You did not check the weather forecast because the sun was shining in the sky in the morning and you thought it was impossible to rain that day. If you want to always be prepared and never let the weather take you by surprise, install one of the following apps and check the forecast before you go outside. Have in mind that some of the listed free apps are actually freemium and some payments might be required in order to unlock certain features.

Check the weather with these useful Windows 10 weather apps

This app has recently been updated and you can now select your default location manually and use the Live Tiles. In-depth data about weather phenomena is offered: storm hail size, probability of hail, cloud top height, or vertically integrated liquid. Storm characteristics on the radar include arrows showing the direction of motion and icons indicating the position and amount of hail, mesocyclones, and tornadic vortex signatures that indicate the existence of rotation in supercells and potential tornadoes. You can configure the app appearance with both color and image themes available, including Bing’s image of the day. There’s a free trial available so you can give it a try. Both Fahrenheit and Celsius are available, as well as a variety of measures for wind speed, precipitation, and pressure, all of which may be changed in the app’s settings. Another strong point is the number of languages available:  26 languages. Multiple live tiles automatically update the forecasts on the Start screen so that you don’t have to. Swipe the screen to watch how the weather changes throughout the day. The sunset, sunrise, moonrise, and moonset all occur at the same time as in real life. Learn about the wind, pressure, day length, and moon phase… There are several landscape layouts that you may choose from, and several live tiles refresh the predictions on the Start screen automatically. ⇒ Get the Perfect Weather Universal app Severe weather alerts are offered so that you may be one step ahead of the weather, as well as previous days’ weather maps so that you can see what the weather is like, month by month. Interactive pan and zoom maps are available, alongside Live Tile support. ⇒ Get MSN Weather Watch as pixelated leaves blow over a dream landscape and drops of blocky rain descend from the sky. Keep an eye on the snow that is building up around a stone cave that is most likely home to a terrifying monster, and watch out for that moat! You can check the current weather conditions – with hourly updates to a 7-day forecast – on videogame canvas. This is definitely the most fun way to check the weather. ⇒Get 8-bit Weather SPONSORED You can set up rain alerts to get a message when it’s going to rain and check the live tile for the rain graph. Rain Gauge proudly offers rainfall information per 5 minutes in the upcoming 3 hours. ⇒ Get Rain Gauge The app is compatible with Windows 10 PCs, Surface devices, as well as Windows 10 phones. If you install it on your phone, you can customize it with weather widgets, display temperature in your notification bar, and more. You can also select a specific day to view detailed hourly weather information such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, pressure, wind speed, and much more. Weather warnings are also available so that you’ll never be caught off guard by unusual weather phenomena. ⇒ Get The Weather 14 days Simple Weather checks all the boxes in regards to what it’s supposed to do: shows you the weekly weather forecast along with pressure, humidity, wind conditions, sunrise and sunset times. It can also give you severe weather alerts based on the weather forecast provider. ⇒ Get Simple Weather However, the notifications are under the paywall so you’ll need the Pro version of the app in order to get them. Also, on the downside, the app isn’t exactly the most stable. ⇒ Get Weather Notify  Expect it to use about 3% of your battery in a day. This is a nice feature to have especially if you use the app while you’re on the go and don’t have access to a wall socket to power up your laptop or phone. There are 12 colorful themes that you can choose from. Simply select your favorite color as the app background and you’re ready to go. The app allows you to search for all the places you want and get the latest weather information about the respective places. The part is that you can sync the weather info across all your Windows 10 devices. ⇒ Get Strawberry Weather You can also check out these phenomena specific apps:

Moon Calendar with specific sunrise, sunset and twilight times for a price tag of $1.99. Hurricane Tracker –  get the latest information about tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, East Pacific, West Pacific, Indian Ocean, and southern hemisphere for only $3.75. Rain Alarm – this app warns you about rain or snow approaching your location using push notifications.

For more guides like this one, visit our dedicated Weather Apps Hub. If you like having handy apps, visit our Utilities and Tools page for more great suggestions. Also, leave there any other questions you may have and we’ll be sure to check them out. If you’re aware of other apps that we didn’t feature in our list and are worth mentioning, share them in the comments section below. Name * Email * Commenting as . Not you? Save information for future comments
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