Best iPad Weather apps

Keep On Top Of The Weather With Your iPad

Overview

Keeping up on the latest weather forecast and conditions can be a challenge. The iPad is here to help. The App Store is loaded with apps to help display radars, forecasts, live images, and much more. Some apps are more informational while others focus on the visual. This AppGuide will help you find the best weather app for your needs.

Essential Apps

  • Free

    Intellicast HD

    by WSI Corporation

    Everything you could possibly want to know about the weather is included in this free app. Yes, there are ads, but they are not terribly obtrusive. Find the sunrise/set time, moonrise/set time, moon phase, storm cell tracking, wind direction, forecast chart, and a weather news blog. Get a map with various overlays including radar, the daily forecast 10 days out, an extremely detailed hourly forecast 24 hours out, and lots more. You won't regret downloading this one.

  • $0.99

    Weather+

    by International Travel Weather Calculator

    Weather+ is a beautiful app for those who don't need all the features of Intellicast HD. This app is universal, so it will run on your iPhone and your iPad. This simple app includes a clock as well as a five day forecast, and is a great app to keep open, sitting on your desk. Weather+ includes video loops for weather in some cities, wind speed and direction info, humidity, precipitation, pressure, and visibility details. You can even put in multiple locations that you swipe left to right to view. The app supports both Fahrenheit and Celsius to make it work great globally. If you are looking for an app that provides weather radar maps, this is not the app for you. The app does provides a simple, yet effective app to stay on top of the weather. If you prefer, try the free version of app, linked below.

Notable Apps

  • Free

    The Weather Channel® for iPad

    by The Weather Channel Interactive

    The Weather Channel app is a great free way to stay on top of the latest weather conditions. The app includes full maps with precipitation radars. The app includes hourly forecasts as well as a 10 day forecast. The app is great about alerting you to severe weather warnings. The ads can be a bit distracting, but this overall, this is a solid, feature-rich, weather app.

  • $0.99

    Weather HD

    by vimov, LLC

    Weather HD provides a very visual way to view the weather. This universal app is for those that want a “screensaver” for weather. The app is designed to be open all day just sitting there as a beautiful thing to look at. The artwork is simply stunning and a clock can even be overlaid to turn your iPad into a weather clock. The artwork does make the app a bigger download, but for many it will be worth the space to have such a beautiful app. The app also can display a forecast to let you know what to expect over the next few days. The app is really for the person that wants a truly beautiful weather app which is more focused on the art of showing weather than the nitty gritty details like hourly forecasts. For the free version, check out the link below.

  • $4.99

    WeatherPro for iPad

    by MeteoGroup Deutschland GmbH

    Lots of features in this app. Very popular in Europe, it also works great in the US. Seven-day forecasts, Fahrenheit/Celsius, "feels like", sunrise/set times, radar maps, satellite, forecast graphs, just to name a few of its many features. A bit pricey for a weather app, but for some people, there's just nothing better.

  • $1.99

    Living Earth HD - World Clock and Weather

    by Moshen Chan

    This universal app is extremely cool. See the world in all its beauty in real time. Yes, if it's dark where you are, you'll see the sparkle of the city lights. Its weather features are rather basic, but this is one unique, fun, interesting app.

  • Free

    Weatherwise

    by Local Wisdom, Inc.

    Speaking of looks, this free, universal app is really something else. One colorful, animated theme comes with the app: Zen Tree. Watch the Zen Tree and its surroundings change with the current conditions. Three more unique themes are available for in-app purchase. Get the five-day forecast and hourly details as well. This app is a nice balance of features and really artistic looks. For free, it is app you simply must check out.

  • $0.99

    Fahrenheit - Weather and Temperature on your Home Screen

    by International Travel Weather Calculator

    This universal app has a badge indicating temperature, so you can tell the current temperature without even opening the app. This nicely-featured app has plenty for the average user, but not so many features as to clutter and overwhelm. If you're outside the US, pick up their sister app, Celsius (link below), instead. Fahrenheit is a nice balance of features with a simple, attractive UI.

  • $0.99

    AccuWeather Platinum for iPad

    by AccuWeather, Inc.

    Accuweather Platinum loaded with features and is attractive in a "dark theme" way. There are quite a few features you can access by tapping and swiping around, such as the hourly forecast, hurricane tracker, videos, maps, and lifestyle (which includes such things as asthma risk, star gazing, and tons more). Clean looks and tons of features make this one a winner. There is also a free ad-supported version, linked below.

  • $1.99

    Magical Weather

    by Sophiestication Software

    Magical Weather is an app that is worth checking out on your new iPad. The app features beautifully animated visuals that represent the current weather in your area, either by hour or daily forecasts. In addition to just providing the day's temperature, you will also get other information, such as humidity, rain, pressure, wind speed, UV index, and yesterday's temperature to compare. The app is definitely some eye candy but still provides some great information.

Decent Apps

  • $1.99

    Weather Station Pro

    by Toopia

    Weather Station Pro takes simplicity to the max. The app allows to create a list of as many cities as you want. The app will display the current weather conditions including clouds, temperature, and wind speed. The app also includes the local time, sunrise and sunset time, as well as a five day forecast. The forecast includes precipitation/clouds and the highs and lows. The app provides a very quick way to get all the info you need about your own city or one you are traveling to. The app features the key info needed to get you out the door. The app is very well done and can for many people be their only weather app. If you are in need of a very simplistic and understated app this is the one for you.

  • Free

    WeatherBug for iPad

    by Earth Networks, Inc.

    WeatherBug Elite is a great free way to stay current with weather radars and forecasts on your iPad. The app was initially a paid app and now it is ad supported and free. Many of the original purchasers are quite upset by the switch and their paid app is now ad supported. For new users the app is fantastic. The app provides access to detailed and accurate weather radars. You also have access to a completely customizable “At a Glance” weather. You are able to organize and place the weather info that you need access to day in and day out here. The maps include nine layers these include current temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, infrared satellite, visible satellite, Doppler radar, and tomorrow’s high/low temperature. The maps alone make this a great app to have. If you are able to deal with the ads this is a great app to stay current with the weather.

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