Weather app with dew point forecasts?
August 16, 2018 7:28 AM Subscribe
Is there a weather app for iOS that provides an hour-by-hour dew point forecasts?
I'm basically looking for a weather app that shows the green line on this NOAA chart, which is the dew point*. Most if not all weather apps (such as Wunderground which I otherwise love) do this for temperature, but in the humid subtropical/continental climates I live in and often travel to, I always want to know the dew point. The NOAA page works fine in a pinch for US locations, but it's not mobile-optimized and obviously doesn't provide this information for non-US locations.
*The superior measurement of humidity compared to % humidity
I'm basically looking for a weather app that shows the green line on this NOAA chart, which is the dew point*. Most if not all weather apps (such as Wunderground which I otherwise love) do this for temperature, but in the humid subtropical/continental climates I live in and often travel to, I always want to know the dew point. The NOAA page works fine in a pinch for US locations, but it's not mobile-optimized and obviously doesn't provide this information for non-US locations.
*The superior measurement of humidity compared to % humidity
JayRwv: I see in DarkSky's notes on the app store that it's "available in the US, UK and Ireland" -- does this mean that it doesn't provide forecasts for non-US/UK/Irish locations? I'd download to test myself but don't want to spend $4 if it doesn't provide this functionality.
I should have specified in my OP -- this app needs to provide this information for worldwide locations (within reason, I expect major cities to have this info but maybe not small rural stations)
posted by andrewesque at 7:43 AM on August 16, 2018
I should have specified in my OP -- this app needs to provide this information for worldwide locations (within reason, I expect major cities to have this info but maybe not small rural stations)
posted by andrewesque at 7:43 AM on August 16, 2018
Weatherbug does it. I don't know how accurate the international stuff is (I am in the US) but I just pulled up Singapore and it had data. On the hourly tab you click on the drop down arrow next to the day, and it expands out the basic 4 categories (time, temp, cloudy, precip) into 8 (adding humidity, feels like, wind direction and speed, and dew point). It's free.
posted by clone boulevard at 7:51 AM on August 16, 2018
posted by clone boulevard at 7:51 AM on August 16, 2018
andrewesque: Dark Sky is also darksky.net, which seems to handle non-US locations, so I'd say there's a good chance.
posted by WCityMike at 8:55 AM on August 16, 2018
posted by WCityMike at 8:55 AM on August 16, 2018
Weather Underground also has dew point. I don't think you need it hour by hour per se, because the dew point really doesn't change much unless there is a major system blowing in.
posted by The_Vegetables at 8:56 AM on August 16, 2018
posted by The_Vegetables at 8:56 AM on August 16, 2018
The Darksky app has % humidity, not dew point :(
posted by halfsquaretriangle at 7:54 PM on August 19, 2018
posted by halfsquaretriangle at 7:54 PM on August 19, 2018
> halfsquaretriangle: "The Darksky app has % humidity, not dew point :("
The Dark Sky app definitely has dew point. Try taking your finger on that row of data types (temp, feels like, etc.) and moving it.
posted by WCityMike at 1:03 PM on August 20, 2018
The Dark Sky app definitely has dew point. Try taking your finger on that row of data types (temp, feels like, etc.) and moving it.
posted by WCityMike at 1:03 PM on August 20, 2018
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posted by JayRwv at 7:35 AM on August 16, 2018