Much as we believe in it, simply walking outside and looking at the sky to determine what the day will be like is not the correct way to actually forecast the weather. Thanks to your Android smartphones with its internet connection, GPS capabilities and top-of-the-line Android apps though, checking out the weather just became all-the-more easier. Here are some of the best weather apps that will help you stay tuned to the weather so that you are always up-to-date with the weather.
1Weather
A simple app that has a slick and clean design, 1Weather is a great Android app which makes the process of getting information an easy and quick one. Elegantly designed and simple-to-navigate, 1Weather can provide you weather forecast information of two places simultaneously – of your current location as well as any other location of your choosing. The app also alerts you in case severe weather is on the horizon (literally).
What really makes this app special, though, is its separately downloadable widget app, which you can use to add weather widgets to your Android device’s Home screen.
Price: FREE
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AccuWeather
A great app for anyone looking for concise, yet detailed information on the weather, AccuWeather offers great features, such as severe weather notifications, 15-day forecasts, a new weather update every fifteen minutes, and the minutest information like wind speeds, dew points, humidity and UV Indexes. The app also provides local forecasts for upto 5 days that is packed with all relevant and important information.
Just like the iWeather, AccuWeather offers widgets that you can easily add to your Android Device’s Home Screen.
Price: FREE
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Yahoo Weather
Beautiful, elegant and rich in photos, Yahoo Weather gives you all possible information you would want to know about the weather. Not only can you see the condition of the weather locally (such as humidity, precipitation, and temperature) in real time, you can also plan your week with the help of the extended five and ten-day forecasts. Additionally, it features maps with interactive features which show satellite and satellite and radar data, along with info on things like snow and heat.
Price: FREE
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The Weather Channel
Yes, it is the namesake of the very famous channel, and is in fact just as great! If you want your weather data delivered to you in a neat package, The Weather Channel is just the app for you. Apart from information on meteorology, the app features both hourly as well as ten-day forecasts, information pertaining to weather from all over the world, and weather maps along with forecast videos and discussions on pertinent issues like tropical storms, hurricanes and climate change.
Price: FREE
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InstaWeather
A truly novel app, InstaWeather combines Instagram photos with location-and-weather data to provide you with an all-new way to share. Not only can you use InstaWeather for sharing photos of whatever it is that you’re doing in real-time, you can also add the time, place, temperature, and location to the photos in a stylish and clean overlay. InstaWeather has over seventy skins that you can use on your photos and share them on other social media platforms.
Price: FREE
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WeatherBug
A fantastic app for the weather-geek, WeatherBug packs in a ton of features that you can find very useful. Not only does the app offer accurate forecasts according to your exact location in real time (literally), it also gives critical weather alerts and updates (like lightning and thunderstorms) as Push notifications. It also allows access to extended forecasts and live weather cams.
Price: FREE
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Arcus Weather
A rare app that can actually provide you weather forecasts for the next few minutes (let alone days and hours), Arcus brings you much more than weather data. Arcus Weather presents data on forecast and weather in a comprehensive-yet-minimalist design, which makes reading things easier. It also lets you create widgets on your device’s home screen and add custom information on it.
Price: FREE
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RadarScope
If you are a true weather geek and are willing to pay extra for better services, RadarScope is just the app for you. While the app is a little pricey, it packs in some top-of-the-line features that sets it far apart from its competitors. Armed with NEXRAD Level 3 Radar Data and maps that update automatically every 10 minutes, RadarScope arguably has the most reliable and accurate weather and location data for Android users. Filled with radar data and maps fit for both professional and amateur meteorologists, as well as weather enthusiasts, RadarScope gives severe weather warnings (as soon as it is issued by the National Weather Service) and in-depth data about maps – just as you’re looking at them.
Price: $9.99
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Palmary Weather
Now available in the Android Market thanks to developers, Palmary Weather gives out very accurate forecasts and contains a comprehensive database of over eighty-thousand locations all over the world that pinpoints your position according to how you travel. The app has a large variety of charts, along with highly-flexible widgets that you can add to your home screen and the ability to display the temperature on your device’s status bar. In order to avail all of these features, though, you will have to subscribe to the Palmary Weather Premium service, which costs $1.98. In case you’re unsure, we suggest that you give the free version a test drive first.
Price: FREE
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