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Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

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Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

#131

I'm bummed about this. I've used the two side-by-side since I learned about this, and it seems like Dark Sky gives far richer detail. In fact, sometimes, I've noticed that Dark Sky will accurately predict rain when Apple Weather doesn't. (I haven't ever noticed the reverse.)

Are you on iOS 16? iOS 15 doesn't fully integrate it.

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

#132
While we’re on the topic of weather apps - can someone explain why the radar view is often choppy, with random incomplete tiles, weird zooming, and just generally feels janky? Just opened the weather app (ios) and the radar view seems clunky and incomplete. I know the answer must have to do with weather radar / nexrad data feeds, just wondering why we haven’t figured out how to reasonably smooth it out.

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

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What weather app are people using on Android? I'm currently using Geometric Weather + MyRadar: https://f-droid.org/packages/wangdaye.com.geometricweather/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.an...

I've been using tomorrow.io. It's pretty good, overall. I think they're launching their own weather satellites.

https://www.tomorrow.io/

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=tomorrow.io

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've used the weather.gov site for the last ~5 years, and it has been great. I bookmark both the 7-day local forecast[1] and the hourly dashboard[2]. [1] https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.71234500000... [2] https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w3u=1&w5=pop&...

The advantage of DarkSky was hyperlocalized forecast. I was able to time a walk between buildings dryly.

I’ll miss it as well, it’s been essential as I farm for timing. Particularly, the hourly rain rate. It rains all the time where I am and knowing when it’ll get above a certain threshold is key so I know when I have to pack up or get stuck

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

#136
The Apple Weather app UI has far less granular detail than Dark Sky iOS app for hourly predictions. I liked the hourly view of temp, humidity, precipitation. We lose that in Apple Weather and its the main thing I check in the app.

But the rain predictions have been wildly inaccurate in Dark Sky lately, including an incident last night where it told me I was in a rain storm when I was not...

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

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post #16

What weather app are people using on Android? I'm currently using Geometric Weather + MyRadar: https://f-droid.org/packages/wangdaye.com.geometricweather/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.an...

weawow weather

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weawow&hl=...

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

#139

The Apple Weather app UI has far less granular detail than Dark Sky iOS app for hourly predictions. I liked the hourly view of temp, humidity, precipitation. We lose that in Apple Weather and its the main thing I check in the app. But the rain predictions have been wildly inaccurate in Dark Sky lately, including an incident last night where it told me I was in a rain storm when I was not...

the iOS 16 weather app finally has the hourly predictions in it, which is why they are now ready to remove Dark Sky entirely

Re: Dark Sky iOS app will no longer work from Dec 31

#140
post #16

What weather app are people using on Android? I'm currently using Geometric Weather + MyRadar: https://f-droid.org/packages/wangdaye.com.geometricweather/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acmeaom.an...

I use the premium (not the new Premium+ subscription) version of Accuweather. It has hyper local forecasts which I have found highly accurate in predicting local precipitation.
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