WeatherBug – Weather Forecast

Category
Weather

Description of App

Download WeatherBug to Know Before™. Access the world’s largest network of weather and lightning sensors for the most accurate forecasts, the fastest alerts
and more. Plus, our app is sleek and polished.

Only our data is real-time, which allows us to see weather threats first, provide better forecasts and give the fastest alerts to severe weather! And only
we measure “Total Lightning” so you get exclusive Spark lightning proximity alerts for your current and saved locations. Stay safer with WeatherBug.

As you’ll see from the “short” list below, WeatherBug has more awesome data and content than any other weather app.

Check out our fresh features:

• NEW Refreshed User Interface – We’ve made our UI sleeker and easier to navigate than ever before. Come give it a test drive!

• NEW Spark Alerts – Unique and beautiful, Spark turns your smartphone into a personal lightning detector. Get real-time, minute-by-minute, mile-by-mile
lightning monitoring from the WeatherBug Total Lightning Network. Now redesigned with a live lightning map to show you lightning strikes near you and across
the world!

• NEW Lifestyle Forecasts – Do I run outside or go to the gym? Should I cancel tomorrow's picnic? Our new Lifestyle Forecasts identify and analyze specific
weather parameters to advise you on how best to stay comfortable and have fun! Now get at-a-glance views on all Lifestyle Forecasts so you know what to
expect!

• NEW Cold & Flu section – Stay updated on the cold and flu season! Find out where and when you'll need to be extra careful, along with useful facts on
how you can minimize your risk.

• Real-Time Pin-Point Forecasts for 2.6 Million Locations Worldwide – The industry’s most accurate current, extended and hourly weather forecasts for your
neighborhood and beyond.

• Push Notifications – Get severe weather warnings and exclusive Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts pushed directly to your mobile device! Safeguard yourself
from tornados, severe thunderstorms, flash-floods and more.

• Extended 10-Day Forecast – Weather happens. Get the most accurate extended forecast and Know Before™ 10 days ahead.

• Exclusive DTAs & Severe Weather Alerts – Minutes Matter. Our Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTAs) provide you 50% faster warnings to severe weather than
the competition. Plus, you get National Weather Service (NWS) warnings and watches to stay informed of severe weather conditions at all your current and
saved locations.

• Enhanced Interactive Maps – Enjoy our enhanced maps with multiple layers such as Doppler radar, humidity, pressure, wind speed, high/low forecast, traffic,
satellite imaging and more!

• Live Weather Cams – View live images from over 2,000 weather cameras across the U.S. to get a better picture (pun intended) of the weather at destinations
near and far.

• Photo Section & Albums – We’ve collected magnificent photography from our users for your viewing pleasure. Now categorized into albums, finding awesome
photos has never been quicker or easier! Come see what others are sharing and enjoy the scenery!

• Photo Submission & Sharing – Snap, send & share. Send us your best photos and share your moments with millions of WeatherBug users.

• Spotlight section – Get “News of the Day” and other breaking weather stories from the WeatherBug Meteorology team to stay up-to-date on the weather around
you.

• Hurricane Center – Get the latest news on hurricanes, investigate past hurricanes and track current hurricanes as they happen!

• Customizable Home Screen – Customize your home screen with newly added background themes and rearrange your live tiles to get the info that matter the
most to you at-a-glance.

• Multiple Language Support – Get forecasts and alerts for your neighborhood and the world in Spanish and Portuguese!

Be prepared. Know Before™. Download the app used and loved by millions, voted the “Best Weather App Ever” and trusted as a “Best App for Moms”, WeatherBug!

 

Version

3.5

Free or Paid

Free

Apple Watch Support

Not Known

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

9

Accessibility Comments

There are accessiblity problems. Some buttons are unlabel along with some poorly label button. The interface is not easy to use. Some areas don't seem to work for me.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads most page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some accessibility issues with this app, but it can still be used if you are willing to tolerate these issues and learn how to work around them.

App Store Link

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weatherbug/id281940292?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Developer's Website

http://weather.weatherbug.com/mobile/iphone-weather-apps.html

Developer's Twitter Username

@WeatherBug

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Comments

By Michael Hudson on Sunday, January 23, 2011 - 23:13

I tried many weather apps and consider this the prime option for complete and easy to use weather including local condition sampling stations around me. VoiceOver works very well on this app. The only thing it's missing is push notifications for severe weather. I purchased the paid version as I enjoyed it so much.

