Weather Atlas
Rain or shine, the outlook for this app is bright
Free From Contrast Apps, contrast.co Made for iPhone, iPad Needs iOS 10.3 or later For the last few years, we’ve relied on the one-two punch of The Weather Channel and Perfect Weather apps to stay up-to-date on current climate conditions. The latter was recently decommissioned in favor of a new app, but the forecast looks like this one’s a keeper.
Weather Atlas provides a gorgeous, map-based look at hourly or 10-day conditions around your current location, as well as places you’ve saved as favorites, all at a glance. By comparison, The Weather Channel forces you to scroll through charts and photos to see more than a few hours ahead.
You can also toggle radar and cloud layers on or off, and get a quick peek from the Lock screen with a Today view widget. Anything more requires a Pro subscription ($0.49 per month, or $4.99 annually), but it’s worth it for the additional layers, which include humidity and temperature, and the ability to change the app icon to fit your taste.
Eliminating ads is really the best reason to pay up — they’re borderline intrusive at times, especially when randomly wedged into the favorites panel. There are a few other limitations: Weather Alert is US-only for now (despite an option to display metric units), and lacks animated future radar views or severe weather alerts. But its interface is much less cluttered than competing apps (The Weather Channel — ahem), making this app a breath of fresh air.
the bottom line. The forecast looks sunny for this lean, clean weather app. J.R. Bookwalter Great