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Weather is something we all deal with, and an accurate idea of what's coming can help
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inform your day-to-day decisions. With the Dark Sky weather app, you can know exactly when to expect a change in weather conditions
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Unlike many of its competitors, Dark Sky goes deeper than a simple high-level summary of the
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day's forecast. It offers hyperlocal forecasts for your exact address, with down-to-the-minute
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notifications about changing weather conditions. Uncannily accurate, it's a shining ray of light
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in the storm of weather apps. Dark Sky weather is a third-party weather app
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aggregating weather data from a wide range of sources. This means that instead of relying
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on a single source for forecast and weather data, Dark Sky combines multiple weather sources to
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determine the most accurate weather prediction. It offers a handy next-hour weather graph
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a detailed 24-hour forecast, and a beautifully designed 7-day outlook. Based on its data, Dark Sky constantly updates the next-hour forecast, highlighting when
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precipitation will start or stop. Additionally, its 24-hour tracker gives an easy-to-understand
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visual idea of when to expect clouds, rain, wind or snow. This makes planning your day a breeze
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An interactive map lets you spin the globe to see weather patterns behind precipitation
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and temperatures around the world. The smooth animation lets you scroll backward and forward
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in time, providing insight into current and upcoming weather conditions. The next-hour
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forecast is also incredibly useful for knowing if it's best to wait out a heavy rain by showing
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when it will start coming down harder or let up. If you allow Dark Sky to send you notifications
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and you really should, it will alert you when rain or snow is about to start or stop
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This proves even more compelling if you wear an Apple Watch. Getting alerts like
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rain starting in 12 minutes gives you an edge as weather conditions change in your exact location
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The simple, gorgeous design of Dark Sky is another solid reason to love the app
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Instead of flooding you with numerical information, it offers up visual data to
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make understanding the weather easier. You can see possible rain or snow on its way
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without focusing on percentages. Dark Sky is the best weather app for anyone who spends a lot of
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time outdoors, finds Apple's own weather app to be less than accurate, or hates getting caught in
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the rain. If you're looking for a better way to visualise the weather, or want a more accurate
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forecast, Dark Sky Weather is worth checking out. It's a simple application and doesn't do a lot
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but what it does do, it does really well. I'll make sure to leave links in the description to
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Dark Sky if you want to give it a go, but make sure to let me know in the comments section what
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your favourite weather app is. I know for me personally, I used the stock iOS weather app
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for a long time before discovering Dark Sky. If you're enjoying this series, let us know by
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hitting that like button, subscribe if you haven't already and I'll catch you in the next one
