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?
I use weather apps every day. My job revolves around the weather. I currently live in NW Indiana and the weather here is notoriously fickle. I need good forecasts.
Over the years, AccuWeather has been the most accurate and user-friendly by MILES.
I’m surprised no one here has said Shadow Weather. It’s meant to be a replacement for Dark Skies on Android.
I’m actually developing a weather app for Android. Its still in its early phases and is lacking in features, but if you search for Weather Warbler on the play store, you will find it. It’s in beta and you can expect some bugs here and there, but trying to build a fun weather app.
Honestly, my go to has to be Weather Today. Great layout with support for Apple Weatherkit (dark sky api).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kokoschka.michael.weather
Meteogram is an amazingly customizable widget-type app that shows everything you could imagine on a timeline/chart. One of my all-time favorite and most used apps. It is updated regularly, and the amount of customization is insane. It is so nice to be able to just look at a chart and instantly know everything you need to know about the upcoming hour(s) and day(s).
I have been also been using an app called Forecaster which is pretty cool, that’s more of a conventional weather app.
My favorite radar app is MyRadar.
I’ve been using Weawow and I like it so far.
Another happy user of Weawow here!
second this. its a great app with loads of detail and you can select your data provider
Yes. Weawow is customizable and you can switch the weather provider. Also a good selection of widgets if you need them.
I have to recommend Today Weather (not weather today, thats different). Excellent minimalistic UI, radar forecast, percipatation charts, widgets, all works excellent.
Downloading weather apps like I was downloading Lemmy apps the other day…
If you’re not a fan of high information density, I recommend Overdrop. It presents the key information in a simple, clear way.
Also been testing Weather Today which seems to be another good one in the few weeks I’ve had it.
Windy, overall, but especially for VFR forecasts, one of the few that will give cloud ceiling and visibility, and detailed winds (both on the ground and aloft, steady and gusts).
DWD Warnwetter for rain and warnings.
Check this site for the most accurate weather provider in your area. Then choose an app that can use that as a source. https://www.forecastadvisor.com/
I was about to write that some local (country level) have the better forecast.
Living in Switzerland, I’m using mostly MeteoSwiss as it gives me good forecast.
Do you know any similar site that works well for outside us?
I like Today Weather (paid app IIRC). Has customixable widgets
I recommend Weawow.
Odd name. Great app and widget. Single, dedicated developer and very simple monetization hook (just a donation, if I recall correctly).
Multiple data sources supported, and very customizable.
That’s what I use and it’s the best weather app I’ve seen so far. The coolest thing is, when you’re choosing weather providers, it will show you the current forecast for each one, so you can compare them better.
And it has so many widgets that are easy to configure.
Another +1 for Weawow. The widgets and choice of weather provider put it over the top for me.
Weawow by far.
Shadow weather is what I’ve been using since dark sky shut down. It has multiple sources, including apple(dark sky). Seems to be pretty accurate since it pulls from several sources.
Seconding, the UI isn’t the prettiest but it has a lot of information, one of the best weather radar setups I’ve encountered, and fairly accurate predictions due to pulling data from multiple sources.
