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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

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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...

yr.no https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nrk.yr&hl=e...

This one is by far the most accurate!

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

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I get migraines triggered by the weather and I can’t find another app with barometric pressure forecasts and history.

I wrote an app called Migraine Weather that was specifically for that. I ended up selling it and it’s now called WeatherX. I no longer have any connection to the app, but I do continue to use it myself.

Thanks for the heads-up, this looks good. I will try it out.

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

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I've noticed the Weather app to be pretty unreliable to be fair. The amount of times I've looked out the window recently when my phone says it's raining but it's completely dry or vice-versa or it says it's definitely going to rain and it doesn't. Perhaps no weather app is good enough to deal with Scottish (specifically Glaswegian-ish) weather :)

In the Netherlands we have an app called "Buienalarm" which uses radar to show actual rainclouds as they pass overhead and with predictions of direction. It's awesome with dealing with Amsterdam rain! It worked when I was back in the UK too (and I was just able to add Glasgow to it).

In Denmark, we have "Rainspotter". I believe it was developed by a Dutch guy, and you can see where he got his inspiration.

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

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Folks here said the new Weather app has the same info. I upgraded to iOS 16 about a year before I normally would just to check this. And nope, it doesn't have the one feature I use Dark Sky for – the one feature no other weather app has: the ability to see what the weather was yesterday. It's what Dark Sky calls "Time Machine". (Can't believe Apple let them use this name this long, now that I think of it.) (I support…

> one feature no other weather app has WeatherNerd: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather-nerd/id958363882 Has a calendar icon, tap it to see any actual day historically or, if more tham 2 weeks ahead, based on almanac type prediction. Used to be best out there for considering travel three months from now. I’m a weather geek with ~4 folder panes of 9 apps each, and WeatherNerd is in the “must have” front pane. Dark S…

it looks like weathernerd uses the darksky api, so it will have to find a new source for weather data or it’s also gone soon.

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

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Folks here said the new Weather app has the same info. I upgraded to iOS 16 about a year before I normally would just to check this. And nope, it doesn't have the one feature I use Dark Sky for – the one feature no other weather app has: the ability to see what the weather was yesterday. It's what Dark Sky calls "Time Machine". (Can't believe Apple let them use this name this long, now that I think of it.) (I support…

> one feature no other weather app has WeatherNerd: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather-nerd/id958363882 Has a calendar icon, tap it to see any actual day historically or, if more tham 2 weeks ahead, based on almanac type prediction. Used to be best out there for considering travel three months from now. I’m a weather geek with ~4 folder panes of 9 apps each, and WeatherNerd is in the “must have” front pane. Dark S…

Got any Android recommendations? I've been using meteogram because I can configure it to be pretty close to what I want.

My ideal weather app would be able to tell me the chance of rain on a specific route at a specific time. Now that I'm no longer bike commuting, that's not so important. I still like to know chance of rain, per hour, for my location.

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

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I love DarkSky. It's the first app I paid for. I'm going to miss it, it's API, and it's approach to making weather data quick and easy to comprehend. It's how I felt the first time I used Hipmunk and it's gantt chart approach to finding a plane when sorted by "agony". Sometimes, the right UX on the same basic data can make all the difference.

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

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> one feature no other weather app has WeatherNerd: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weather-nerd/id958363882 Has a calendar icon, tap it to see any actual day historically or, if more tham 2 weeks ahead, based on almanac type prediction. Used to be best out there for considering travel three months from now. I’m a weather geek with ~4 folder panes of 9 apps each, and WeatherNerd is in the “must have” front pane. Dark S…

Got any Android recommendations? I've been using meteogram because I can configure it to be pretty close to what I want. My ideal weather app would be able to tell me the chance of rain on a specific route at a specific time. Now that I'm no longer bike commuting, that's not so important. I still like to know chance of rain, per hour, for my location.

On iOS, there is the "Weather on the Way" app, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/on-the-way-road-trip-planner/i.... I bet there's something similar on Android: perhaps search using terms from this app's description to find the closest analog.

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

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Upsetting about the app, but the new iOS weather app has the functionality essentially. The real gut wrencher is the darksky website going down. It’s how I check weather most of the time a no other browser weather site comes close to it in simplicity and features.

Shortly after Darksky left Android, started using Windy. [1] Not necessarily a simplest solution for weather forecast, but provides wealth of information to satisfy my meteorological curiosity as well. (I pay Premium for higher precision data, and I think it worth every penny IMHO.) [1]: https://www.windy.com/

Wow, it has super recent street cam images throughout my city. I had no idea this existed. Thanks!

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

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Folks here said the new Weather app has the same info. I upgraded to iOS 16 about a year before I normally would just to check this. And nope, it doesn't have the one feature I use Dark Sky for – the one feature no other weather app has: the ability to see what the weather was yesterday. It's what Dark Sky calls "Time Machine". (Can't believe Apple let them use this name this long, now that I think of it.) (I support…

Historical data is still available in the WeatherKit API at least: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72581627/cant-find-weath...

At the moment it is not working for more than 7 days in the past.

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

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Folks here said the new Weather app has the same info. I upgraded to iOS 16 about a year before I normally would just to check this. And nope, it doesn't have the one feature I use Dark Sky for – the one feature no other weather app has: the ability to see what the weather was yesterday. It's what Dark Sky calls "Time Machine". (Can't believe Apple let them use this name this long, now that I think of it.) (I support…

Historical data is still available in the WeatherKit API at least: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72581627/cant-find-weath...

At least it seems to be a known bug: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/708727
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