffice app (same source but different UI) GER: Deutscher Wetterdienst und Regen Vorschau (very accurate but only GER)
I have to recommend Today Weather (not weather today, thats different). Excellent minimalistic UI, radar forecast, percipatation charts, widgets, all works excellent.
https://github.com/woheller69/weather
You’ll need an api key from openWeather
I’m fairly satisfied with AccuWeather. Not as good as Dark Skies was but close!
Shadow Weather on Android is pretty good, a lot of people switched to it after dark sky went down. It does forecast aggregation from multiple sources like dark sky used to.
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Is there something else I have to do besides downloading the APK and installing it? When I try to install it it says I cannot install it on this device.
Edit: nevermind I ended up finding it on the play store
Never heard of it, checking it out now!