The best weather apps for 2025

AccuWeather offers users what it calls MinuteCast, which breaks forecasts down by the minute. This forecast shows you a detailed outlook for the next four hours, including when the rain will start and stop and what the temperature will be at certain times. This is useful if you are about to leave a building and want to wait for the rain to stop. No more rushing through the pouring rain only to have it stop as soon as you step inside.

The app also gives you standard weather information such as daily temperatures, weather conditions and future forecasts. There’s also an allergy section on the home page, and the app displays bad weather alerts at the top of the home page for easy access.

The free version of the app offers a lot, and the paid version offers more, such as expert analysis of weather events. But AccuWeather also hides arguably essential information behind the paid version, such as an idea of ​​what to do if you find yourself facing dangerous weather. I understand that you have to differentiate between the free and paid version of the app, but hiding potentially life-saving information like this behind a paywall feels rude.

AccuWeather says in its privacy policy that it may collect personally identifiable information, cookies, and even information about other devices that your device is near. AccuWeather can too share your information with other companiessuch as Amazon Publishing Services, Facebook and Microsoft Azure.

You can download the free version of the AccuWeather app from App Store and on Google Play shop. You can also subscribe to the ad-free version of the app for $2 per month ($13 per year if paid in advance) or the premium plus version of the app for $4 per month ($25 per year).

Carrot Weather gives you the weather with a little personality. Here’s the twist: You can choose how much personality you want the app to have, from Professional, which disables teasing, to Overkill—expect heavy profanity. You can even choose which politics the app embodies, from apolitical to anarchist.

This app gives you access to standard weather information such as daily temperatures, weather conditions and future forecasts. It’s also easy to find other environmental information, such as the current moon phase and UV index, on the app’s homepage compared to some other weather apps.

While this app is fun and gives you a good weather breakdown, it doesn’t offer radar with the free version of the app.

On the surface, Carrot Weather’s privacy policy it seems simple. It says the app only collects information that is “absolutely necessary” for the service to work. It later says that your information may be shared with other services, such as AccuWeather, which may share your information with companies such as Facebook.

You can download the free version of Carrot Weather from App Store and on Google Play Shop. You can also subscribe to the premium version of the app for $20 per year.

The WeatherBug app is a good weather app for people who spend a lot of time outside hiking, biking, or just enjoying the outdoors. One section on the app’s home page is called the Outdoor Sports Index. This section shows you on a scale of 1 to 10 how favorable the weather is for outdoor activities throughout the day. If a day has a score of 1 to 2, you’re set for a great day out, but if a day scores a 9 or 10, the app recommends canceling outdoor plans.

The app gives you standard weather information such as daily temperatures, weather conditions and humidity. It also shows you information such as where the closest lightning to your location was in the last 30 minutes.

The ads in the free version of WeatherBug can sometimes seem overwhelming. There is an ad banner at the bottom of the screen at all times in addition to any ads you may see while scrolling down any page. It can be even more confusing because the app has videos and articles on its home page, but those stories are placed near ads, making it easy to accidentally tap an ad.

WeatherBug’s privacy policy says it collects personal information, such as your name and address, and may ask for other information such as your gender and even your interests, which raises some concerns. It’s hard for me to imagine a scenario where a weather app needs to know my personal interests. You can request that your data be deleted, and WeatherBug says it has honored all of those requests to some extent in 2022.

You can download the free version of WeatherBug at App Store and on Google Play shop. You can also subscribe to the app for $2 per month or $11 per year.

Weather Underground’s privacy policy is different from other weather apps – and many mobile apps. The app notifies you in advance that it will use your data for targeted advertising. The App makes it easy to opt out of sharing your information and to delete the data the App has about you. It also shows you how to manage yours iPhone and Android app permissions. You can even request a copy of the data the app has about you from the Data Rights menu in Settings.

Weather Underground gives you standard weather information such as the current temperature, weather conditions and live radar. You can also see the temperatures and conditions of the last 24 hours if you are a hobbyist meteorologist. The app also gives you a glossary if you come across a weather term you’re not familiar with.

the catch? some Reddit users they said the app has been in decline for several years. These users said that the app became slower and some features were completely removed. for example, Weather Underground announced in 2018 end of its API service. While new users may not notice a slower app or lack of features, it’s something to keep in mind in case other features start to disappear. Weather Underground did not respond to a request for comment on these points.

You can download the free version of Weather Underground at App Store and on Google Play shop. You can also subscribe to the app for $4 per month or $20 per year.

With a paid subscription to Clime, you get one of the most comprehensive weather radars of any weather app on this list. While other radars might show the temperature, rain, and snow, Clime’s radar will show you cloud cover, snow depth, and even active fires and hotspots.

The app gives you standard weather information such as current temperatures, chances of rain and temperature sensations. The app is focused on its radar; it’s the first thing you see when you open the app.

The app’s focus on its radar may be confusing to some. Many other weather apps display current weather information at the top of the home page, but this information has been moved to the bottom of Clime’s home page.

On Klim privacy policy says it collects personal information such as your real name, nicknames and how you interact with certain websites. You can also request that the Service delete your information. The policy also says that if you stop using the service, it can keep your information for three years or more, but the service doesn’t always know if you’re no longer using its service. So if you stop using the app, be sure to email the service and let them know you’re no longer using it so they don’t keep your information longer than they need to.

You can download the free version of Clime from App Store and on Google Play shop. You can also subscribe to the app for $15 per month or $70 per year.