One of the first really good uses for Android devices was delivering the weather. At the time, it was so cool to just check your phone and avoid the hassle of looking it up on a computer or waiting for the local weather report on TV. Weather apps have grown a lot since the good old days and most of them now also include weather widgets for quick reference. It’s not as big of a feature as it used to be, but everyone wants to know the weather so let’s look at the best weather apps for Android!

1. Accuweather
Accuweather by Accuweather.com is a free option that gives you pretty much all of the information you need, including extended forecasts, hourly forecasts, and the app itself is also well designed. Other features include radar, Android Wear support, and the MinuteCast feature that lets you check on precipitation on a minute basis (estimated, of course). The application itself was redesigned and it looks really good. The widget support is there, although the widgets are a tad unimaginative.

2.Google Now
Google Now has been replacing a lot of things on Android phones and weather is one of them. The app will send you periodic weather updates, weather alerts, and you can even ask for the weather and it will show you. Opening Google Now almost always puts the weather right on top so you can see it at a glance. It’s not a dedicated weather app which means a lot of features, like extended forecast or weather radars require a little digging, but this is a great option for people who already use Google Now that may just need to glance at the weather quickly. It also already comes on most Android devices.

3.The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel has been a long time authority on weather and on Android it’s no different. This app became popular very quickly based on its namesake alone. That said, it actually is a pretty decent weather app with all the information you could need including forecasts, alerts, current weather, radar, and smaller stuff like wind forecast, pollen, and even Weather Channel videos so you can keep up on the latest weather news. There is a mechanic called mPoints which don’t really do much, but you can disable that in the settings to make the app run a bit smoother.

4. Yahoo Weather

Yahoo has been very aggressively improving their applications over the last few years and Yahoo Weather is a great example of their hard work paying off. It features beautiful design and graphics with the essential information, alerts, radars, and more. You can track up to 20 cities and even submit your photos by posting them on Flickr with the hashtag #projectweather. It’s uniquely designed and fun to use although those who want Material Design may not like the different direction that Yahoo used for their design.

5. Transparent clock & world weather Pro

Transparent clock & world weather Pro (or Premium) is a full featured, completely customizable digital clock and weather forecast application and widget. Please refer to the Help file (settings > Help) for available widget hot spots. 

Detailed current weather forecast display that includes the following: - Local time (for current location) - Sunrise and sunset time for current location - Humidity, pressure, chance of rain, dew point, visibility, UV index and wind conditions - Current condition, temperature, low and high temperatures - Last weather update time - View your location on a map - Share your location or weather forecast - Beautiful weather backgrounds according to the current weather condition and day or night - 24 hourly weather forecast - 24 hourly wind forecast - 7 day future forecast - Moon information and 30 day moon phase calendar - Future forecast details (sunrise, sunset, moon phase, wind, humidity and chance of rain - Add up to 10 different locations and view the local time, weather forecast, moon phases, sunset and sunrise times and more - The application is localized in more than 40 languages