Yahoo Weather Weather App Review (iOS, Free)

Description

Winner of an Apple Design Award 2013!

See the weather like never before - only Yahoo Weather combines stunning photos with accurate forecasts across iPhone and iPad.

The forecast is beautiful - Yahoo Weather’s immersive experience makes checking and sharing the weather inspiring and entertaining.

Favorite Features:
- Beautiful photos that match your location, time of day, and current weather condition
- Detailed weather information and forecasts
- Interactive radar, satellite, heat, and wind maps, plus sunrise/sunset times

Tips:
- Swipe vertically for detailed weather information and horizontally for favorite locations
- Enable notifications for Severe Weather Alerts (U.S. cities only) by visiting "Settings" in the sidebar
- Submit photos to the app at Project Weather on Flickr

Press:
"Weather data? Neat. But what’s particularly amazing here is the design of the app itself. It’s a million impressive little things. It’s the blurring of the background as you dive into the grittier details; its the subtle parallax scroll when flipping between cities; it’s the way the cute lil’ windmills spin faster or slower based on the actual current windspeed of the city. It’s the fact that this is made by friggin’ Yahoo." - Greg Kumparak, TechCrunch

Customer Reviews

• Beautiful design, lots of information

  by AriZzle1428

  Easy to use!

• Aesthetic and Effective

  by Aristonax

  This is what the apple weather app should be. This app successfully provides users with all the information they care to know about the weather. It's accurate and it has a beautifully simple display that allows the data to be easily and enjoyably processed. I'm sure there are plenty of weather apps that provide similar features but this one is nonpareil in terms of aesthetics.

• Beautiful app

  by ChenYenLai

  Great design and all useful info.

• Great app

  by bertw11

  Have had this for a couple of weeks and it has become my primary source for weather information. Nice layout and flow of relevant information. I highly recommend it.

• Yahoo Weather

  by Oldeyoga

  I love the beautiful pictures! The pictures for Keaton Beach, Florida is only sky and clouds! Get me some of the beach and trees of the area!

• I love it

  by Vyjvffv

  This is the best weather app on the planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Very good! APP

  by wakinvogue liang

  great

• Good app

  by musifanofGod&man

  I love the pics

• Simply beautiful!

  by P1tz1

  Well done, chaps!

• Great app

  by AppTimeWriter

  Love it.

• All you need for weather with great design.

  by Itsmurat

  Detailed weather report with alert I am just happy not to watch tv to get all details. Plus has great design kudos Yahoo team.

• Great app

  by Mpt0103

  This app is very helpful and easy to use

• Great design, love the interface.

  by Tuney Suz

  Deleted the Weather Channel.

• User friendly weather app!

  by Firestar212

  Great app with the pictures adding a different touch altogether!!

• Good app

  by CERO27

  Easy to manage cities

• Love the App

  by Shauna Mayo

  I love this app. It provides good weather information and I love the pictures.

• Elegant, fantastic app

  by cheribom

  I've cycled through o number of weather apps, looking for ones that give me lots of information, but with a nice interface that isn't cluttered. I'll be honest, I never expected something this nice from Yahoo! The photos (with credited links to the owners' Flickr accounts, props) is a really nice touch.

• Elegant, fantastic app

  by cheribom

  I've cycled through o number of weather apps, looking for ones that give me lots of information, but with a nice interface that isn't cluttered. I'll be honest, I never expected something this nice from Yahoo! The photos (with credited links to the owners' Flickr accounts, props) is a really nice touch.

• Fantastic

  by Bgirl Super flea

  Gorgeous UI. Very functional and well laid out. The subtly animated icons are a nice touch. This is pleasure to use.

• Best weather app

  by Someone????

  This is the best weather app on the AppStore. The beautiful design, along with detailed information and intuitive UI just makes it perfect. I actually enjoy checking the weather! 100% recommended

• Lovely app but inconsistent performance

  by Edfig99

  Using on retina iPad, wifi/cellular AT&T. Pix used in backgrounds are stunning. Appearance of Weather info itself appears very reminiscent of weather app on ios7 on iPhone 5s. Major issue with app is you can't add new cities while connected by wifi. The data for any existing cities does update via wifi but get server error messages when adding new city. If I disable wifi and enable cellular, then I can add a new city. Would otherwise be a 3 or 4 star app.

