Dark Sky gives users hyperlocal weather forecasts that are down to the minute.
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Dark Sky, the popular iOS weather application, is now available on Android smartphones. The app regularly analyzes weather data from 19 national sources in addition to crowdsourced reports, government-run stations, and the barometer data on users’ iPhones. Dark Sky for Android is available to download now.
Dark Sky is a weather app that’s all about where you are in the moment, and thanks to its “hyperlocal” reports, it can hopefully keep you from getting rained out. Those features are locked behind a $2.99 annual subscription, one for which Dark Sky’s offering a two-week free trial for curious downloaders.
The Android version of the app use a few home screen widgets to make checking current or forecast conditions easy without opening the app, making it a better and accurate option when checking the weather on an Android smartphone. Adam Grossman, the co-founder of Dark Sky explained that the team thinks that the app is more of a service than an app.
There’s one other thing worth remembering about Dark Sky: it’s not a worldwide app.
The other Android-exclusive feature relates to its pricing. The Android version has all of the iOS app’s marquee features, including predictive notifications that tell you when it’s about to rain.
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The exceptional weather app is a personal favorite of many, including us, and is now finally available for Android devices in the USA, UK, and Puerto Rico. You’ll also get a variety of widgets, daily summaries, and down-to-the-minute forecasts of your exact location. To check if your region’s supported – the app mainly restricts reports to the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, and Australia – head on over to the app’s Forecast site.
