TAKIING WEATHER ONLINE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

Whatrsquos this about

Gone are the days of simple weather apps that merely predict tomorrowrsquos weather and instead today there is a world of innovative weather apps that are truly shaping everything from the logistics of global companies right through to the strategies of emergency aid charities

With such a breadth of different weather apps and with technology and APIs that are always advancing here we wanted to highlight just what it means to be a weather app developer in the 21st century

WHATrsquoS THIS ABOUT

NO MORE UNRELIABLE DATA

In the earliest days of weather app development (back when Smartphones were just starting out and distinctly the underdogs in an Apple dominated market) the options for weather data were seriously restricted Today however there is a plethora of weather APIs from which to choose with ever more reliable data as well as always advancing features

If we take a look at our own API to highlight this we can see that nowadays forecasts even ten days ahead can be seriously reliable which is then backed up by fast efficient and always up-to-date data delivery and a range of upcoming features (such as Historical weather actuals Analytics API and a Map Layer API which will empower our users further)

Whatrsquos this about

Gone are the days of simple weather apps that merely predict tomorrowrsquos weather and instead today there is a world of innovative weather apps that are truly shaping everything from the logistics of global companies right through to the strategies of emergency aid charities

With such a breadth of different weather apps and with technology and APIs that are always advancing here we wanted to highlight just what it means to be a weather app developer in the 21st century

WHATrsquoS THIS ABOUT

NO MORE UNRELIABLE DATA

In the earliest days of weather app development (back when Smartphones were just starting out and distinctly the underdogs in an Apple dominated market) the options for weather data were seriously restricted Today however there is a plethora of weather APIs from which to choose with ever more reliable data as well as always advancing features

If we take a look at our own API to highlight this we can see that nowadays forecasts even ten days ahead can be seriously reliable which is then backed up by fast efficient and always up-to-date data delivery and a range of upcoming features (such as Historical weather actuals Analytics API and a Map Layer API which will empower our users further)

NO MORE UNRELIABLE DATA

In the earliest days of weather app development (back when Smartphones were just starting out and distinctly the underdogs in an Apple dominated market) the options for weather data were seriously restricted Today however there is a plethora of weather APIs from which to choose with ever more reliable data as well as always advancing features

If we take a look at our own API to highlight this we can see that nowadays forecasts even ten days ahead can be seriously reliable which is then backed up by fast efficient and always up-to-date data delivery and a range of upcoming features (such as Historical weather actuals Analytics API and a Map Layer API which will empower our users further)

FEATURES BEYOND WEATHER FORECASTS

ndash Wind directionndash Local forecastsndash Emergency alertsndash Dynamic backgroundsndash Hazardsndash Cloud coveragendash Satellite imagesndash Integration with other features that truly work the weather into everyday lives (through features such as clock calendar and route planner integration)

21ST CENTURY WEATHER APPS

1 Weather Extreme (iOS)Weather Extreme is a seriously comprehensive app for iPhone and iPad It includes beautifully detailed retina graphics and features all of the everyday weather forecasts as well as 3D earth integration and the use of the handsetrsquos clocks and calendars to plan ahead whatever the weather

2 Weather Live (iOS)Weather Live is an app that has focused upon the beauty of weather forecast presentation It opts for a fresh clean interface over and above the extensive weather data that apps such as Weather Extreme serve up3 Simple Weather Alert (Android)The Simple Weather Alert app for Android doesnrsquot pretend to be focused on being pretty and instead provides functional weather alerts with sufficient up-to-date details to keep the user constantly informed

21ST CENTURY WEATHER APPS

1 Weather Extreme (iOS)Weather Extreme is a seriously comprehensive app for iPhone and iPad It includes beautifully detailed retina graphics and features all of the everyday weather forecasts as well as 3D earth integration and the use of the handsetrsquos clocks and calendars to plan ahead whatever the weather

2 Weather Live (iOS)Weather Live is an app that has focused upon the beauty of weather forecast presentation It opts for a fresh clean interface over and above the extensive weather data that apps such as Weather Extreme serve up3 Simple Weather Alert (Android)The Simple Weather Alert app for Android doesnrsquot pretend to be focused on being pretty and instead provides functional weather alerts with sufficient up-to-date details to keep the user constantly informed

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Taking weather online into the 21st century