• Great!

  by 4321pmb.

  This app is great. The weather is as accurate as all others. It does depend on where weather is taken at. So close enough. Love the pics. Has all I need.

• 天气太不准了

  by God is not here

  天气预报根本不准 只是界面设计还行

• Beautiful app

  by ryan153572

  Pleasure to use, and the photos from Flickr are a nice touch.

• Good app - needs bug fix

  by bash33

  Easy to use. Outstanding graphics. Source of weather is pretty accurate (weather forecasts aren't always right). The current location feature doesn't always work. Since I'm at the same location, it appears to be an App issue, not my network.

• Great App ..... Minor adjustments

  by Charles124488

  Love the app and the city views. Make sure to allow for easy rearranging of cities, also picture of city should match weather in that location, weather alert push notification needed. Beautiful app. I love scrolling through the various cities! The details are amazing ..... E.g. Wind conditions...so glad I have this app. Thank you

• Yahoo weather

  by Florida Boomer

  I like the layout and it has all the information I want.

• Simply amazing

  by hmneedsmore

  Fantastic app, I have no complaints. Only thing I would suggest is a display showing how much precipitation is predicted to occur in addition to just the chance.

• I check it often

  by iBeth01

  This app is way better than the native weather app. Useful info beautifully presented.

• Cool design with practical flaws

  by Jllat

  Really cool design. However, my current conditions never changed from "cloudy" through thick fog, rain and 16 inches of snow. Not helpful if I'm not near a window. The forecasts are mostly accurate though.

• Love it!

  by JamLiske

  One of the best weather apps out there!

• Great UI...hiccups here and there...

  by WDM83

  Solid. Need to iron out bugs.

• Good app

  by Bdaddyf

  Good

• Great!

  by yadabel

  Love this app. Beautiful design.

• Yahoo

  by Daxj

  Good app

• Very nice application

  by Nad2111

  Easy to use

• Muy buena

  by Flako2734

  Excelente app

• Awsome!!

  by Obrian7809

  I like the way the information is given. The animation depending on the weather is great and I use to open yahoo.com to check the weather, now I just open this easy using and accessing app :)

• Favorite Weather App

  by AdamJ917

  Very innovative, all in one weather app. Has replaced all the other ones I was using prior.

• Good

  by DrNisson

  It worked great until I agreed to rate it, then it was no intuitive.

• Really like this one

  by joelsyl

  This is a weather app all should have

• What a Great Weather APP!

  by jinglealltheway

  Graphics and accuracy wise, this Weather APP is simply the Best that I have seen! Bravo!

• Libya

  by Sassoke

  Fantastik

• Great app

  by Tack35

  Best weather app ever

• Great graphics

  by Ram99205

  Great graphics without a cluttered screen.

• Top notch!

  by JJSchieffer

  Everything I need for a quik look at today's weather

• Nice

  by Kees28

  Good graphics and interface

• Last update broke the current location

  by Hate_ads

  The last update broke the current weather location. It just says oops now. All other areas work if you just name the city. It's been months now Yahoo...get your act together!

• Great app

  by Cmlvmx

  Very good

• Like alot

  by Ja.medrano

  Love gives all the details I need to know about weather

• Great weather app

  by Dascher66

  Beautiful pictures and graphics. Shows everything you need for weather, and I like the photos.

• Yahoo Weather App

  by Over it.

  Best weather app I have used. All the weather information very easy to find and read, without a bunch of ads getting in the way.

• Beautiful.

  by customer01010101

  The nicest looking weather app on iOS. It would be great if it accommodated microclimates. San Francisco weather varies dramatically based on where you are in the city. Sadly there is just one forecast for the entire city :-(

• Likin' it

  by Scottie mcgreen

  Accurate and beautiful to look at. Very pleased.

