It can be annoying to say, “I wish I had checked the weather,” especially when the sun is shining, your hair is done, and you’re wearing your favorite dress then minutes later the rain starts to fall. Anytime you need forecasts, mobile weather apps make it simple to get them. Many applications provide hour-by-hour breakdowns of temperatures, precipitation levels, air quality, and other information to keep you safe and informed. They also provide the high temperature for the day.
Though many of these apps gather and share personal data, which could be dangerous to your privacy, they can also be quite useful. That’s the reason knowing their privacy rules is equally crucial. There are other apps to try if the built-in weather apps on your iPhone or Android isn’t to your liking or if it’s not functioning properly.
Our top weather applications are compiled here.
The Weather Channel
Calling the app from The Weather Channel a weather apps seems like an injustice. The Weather Channel Mod APK offers videos of news items for viewing in the app. There are stories about health and lifestyle in addition to the weather, the environment, and wildlife.
The app displays typical weather data, including hourly temperatures, daily rain probability, live weather radar, and any local severe weather warnings.
The drawback, please. Ads abound in the free edition of the software, and they can be annoying. Scrolling down the app’s main screen, I encountered four advertisements before coming into a whole sponsored content area close to the bottom. If you have the paid version of the app, you won’t see these ads.
The app may gather, use, and distribute your data, per The Weather Channel’s privacy policy. You may also ask that preferences-related data be deleted. The Weather Channel “cannot delete data directly associated with your account without deleting your account,” the privacy policy does warn.
Free downloads of The Weather Channel app are available on the Google Play and App Stores. For $2 per month ($10 a year if paid up front), you can subscribe to the ad-free version of the app; for $5 per month ($30 a year), you can subscribe to the Premium Pro version.
AccuWeather
AccuWeather provides a feature it calls MinuteCast, which breaks down forecasts minute by minute. The next four hours are covered in this prediction, which also includes the temperature at various intervals and when the rain will start and cease. This is useful if you wish to wait for the rain to finish before leaving a building. No more racing through torrential rain just to find that it stops as soon as you enter.
Standard weather information like daily temperatures, current conditions, and future coasts is also provided by the app. Allergies are also covered in a section of the homepage, and the app conveniently places severe weather alerts at the top.
There are many of features in the free version of the program, and more are available in the subscription edition, such as professional weather event analysis. But AccuWeather also withholds, in the subscription edition, perhaps crucial information, such advice on what to do in the event of hazardous weather. I get the need to distinguish between the free and premium app versions, but it seems wrong to hide potentially life-saving information behind a paywall.
According to its privacy statement, AccuWeather may gather cookies, personal identifiable information, and even details about other devices that your device is close to. Additional businesses AccuWeather may share your data with include Facebook, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Publishing Services.
AccuWeather is available for free download on the Google Play and App Stores. For $1 a month ($9 a year if paid upfront), you may also subscribe to the ad-free version of the app, or for $2 a month ($20 a year) to the premium edition.
Carrot Weather
Carrot Weather Mod Apk provides you with a little personality along with the weather. The surprise is this: You can select from Professional, which turns off banter, to Overkill, which means to expect a lot of foul language. Even better, you can choose whose politics—from anarchist to apolitical—the app personifies.
Standard weather information including daily temperatures, current conditions, and future forecasts is available through this app. Unlike some other weather apps, this one makes it easy to locate other environmental information on the site, such as the UV index and the moon phase at the moment.
Though entertaining and providing a decent weather summary, the free edition of the app lacks a radar.
Carrot Weather appears to have a simple privacy policy on the surface. The software, it claims, only gathers data that is “absolutely necessary” for the service to function. Subsequently, it states that your data may be shared with other services, such as AccuWeather, who may in turn share your data with Facebook.
The App Store and Google Play Store both provide free downloads of Carrot Weather. The app also offers a $20 annual premium version subscription.
WeatherBug
For those that spend a lot of time outside hiking, biking, or just enjoying the outdoors, the WeatherBug app is a superb weather tool. The app has an area on its homepage called Outdoor Sports Index. On a 10-point rating system, this part indicates how good the weather is for daytime outdoor pursuits. If a day scores 1 to 2, you should have no trouble enjoying the outdoors; but, if the score is 9 or 10, the app advises against making any outdoor arrangements.
Standard meteorological data including daily temperatures, wind speed, and humidity are provided by the app. Information like the closest lightning strike to your location during the previous 30 minutes is also displayed.
The free version of WeatherBug has occasionally too many advertisements. Along with whatever advertisements you may view while scrolling down any particular website, there is always an ad banner at the bottom of your screen. The fact that the app features articles and videos on its homepage, but these stories are positioned close to advertisements makes it simple to unintentionally tap into one, which can make things even more confusing.
According to its privacy statement, Weather Radar by WeatherBug MOD APK gathers personal data including your name and address and may also request gender and even interests, which raises some questions. I can’t think of any situation in which a weather app would require knowledge about my hobbies. WeatherBug claims that in 2022 it complied to some extent with all of the requests made by users to have their data removed.
The App Store and Google Play stores both offer free downloads of WeatherBug. The app is also available for $10 a year, or $1 a month.
Weather Underground
Different from other weather apps and many other mobile apps is Weather Underground Mod Apk privacy policy. You are made aware by the app up front that it will utilize your data to display tailored advertisements. You may easily choose not to have your information shared and to have the app remove the information it has on you. Additionally, it walks you through controlling the permissions of your Android and iPhone apps. From the Settings menu, Data Rights, you can even ask for a copy of the information the app holds on you.
Standard weather information including the temperature, wind speed, and live radar is provided by Weather Underground. A amateur meteorologist can also view the latest 24 hours’ worth of temperatures and conditions. If you come onto a weather phrase you’re not acquainted with, the app also provides a glossary.
Catch? There are other Reddit users who claim the app has been declining for a few years. According to these customers, the program has become sluggish and has completely dropped some functionality. For instance, in 2018 Weather Underground declared the shutdown of its API service. It’s important to remember in case more features start to vanish even if new users might not notice a slower app or a lack of features. An inquiry for comment on these issues was not answered by Weather Underground.
The App Store and Google Play store both offer free downloads of Weather Underground. The app can also be subscribed to for $20 a year or $4 a month.
Clime: NOAA Weather Radar
One of the most extensive weather radars available among all the weather apps on this list is provided by a premium Clime membership. Clime’s radar will provide cloud coverage, snow depths, active fire and hotspots, in addition to the temperature, rain and snow that other radars might display.
Standard weather information like current temperatures, rain possibilities, and feels-like temperatures is provided by the app. As soon as you launch the app, your initial view is of its radar.
Some people could find the app’s emphasis on its radar confusing. Clime’s homepage has current weather information at the bottom, although many other weather apps display it at the top.
According to Clime’s privacy statement, it gathers personal data like your real name, nicknames, and web browsing habits. You can ask the service to remove your data as well. The policy further states that even though the service doesn’t always know when you stop using it, it may keep your information for up to three years. So they don’t retain your data longer than necessary, make sure you email the service to advise them that you are no longer using the app.
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