It's fun, and it deftly shows off the app's capabilities if your current weather is just too nice. Dark Sky also tells you where an "interesting storm" is taking place and lets you jump right to it. Your queries are automatically saved, so your important locations are always close at hand. Tapping the current location, displayed at the top of the screen, lets you search for any city you like. However, this main page isn't quite as useful as Weather Underground's single-sentence comparative forecast, which tells you things like "Today will be cooler than yesterday." A neat flourish: Dark Sky also notes where the nearest storm is taking place. Tap the words Next Hour and you'll see a breakdown of predicted precipitation for, well, the next hour. Never fear: just tap the big circle and you can see the wind speed and direction, humidity, dew point, barometric pressure, and visibility. This is all well and good, but weather nerds reading this are probably disappointed at the seeming lack of nitty-gritty details. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Netatmo Weather Station Review The design is more subtle than that of the beatiful Yahoo Weather, which is built around location-specific images from Flickr ($0.00 at ) (Opens in a new window) users. The latest version of Dark Sky also features Apple Watch ($300.00 at eBay) (Opens in a new window) integration.ĭark Sky is tightly designed around bold, black text over translucent panels that hint at the app's stunning radar map (more on that later). It's a bit pricey at $3.99, but it's a one-time fee instead of Weather Underground's $1.99 annual fee. ĭark Sky is available in the App Store, and I tested it on an iPhone 6. It's just barely beaten out by Editors' Choice Weather Underground ($0.00 at ) (Opens in a new window). It's a great choice, and it's easily one of the best iPhone apps for checking the weather. The latest version of this weather app not only includes new features, like self-reporting and custom alerts, but it also offers a better focus on the most-important weather information. IPhone apps have a reputation for quality, and Dark Sky ($3.99 at Apple App Store) (Opens in a new window) certainly meets that bar, with its beautiful interface. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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