• I love it so far!

  by RetroUltraModern

  I have only been using Yahoo Weather for a few days, but so far I think it is the best weather app I have tried. I have been frustrated by the Weather Channel app's unreliable forecasting, and the native iPhone weather lack of features. Yahoo Weather addresses these with trustworthy forecasts from weather underground, and a simple, beautifully designed interface with all the features I need and incomparable ease of use. I love the fact that I can look at forecasts around the world and the local times are displayed. The local time is such a helpful and simple thing to include, but the other weather apps I've tried lack it.

• great

  by Dbad

  its also pretty

• Best weather app I've used

  by EustaceScrubb

  A little derivative, but in all the right ways. Beautiful. Not 100% in love with Flickr powered first screen, but other than that, pretty close to perfect.

• Best weather app I've used

  by EustaceScrubb

  A little derivative, but in all the right ways. Beautiful. Not 100% in love with Flickr powered first screen, but other than that, pretty close to perfect.

• Best weather app by a mile

  by nurider

  Beautiful app and interface.

• GREAT

  by Katk55

  THE Most helpful!

• Attractive app for seeing the weather

  by Aladandy

  I use this just to see the temperature in different cities - works well for my needs and is very attractive. Also shows what time the sun rises and sets and precipitation details.

• Form over function

  by Thavian

  First the good: This is one of the most beautiful weather apps I've ever seen. Now the bad: The flashy graphics and animations can get in the way. It can be hard to find the information you're looking for. For example, the forecast only tells you the percentage chance of, say, rain or snow for today and tomorrow. Want to know what's happening the day after tomorrow? This app will show you a pretty icon to represent the type of weather, but no indication of 10% chance versus 90%, making the forecast all but useless. If you want to see a weather app done right, check out Bing Weather on a Windows 8 tablet or PC. It's nearly as beautiful as Yahoo Weather, and much easier to use. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find something comparable on my iPad.

• Best Weather App!

  by Luffman

  Yahoo has outdone themselves in the beauty and functionality of this great app! Outstanding!

• Good app

  by ShortMort47

  Yahoo did a decent job with this app.

• Delete a town?

  by Chiefrose

  Read all I can find... No luck

• Love

  by Mlle HunnyBunny

  It's great

• Love this app.

  by Holland Dwellers

  It tells me everything I need to know plus other helpful stuff.

• Love

  by Lisi1793

  Does all I need it to! Recommend

• 400+ MB storage?!

  by typo_kign

  This app ballooned to taking up 400+ MB storage for no apparent reason! Epic fail for a weather app.

• Just perfect info

  by Rohitashwa

  All what you need in a page, with awesome idea go crowd sourcing and plugging the best photographs from Flickr!!! I love it!!!

• Love it!

  by Suzieqgirl

  Although others may not rate this perfect....I love it. The graphics and the info are great and it is much nicer than other apps I have tried. Certainly has everything I need. I also love the 'alerts' that you can activate which is very useful.

• Well Done

  by Tuck234

  Graphics are top notch; easy to look at, loads of info

• Beautiful weather app

  by Chris Potter

  Love how easily you can scroll between features. The long range forecast could use some more detail (similar to weather bug). This is still my first stop, but will go over to the bug if I want more detail for the long range.

• Great weather app

  by Hasher1980

  This is a very useful app to have and I would recommend it to anyone.

• Just good

  by tamagochi

  Clean, clear, and easy to read

• Very useful

  by Steeev12

  Interface is pleasant to look at. Loads quick and just love the design.

• Pictures are wrong

  by nickrp

  Pictures usually get the location right but are often the wrong weather (and almost always the wrong season).

• Yahoo weather

  by Alawe_UAE

  Great app, probably the best weather app.

• Inaccurate

  by CLH-USA

  Inaccurate. Screens don't agree with each other. Forecast temperatures are off by a factor of two and severe weather notifications simply don't work at all. Pretty, though. Just not useful for anything.