I liked that weather bug had a version for Canada. I too, wish it had weather alerts for storms, etc, but perhaps if we "bug", the developers they'll do that in a future update. Never know until we ask! I find it extremely accessable for the parts that we can actually use, bar the maps,of course.

By Michael Hansen on Monday, January 23, 2012 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team
As of 1/7/2012, accessibility of this app is still rock solid. This one is kneck and kneck with Weather Alert USA in terms of the best weather apps I've tried...both apps have their own "sweet spots."

Please note that the paid version of Weatherbug called the Weatherbug Elite has been upgraded to version 2.0. Unfortunetly, it is no longer accessible. As of today this free version has not changed but beware when there is a new version.

By AnonyMouse on Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team
The time has come. Version 2.00 has now been rolled out in the free version. As mentioned above with the Weatherbug Elite. Unfortunately, the app is no longer as accessible as it once was. Listen to the Weatherbug Podcast on this site to show you how to make it more accessible for your device.

By Michael Hansen on Friday, March 23, 2012 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

WeatherBug version 2.02 is out, and it appears as though a lot of the accessibility issues introduced in version 2.00 have been addressed.  There are little things, obviously, but it needs to be said: bravo to the developers for going the extra mile to make their app accessible!

As of March 19, 2012 the Weatherbug Elite has not been updated to v2.0.2 in which I'm waiting for. This version is more accessible than before. Good job!

By AnonyMouse on Sunday, December 23, 2012 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

They have made more changes in how the Current tab is presented. I believe it is a better update and made the alignments a bit easier to navigate around. Still highly recommended by me for wanting great details about many things you want to know about weather. For those that just want a very basic weather app check out the Check The Weather app which I also highly recommend.

What's New in Version 2.2

-NEW User interface refreshed
-NEW Spark lightning alerts
-NEW Enhanced usability
-NEW Improved user interface
-NEW Home screen tiles for quick navigation to map and lightning alerts

 

By blindgator on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 23:13

While this app was once accessible, the recent updates in my opinion have made it unusable to voiceover users. I was just trying to get an hourly forecast and couldn't seem to get even the current conditions.

You can't get current conditions. Sticking with forecast now which is completely accessible.

By AnonyMouse on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Unfortunetly this has taken a step backward in terms of being accessible. So the page now reflect the current accessibility of the app.

What's New in Version 3.1

• NEW Universal app for iPhone and iPad
• NEW Spotlight news section on iPad
• NEW 10 day forecast
• NEW Thunderstorm probability in Hourly forecast
• NEW Day selection buttons in Hourly forecast
• Stability and performance enhancements

 

By AnonyMouse on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Unfortunetly, whith the bran NEW UI interface has only made things less useful for the visuall impaired community. It had once been one of my most favorite weather app. Sadly that is not the case for some time. There are some unlabel buttons with in the app. Missing elements. Poorly label buttons and so much more. Perhaps, I am missing someting but the Push Notification area I was unable to set up. Along with other issues. So I know in the past this developer has tried to make this ore accessible for us. I hope that they will continue to do so and improve things for us to use.

What's New in Version 3.5
•Refreshed user interface
•Revamped Spark lightning alerts and map
•Added Recent & Local photo albums
•Ability to share WeatherBug & Spark with your friends and family
•Added Lifestyle forecasts at-a-glance page
•Added Cold & Flu Lifestyle section
•Added 64-bit application support

 

By Unregistered User (not verified) on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 23:13

Try WeatherBug Elite. It is not the best due to its not-so-clean interface but I just checked and it has not been updated recently. Perhaps it is easier to navigate than its free companion.

By Michael Hansen on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team
Unfortunately, WeatherBug Elite is no longer available. In the past, WeatherBug and WeatherBug Elite have been updated around the same time for each version number, but it doesn't look like WeatherBug Elite is around any more.

By Unregistered User (not verified) on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 23:13

Really? Now I am curious why. That makes no sense. I am glad I did not delete it.

By Michael Hansen on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 23:13

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team
I have a feeling they probably didn't make enough money on the elite version on iPhone to support continuing it. They still have an iPad version, though, so perhaps they have features (my guess is graphics) that lend themselves better to the larger screen.