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Weather Checker app review: localized weather forecasts

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Introduction

With so many overly elaborate and excessively complicated forecasting apps in the Weather category of the App Store, Weather Checker is a refreshingly simplistic utility that you can use for easily-digestible daily weather reports on your iPhone and iPad.

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If there’s one category of the App Store where you guys are spoilt for choice, it’s Weather. There is such a huge amount of variety available, and I’m almost always impressed by the developments I come across, so it can definitely be a challenge recommending one weather app over another in this genre.

I would say that Weather Checker for iPhone and iPad is very nicely suited to those of you who don’t need a massive amount of detail or a super high-tech interface design, so I’d definitely recommend it if you’re in the market for this kind of weather forecasting tool.

Weather Checker

Free

Detailed Weather Forecasting

This is a very effective app that you can use on a daily basis to check the local weather in your area within a few seconds; all it takes is a quick tap on the app icon and you should have all the information you need pretty much instantaneously!

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Weather Checker is far simpler and easier to use than many more elaborate weather forecasting apps, but that doesn’t mean that the developer has skimped on quality or thoroughness, both of which you’ll find in abundance.

 

Weather Checker compartmentalized details
Weather Checker compartmentalized details

Receive Severe Weather Alerts

Weather Checker enables you to save up to nine different locations within the interface for quick and easy future reference, and you can also receive alerts via Push notification for rain and snow in your current location.

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Of course, the more rudimentary weather information includes details of weather conditions such as precipitation, humidity, wind speed, and so on, so you should have everything you need to stay ahead of incoming storms and such.

 

Weather Checker covers a range of timeframes
Weather Checker covers a range of timeframes

Weather Checker

Free

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Check the local weather in your area within a few seconds
  • Far simpler and easier to use than many more elaborate weather forecasting apps
  • View simple yet detailed analysis of weather conditions such as precipitation, humidity, wind speed, and so on
  • Receive alerts for rain and snow in your current location
  • Save up to nine locations within the app for quick and easy future reference
  • Fully optimized for use with iPhone 5 and iOS 7

Cons                

  • The accuracy of this app seems fine by my estimations; however, one user has left a rather strong complaint about this on the iTunes description page: “Used the app for a week and it was wrong just about 100% of the time. Example: Sunny/ No clouds yet app said 75% cloud cover. No wind yet the flag on the dock says different. Yesterday we had we storm that lasted several hours yet rain % was at fifty. Don't waste the space”

 

Weather Checker detailed hourly reports
Weather Checker detailed hourly reports

Final Words

If you’ve read the Pros & Cons section then you’ll see that Weather Checker isn’t without its potential flaws, but I’ve personally had a great experience with it so far so I’d definitely recommend keeping it handy on your iPhone and iPad.

 

Weather Checker

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MarkBangs

Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.