One of the apps that never fails on your mobile phone is the weather forecast, to find out what the weather is today and the forecast for the following days. Even if each smartphone has its default app, it is absolutely not said that it is the best, not so much for the accuracy of the forecasts but, rather, for how they are displayed and the level of detail of the meteorological information.
Speaking, on this occasion, of the Windows Phone and Microsoft (ex Nokia) Lumia phones, we see the 5 best weather apps, which can be used to know the forecast in several places, which have good reviews, which are free and work well .
Refer to other articles for the top 10 weather apps for iPhone and the best weather forecast app on Android smartphones.
1) AccuWeather is one of the most popular and accurate international websites in the world.
It is therefore natural that his Windows Phone app is one of the best, with all the latest news and information on current and future weather.
It includes weather forecasts for nearly 3 million cities worldwide, is available in 27 languages, allows you to know everything about current conditions, hourly forecasts for the next 72 hours and extended forecasts for the next 15 days.
The application also has some animations that change according to the weather situation.
The other information concerns, in addition to the temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall and amount of rain, humidity, visibility, UV index, cloudiness, pressure and sunrise and sunset times.
The application also includes an interactive map provided by Bing Maps and videos.
On mobile phones, Windows Phone also provides a card for the main screen to keep time under control at all times.
2) Blue Skies is another great weather app for Windows Phone, much simpler and more aesthetically elegant.
Blue Skies provides a summary of the weather for the next hour, a 24-hour forecast and a 5-day forecast. The application also includes detailed weather information on rainfall, humidity, wind speed, sunrise and sunset.
Even with this app you can add a live card on the phone screen to have the situation always under control, with variable updates depending on your preferences.
There are also radar maps of Italy or any other country in the world showing rainfall, cloud position and temperature.
3) Vieather is a clean and simple app, for those who prefer to have less information, displayed as clearly as possible and without too many secondary details.
The app provides all the basic features a weather forecast app needs such as hourly weather and a summary for the next six days.
The application is beautiful and colorful, although only 4 places can be kept under control, which can be an unimportant defect for those who do not always travel.
Like any self-respecting Windows Phone app, Vieather offers the transparent live tile for the main screen.
4) Microsoft Meteo is the official application for the weather on Windows Phone smartphones, with lots of information, forecasts up to 10 days, hourly forecasts and historical climatic averages.
You can conveniently monitor today's weather anywhere in the world and add them as a live tile on the main Windows Phone screen.
This application is convenient for checking the weather conditions of vacation places, on the snow or on the beach, to see a detailed report complete with news, webcams and 360 degree panoramas.
5) Meteo is a simple app, for those who want something basic, which does not consume too much data on the internet and phone battery.
There are only current weather information, temperature and 5-day forecast.
The application also features beautiful images and a live tile to keep you informed of the weather.
6) AppyWeather based on the Forecast.io website that tells us when it rains and for how long, it is one of the clearest and most valid ever.
