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?

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[–] 18 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I've been using Weawow and I like it so far.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Overdrop is a really nice one with a great looking UI.

    Carrot Weather is also pretty good and has funny quotes it shows you if you like that kinda thing, but the dev is primarily an IOS developer so the Android app is pretty far behind feature wise if you compare the two versions.

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    [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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

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    Here's a fork of Geometric Weather that's still being maintained, which is what I use now: https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather

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    I worked outside for a few years and found this to be the most reliable app out there. It'd give me a fifteen minute warning for rain and was consistently spot on. I like the ui, but it's not as snazzy as some of the others.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I have to recommend Today Weather (not weather today, thats different). Excellent minimalistic UI, radar forecast, percipatation charts, widgets, all works excellent.

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    I use Geometric Weather from fdroid, it's very polished. It's entirely FOSS, so nothing's spying on you.

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    [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    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.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Not an app, but I've become quite a fan of MerrySky recently on both mobile and desktop.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I'm surprised no one here has said Shadow Weather. It's meant to be a replacement for Dark Skies on Android.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Downloading weather apps like I was downloading Lemmy apps the other day..

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I liked Appy Weather for a while. Nice clean design, and had access to the Dark Sky API and now the Apple Weather API after Dark Sky was shut down.

    The precipitation notifications became nonsense for me though. We were on week 2 of a drought recently and I would get notifications saying things like "heavy rain continues for 8 hours" with no precipitation in sight. Not sure if that was the app's fault (developer hasn't updated in a while) or the API's, but yeah. Inaccurate notifications.

    I am on a Pixel Fold now, so I'm currently using the redesigned Google Weather app. I really like the redesign. I just noticed that I had notifications disabled due to previously using that other app though, so I'm curious to see if it has live precipitation notifications now that they have the ML-Powered Dark Sky-like Nowcast thing.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago (14 children)

    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/

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    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 outside us?

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    [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm fairly satisfied with AccuWeather. Not as good as Dark Skies was but close!

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    [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I like Today Weather (paid app IIRC). Has customixable widgets

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    flowx

    I love checking the future forecast via different weather models. Very nice and fun. Been using this for a few years now.

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