• Good but one suggestion.

  by FreePointMachine

  This app seems to be very good and all, but I wish that you could see the estimated precipitation amount for each day on the 5/10 day forecast. I had this on my previous weather app before they shut it down and i very much miss this feature here.

• Love this

  by Goodgodiseverynicknametaken

  Beautiful app and very easy to use. Only problem is that it is slow to display info sometimes but maybe that is a problem with my provider. I just love opening it to see the photos!

• Great...but

  by just4j

  Would have given 5 stars but hung up on review page!

• Beautiful app

  by Anuj162000

  Better than weather channel

• Great weather app!!!

  by Gizzmoyw

  On this very rare occasion, I've decided that this app is indeed worth rating. I love that all the pertinent info is on one screen. No waiting for the next screen to load after pushing several icons, etc. Everything you would possibly be checking the news for as far as conditions is in this weather app, except of course the closings, lol. It's very detailed and no meteorologist gibberish. The Flickr photos in the background, although irrelevant to the current conditions, are beautiful and at least seem to be from this general area (or surrounding areas). What I would like to see however, is a more diverse variety of photos. It would be cool if the photos were an accurate indication of the current conditions, but that may be pushing it. Good job yahoo, maybe the next update will take some of these reviews into consideration.

• The screen shots

  by Spinachyoumeus

  Are awesome!!! Good App all around

• Oops is silly though

  by Hopeful Now

  In to do away with it is Just becoming to much it better to show me the last cache that an irritating oops oops.

• Awesome

  by •Moonshine•

  Best weather app out there!!

• Now showing snow

  by orvalle

  After reading several reviews, I was ready to switch my years-long allegiance to The Weather Channel (TWC) app to this one. I gave up when I realized its radar maps showed NO winter weather at all. Now that's fixed and I switched over, especially with TWC having total outages where it reports nothing. Unless something changes for the worse (like losing winter precipitation) I don't think I'll go back.

• Surprisingly good.

  by trospero

  Update: App deleted; it repeatedly prompted me to make Yahoo my default search engine. You nag, you're off my phone. Yahoo, you've surprised me with this one. Perhaps the best solution to a notoriously difficult problem: how to present a lot of data in an easily digested form. Beautifully done. (But one star lost for nagging me to rate it)

• Very Nice!

  by Specktor89

  Much better than stock apple weather app.

• Nice! :)

  by Ghost pepper mike

  I love this weather app, it's great. I wish they could animate the current weather condition though, like I've seen in Apple's iOS 7 video

• Very nice

  by Tre-1980

  Very nice

• Watch out for unwanted data plan usage

  by CelsoSC

  - The app looks wonderful, but only thanks to third party pictures. - It works a bit slow on my 64-bit iPad mini 2. No excuses for that, so I won't even try it on the iPhone. - I can't add cities if I'm using wifi only. It seems it wants to use your 3G/LTE data plan without letting you know that. Really??? - The pop-us asking you to switch to Yahoo are REALLY ANNOYING!!! Improvement is actually used for things that work. This app needs fixes instead.

• Best weather app ever !!!!!

  by Jsp307

  Great job !!!! I have had local apps and some news station apps as well . I really enjoy this one the best because it has been more accurate then the other 5 apps I had . I live in a little town near Philadelphia and major news casters always predict so many different things but this apps been right on so far ..... Ok people I read some of the bad reviews and I have to say the major news stations are wrong all the time with predictions .....relax!!! 5 stars to you yahoo :-)

• Best weather app!!

  by Dnjsmom88

  This is so much better that the default Apple weather app. I really like how it gives me detailed info about the day and not just hi and lo temps. The sunrise and set animation makes me chuckle too!

• Great App.

  by MEP Engineer

  The best weather app. I've experienced yet.

• Works great !!

  by Mintlp

  Good weather app! Easy to use.

• Beautiful interface

  by cooldude12345

  Great app - beautiful interface, very informative and useful information

• Best weather app

  by Geckodru

  That is all

• Fine Weather App

  by Hook9773

  I really like this app. It would be cool if you could incorporate pictures of your local area into the thing.

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