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What are Android's Best Weather Apps?

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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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neoNgEcho@kbin.social
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wX

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ErraticDragon@kbin.social
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This one, I presume?

wX (Weather app geared towards storm chasers, meteorologists and weather enthusiasts)

https://f-droid.org/packages/joshuatee.wx/

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shortwavesurfer@monero.town
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Wx is great, but it is really complex for someone who didnt attend classes in meteorology. Sure it is usable, but a lot of its functions are not geared for the average user IMO.

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CrispAndTheSoggs@lemmy.world
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just downloaded. I think this is going to get to be my new weather app – but that UI is going to take some getting used to.

Thanks for the suggestion!

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russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net
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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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sunglocto@lemmy.zip
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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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rahmad@vlemmy.net
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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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notapantsday@lemmy.world
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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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error418@kbin.social
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Another +1 for Weawow. The widgets and choice of weather provider put it over the top for me.

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sozifa@lemmy.world
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International: Weather&Radar - best overall UK: Wearher Forcast UK or MetOffice app (same source but different UI) GER: Deutscher Wetterdienst und Regen Vorschau (very accurate but only GER)

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