![]() Some of the app’s features require a subscription, the details of which you can learn about on the App Store. Along with the redesign of the iPad app, version 5.8 is another excellent update from CARROT that I encourage everyone to check out.ĬARROT Weather 5.8 is available for download now on the App Store. I’ve been spending a lot of time pairing Lock Screens with Focus modes, and CARROT’s weather widgets have been a staple when I head out for a long walk or bike ride. All weather data providers seem to be strong in some parts of the world and weaker in others, including WeatherKit, but it’s good to have another choice, especially since Dark Sky will no longer offer forecasts beginning next year. ![]() Whatever is most important to you, there’s bound to be a widget for it in CARROT Weather.įinally, CARROT Weather has added another weather data provider: Apple’s own WeatherKit service. The remainder of the widgets are circular ones that offer a long list of data points like the current conditions, the current temperature along with the forecast high and low, the change of precipitation, wind speed, UV Index, Air Quality, and more. Four of those widgets, Snark, Custom Conditions, Hourly Forecast, and Daily Forecast, are the larger rectangular variety. In addition to the new iPad design and new sections available in the iPhone and iPad versions of the app, CARROT Weather now comes with a whopping 20 Lock Screen widgets for the iPhone. It’s pointless if you can’t rely on it to be accurate so close to the time that it suddenly alters entirely.A few of CARROT Weather’s circular Lock Screen widgets. I have several friends who have observed similarly inaccurate forecasts that have disrupted their plans entirely, usually within just 12-24 hours, which is probably the most frustrating aspect of the app. Perhaps it’s simply that the user interface is so good (can’t knock it there), but from an accurate forecasting perspective, it is consistently inaccurate in my area.Īs a keen motorcyclist of a custom bike that is a nightmare to clean after a completely unexpected downpour, i have lost count of the amount of times I have set off from home on a day when the chance of rain is a single figures percentage, and got caught in a downpour just a few miles from home.Īnd on the flip side, the number of outdoor social events/BBQ’s that have been cancelled due to forecasted rain in the high percentage ratios, that never arrived and was replaced by beautiful weather!Īnd I’m not alone. I’m surprised that this app scores so highly. ![]() The BBC Weather App was launched in 2013 and is now one of the most popular weather apps in the UK. The BBC broadcast its first weather forecast in 1922 and by 1936 was pioneering the use of weather maps during TV forecasts. īBC Weather is responsible for preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts across the BBC, in association with MeteoGroup. To find out more about getting your own BBC account and what it lets you do, then go to. Having a BBC account offers a safe and secure way to add up to 10 locations which you can access on other devices when you sign in. If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at. Then where it says "Allow location access" select "Never". If you don't want the BBC Weather app to display the weather for your current location just go to Settings>Privacy>Locations Services>BBC Weather. No other personal data relating to you will be sent to the BBC either (for instance, a username, email address or unique device identifier). This info is kept anonymous, secure and we won't share it with anyone. You'll find them in Settings>Privacy>Location Services.ĭon't worry, your precise location is not stored by the BBC the app chooses the closest location where weather information is available. To display weather in your current location, you can activate location services on your device. Text-to-speech accessibility (optimised for iOS "VoiceOver") Social-friendly forecasts, sharable on Facebook, Twitter and email BBC Weather widget, which offers a forecast for your current location directly on your device's home screen Met Office weather warnings, personalised to locations that matter to you "Feels like" temperature, which takes into account wind speed and humidity ![]() "Chance of precipitation", giving you a heads-up about rain, hail or snow Sign in to your BBC account to save locations across your different devices Hourly data up to 14 days ahead (in UK locations and major international cities) At-a-glance forecasts, so you can make decisions quickly Get all the weather information you need, including: Easy to understand, with hourly forecasts for tens of thousands of locations around the globe. Wherever you are, and whatever your plans, you’re always prepared with the latest weather forecast from BBC Weather. ![]()
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