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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dark Sky vs Yahoo Weather , the Slant community recommends Dark Sky for most people. In the question“What are the best weather apps for iOS?” Dark Sky is ranked 1st while Yahoo Weather is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Dark Sky is:
Multiple reports suggest that Dark Sky has an uncanny precision in its ability to predict weather conditions.
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Pros
Pro Eerily accurate weather predictions
Multiple reports suggest that Dark Sky has an uncanny precision in its ability to predict weather conditions.
Pro 24hour and 7day forecasts
Dark Sky has a graph of temperature changes for the next 24 hours along with precipitation information and when the sun rises and sets. It also gives quick access to day-by-day summary of the next week.
Pro Notifies before severe weather conditions
Dark Sky can tell you how many minutes you have before it starts raining, a snowstorm begins, etc. You adjust how many minutes beforehand it the app should send a push notification.
Pro 3D radar map with weather information
With Dark Sky you can access a 3D Earth that offers information of precipitation and temperature.
Pro Pinpoint location accuracy
The app adjusts information such as distance of a storm, time until it starts raining, etc, based on your location that it can estimate within a few meters of your exact location.
Pro Quickly overview important information
With Dark Sky you can quickly get the most important predictions and current weather. The app shows information such as temperature (and how actually "feels" like and upcoming changes), humidity, wind, visibility, pressure, etc at a glance.
Pro Uncluttered UI
Dark Sky has a clean, monochromatic design that takes advantage of icons whenever possible.
Pro Modern and minimalistic design
Yahoo Weather features beautiful photos from Flickr for every weather condition and dynamic animations on a continuous page of information. The UI is super easy to use and appealing to look at.
Pro Free and no advertisements
Pro Design that doesn't overwhelm
One of the advantages of Yahoo Weather is that the design is not so loaded with information when you open it that it is overwhelming. If your just interested in if it is going to rain today Yahoo will provide you that at a glance but it still provides all the details when you scroll down.
Pro Decent static map options: heat, wind, and US radar
Each of the maps are quick to load and very fluid to scroll and zoom with. But the radar map options are few compared to other weather applications and they are not live.
Pro Uses beautiful photos from Flickr for a fresh look all the time
Yahoo Weather uses photos of locations in weather conditions from actual Flickr users. This inclusion makes Yahoo Weather as great to look at as it is to use. If you want more information about the photo the author's Flickr name is in the bottom right corner.
Pro Effortless to switch locations
Unlike other applications that force you to enter a menu to check on another location, in Yahoo Weather all you have to do is swipe left or right through your favorite locations.
Cons
Con Inaccurate temperatures
While the app's ability to predict weather conditions and when it will rain is on point, temperatures appear to be about 3-5 degrees warmer than what is actually recorded each day.
Con Rarely gives push notifications for severe weather, only precipitation
Con Somewhat sluggish
Occasional loading screens make the app feel a bit laggy.
Con No minute-by-minute forecasts
Yahoo Weather only offers hour by hour forecasts with no minute-by-minute forecasts.
Con Too focused on design instead of data for some people
Yahoo Weather displays less information at a glance and less information as a whole than other apps. Radar options and precipitation options are particularly scarce. Although for some people a minimalistic design is worth it.
