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If you're building a site or something, why would you use WeatherKit's REST API rather than using something like OpenWeatherMap?
by LewisVerstappen 4y ago
If you're building a site or something, why would you use WeatherKit's REST API rather than using something like OpenWeatherMap?
- threeseed 4y agoa) WeatherKit has the resources of Apple behind it so the API you would expect be more performance and available. b) OpenWeatherMap limits not just by total API calls but by API calls per second.
- nhf 4y agoDark Sky had a big focus on "hyperlocal" weather prediction prior to the Apple acquisition. If you're a weather app, being able to tell your users "it will start raining in 35 minutes but pass in 55 minutes" is a huge value add over "80% chance of rain in the next hour". I found it to be quite accurate down to the 5-10 minute increment when I used to live in an area with frequent summer thunderstorms.