When comparing WeatherBug vs Ghostery, the Slant community recommends Ghostery for most people. In the question“What are the best Chrome add-ons?” Ghostery is ranked 27th while WeatherBug is ranked 64th. The most important reason people chose Ghostery is:
As a side-effect of stopping trackers, Ghostery also disables many annoying advertisements, and with less of a performance hit than the various AdBlocks (especially when using both).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Precise location data
WeatherBug estimates your location with a precision of a few meters.
Pro Warns of severe weather conditions
This app will send you a push notification a set amount of time before rain, storms, etc.
Pro Detailed hourly and weekly forecasts
Pro Radar map
Pro Spark lightning notifier
A feature called Spark shows where lightnings take place by accessing real-time lightning monitoring information. You can then set it up to notify you when lightning has struck in a specific place or when a lightning storm is near your location.
Pro Video of national forecasts
Pro Ability to customize your background
Pro Blocks many ads
As a side-effect of stopping trackers, Ghostery also disables many annoying advertisements, and with less of a performance hit than the various AdBlocks (especially when using both).
Pro Prevents you from getting tracked
Cons
Con Cluttered UI
Con Non-removable ads
Con Sells user data
Helps advertisers by selling user data. Though this can be turned off.