Tough testing, trusted ratings
GROUP TEST
BEST WEATHER APPS FOR iPHONE AND iPAD
Ensure your day’s never ruined by a downpour or sunburn with these great weather apps
REVIEWED BY CRAIG GRANNELL
ON TEST...
> Carrot Weather
> Dark Sky
> Hello Weather
> (Not Boring) Weather
> Weather by Tomorrow.io
> Weather Underground
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THERE’SA LINE of thinking that weather forecasts are redundant. Just look out of the window! But that only works for about ten minutes into the future. As everyone who’s marched out of the door wearing a T–shirt and subsequently been drenched will attest, longer–term forecasts are handy things.
These days, you needn’t rely on newspapers or the TV to help you plan: you can put a meteorologist in your pocket. Not literally, obviously — we’re referring to weather apps. Apple provides one in the form of the imaginatively named Weather, but search the App Store and you’ll find a range of third–party alternatives.
This round–up explores why you might look further afield. Our apps on test provide rich feature sets, customization and unique interfaces that might gel with you more than what you get in Apple’s app. Also, there’s nothing stopping you installing several. Use each app for a specific function, even if you stick with Apple’s for an at–a–glance indication of whether you need to head out with sunscreen, an umbrella, or some trusty snowshoes.