I have no problems with subscriptions to software. But you have to have a fair chance to check out what you pay for. Windy offers no monthly option for Premium only year and no way to try out the premium. There is a free crippled version that looks nice, but updates only every 12 hours. How is that going to compete with yr that I already use for free? Yr updates the forecast frequently. As often as every hour when the weather is changing a lot. Since yr is doing a decent job of forecasting local weather, I see no reason to throw money at Windy.
Good point. I hadn’t gone past the “crippled free version”. I withdraw my implied recommendation
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Glad to see NOAA getting some love on this thread. Apple app on the phone is fine for quick checks, but beyond that I switch to the iPad and weather.gov, bookmarked for a point forecast at my location and elevation. Good radar and 8-mode hourly spline graph are a click away. Also, the human-written Forecast Discussion is an good read. Here in smoky Southern Ore, right now it starts, " DISCUSSION…Cheers rung through the office when we saw the sun shine down late this morning! Visibility is under 5 miles, but air quality values are better…"
I saw somewhere that NOAA is not allowed to put out an app. A shame.
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Big CARROT Weather fan. Partly the DIY-UI but mostly because I am a weather nerd and I like having so many forecast sources available compare and contrast.
In Seattle, I use Apple’s Weather app on the iPhone daily, and I also use MyRadar to check precipitation during the rainy season, and AirNow during “smoke season.”
Yes, I use Apple’s weather app on my iPhone and, somewhat less, iPad. But mostly I use it on my Apple Watch. On my iPhone/iPad I also use other, local (Dutch) weather apps, and they don’t always agree 
Example of how bad the rain forecast can be - which I count out for outdoor activities.
Last night it was showing 4.2" total for Monday but I don’t see how based on the graph. That’s a lot of rain!
This morning it now shows 2.1", which still does’t add up.
Sunday at .55" makes a little more sense.
Am I reading these wrong?
Diane
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