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Same, but since 2010 on iPad. When Dark Sky got popular, I looked at it, but I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. I'm sure the data is fine, but it is
by Maursault 4y ago
Same, but since 2010 on iPad. When Dark Sky got popular, I looked at it, but I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. I'm sure the data is fine, but it is not an attractive app by any means, the graphics all look washed-out, and the data presentation is nothing special. Everything needed for local weather is provided by that free hourly dashboard on weather.gov. Because it is slick, I also use RadarScope on rainy days, and not as often for checking wind I'll use windy.com. On CLI I use py-metar to grab weather data from nearby NOAA stations, but I get those station IDs from weather.gov
- vorpalhex 4y agoDark Sky had three big features: 1. Hyperlocal data which made it _very_ accurate in a lot of cases. Not flawless, but better than others. 2. Simple and fast. Sure, the UI wasn't fancy - but it loaded quickly. No bloat. 3. They had a really lovely API that was simple to use.
- Maursault 4y ago> They had a really lovely API That is enough, and I personally wouldn't have noticed. Thanks for the clue.