Checking the weather ranks among the most mundane but essential tasks you can do on your smartphone. Thankfully, both the iOS App Store and Google Play are loaded with weather apps that add some much needed spice to this daily routine, giving you less of a reason to be caught unaware. If you're in the market for a go-to weather app, you've surely discovered by now that, while it only takes 3 seconds to find a weather app, it can take months of trying out various apps before you actually find a good one. Because of this, we set out to find the 7 best weather apps for both iPhone and Android. In doing so, we scoured numerous message boards and read through user reviews to find 20 apps that were recommended the most. After installing and testing these for a bit, it became clear that nearly half of them just weren't up to snuff. Of the remaining 11, seven apps in particular stood out for their unique functionality.

1Weather (Android & iOS) The first app in our list offers just about every piece of data you could ask for in a weather app., as it's called, features a tabbed interface that lets you swipe left or right to view current conditions, forecasts, temperature graphs, precipitation tables, an interactive weather map, and even sunrise/sunset times as well as moon phases. Dark Sky Quick Facts:. Weather Service Used: Forecast.io, Dark Sky. Weather Maps: Animated radar with temperature and precipitation overlays. Forecast Length: 7 days. Dew Point: Yes.

Heat Index: Yes ('Feels Like'). Wind Speed: Yes. Barometric Pressure: No. Visibility: No. Sunrise/Sunset Times: Yes. Moon Phases: No. Cisco aironet 802.11 a b g driver for mac.

Widgets: Current conditions, forecast, clock + weather, 10-minute forecasts. Interface: Swipe left or right between tabbed categories. Standout Feature: Ability to submit your own forecasts to help contribute to a more accurate reading.

Price to Remove Ads: N/A 3. Nimbus (Android) is unique in the fact that it utilizes Android's guidelines more than any other weather app we reviewed. This results in a clean and simple look, where scrolling vertically yields forecast overview cards, that, when tapped, offer an interactive slider to view hourly weather information.

While Nimbus is not quite as robust as an app like 1Weather, its clean interface makes it easy to find the weather information you're looking for, and an animated radar map lets you see when a storm is brewing. All in all, any Android user that appreciates Google's clean interface will feel right at home with Nimbus. Install Nimbus: Nimbus Quick Facts:. Weather Service Used: National Weather Service. Weather Maps: Animated Radar.

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Forecast Length: 7 days. Dew Point: Yes.

Heat Index: No. Wind Speed: Yes. Barometric Pressure: Yes.

Visibility: Yes. Sunrise/Sunset Times: No. Moon Phases: No. Widgets: None. Interface: Scroll vertically, tap an element to expand. Standout Feature: Full use of Material Design.

Price to Remove Ads: Ad-free version not available 4. RainAware (Android & iOS) If you're the outdoorsy type — be it for pleasure or out of necessity — the importance of being on top of the weather and knowing about any incoming rainstorms in advance cannot be understated.

While a lot of apps make reasonable predictions as far as inclement weather goes, RainAware has made super accurate predictions of rainstorms its specialty. RainAware Quick Facts:. Weather Service Used: National Weather Service.

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Weather Maps: Animated Radar. Forecast Length: 7 days. Dew Point: Yes. Heat Index: No. Wind Speed: Yes.

Barometric Pressure: Yes. Visibility: Yes. Sunrise/Sunset Times: No.

Moon Phases: No. Widgets: None. Interface: Scroll vertically or sideways, depending on the tab you're on. Standout Feature: Full use of Material Design. Price to Remove Ads: N/A 5. Weather Timeline (Android) The amount of weather data packed into Weather Timeline rivals any other, but you wouldn't notice it at first glance due to the uniquely streamlined interface, which prioritizes the information by time. Upon opening the app, you'll be greeted by an overview list of cities that you're following, and when you tap one of these entries, you'll find the timeline.

From here, scroll vertically to view weather information for the next seven days, then tap any entry to expand it for more details. Yahoo Weather Quick Facts:. Weather Service Used: Weather Underground. Weather Maps: Static radar, clouds, heat, and wind speed overlays. Forecast Length: 10 days. Dew Point: No. Heat Index: Yes ('Feels Like').

Wind Speed: Yes. Barometric Pressure: Yes. Visibility: Yes. Sunrise/Sunset Times: Yes.

Moon Phases: Yes. Widgets: Current conditions, clock + weather, hourly forecast. Interface: Scroll vertically for details, swipe left or right for more cities.

Standout Feature: Flickr photos of city under current weather conditions. Price to Remove Ads: Ad-free version not available 7.

YoWindow (Android & iOS) The final entry in our list is perhaps the most unique. While doesn't have as much in-depth weather data as other apps in this list, its interface turns viewing the hourly weather into a fully interactive experience. Simply slide your finger left or right across the screen, and an animated scene will depict the forecast in its entirety — up to and including sunrise, sunset, and the sounds of birds chirping or raindrops falling.

YoWindow Quick Facts:. Weather Service Used: Weather.gov. Weather Maps: None. Forecast Length: 7 days. Heat Index: Yes ('Feels like').

Wind Speed: No. Barometric Pressure: Yes. Visibility: Yes. Sunrise/Sunset Times: Yes. Moon Phases: Yes (Displayed as percentage). Widgets: Current conditions, forecast, clock + weather. Interface: Slide finger left or right to view hourly conditions.

Standout Feature: Includes animated live wallpaper that depicts current weather. Price to Remove Ads: $2.99 for Android, $0.99 for iOS Conclusion And that is our list! Choosing any of these apps, depending on your preference, will help you be better prepared weather-wise and significantly lessen the chances of being drenched in a rainstorm. There are lots of weather apps to choose from overall, and we may have overlooked some in our selection process. So if there's any out there that you'd recommend without skipping a beat, let us know in the comment section below.

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