AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Apple TV
What is AccuWeather?
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast is a free app in the Weather category that provides forecasts, real-time weather alerts, and live radar. The listing highlights storm radar, hurricane tracking, MinuteCast precipitation timing for the next 4 hours, and RealFeel Temperature. It also describes an optional Premium+ upgrade with more detailed extended forecasts and an ad-free experience.
Pricing. AccuWeather: Weather Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Tracking storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes near your location
- Checking when rain or snow starts and ends over the next 4 hours
- Planning outdoor activity around air quality and wildfire smoke
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Why this app is in S tier
AccuWeather scores 96 out of 100: rating 92, rating count 100, App Store search rank 94, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Download AccuWeather®, The Most Trusted Weather App. Get real-time weather alerts and hyperlocal weather updates with proven Superior Accuracy™. Access an award-winning weather tracker with live radar, lightning alerts, weather forecasts, and much more, helping you make the best decisions and be more in the know through weather warnings. Be prepared with storm radar when it matters most. Get real-time live radar and weather alerts for hurricanes, tornadoes, snow or ice, flooding rains, mudslides, high winds, extreme heat or cold, polluted air, wildfires, smoke, or any other major weather event. AccuWeather's Hurricane Tracker, storm radar, live radar, and weather warnings are almost always significantly more accurate, provide greater advance notice, and communicate clearly with more detail and value than all other sources. AccuWeather can be downloaded for free from the App Store and provides proven weather tracker alerts with Superior Accuracy™, severe weather alerts, storm radar, hurricane tracker, live radar notifications, and daily forecasts with hourly and Minute-by-Minute® weather updates tailored for any location. AccuWeather's accurate forecasts and alerts will better pr
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | S | S | S |
| Score | 96 / 100 | 95 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.6 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 1.5M | 82.4K | 39.6K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 2.0 ★ · 20 reviews | 2.4 ★ · 14 reviews | 4.8 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 15d ago | 31d ago | 0d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
- Best Weather Alert AppsS tier, #2, score 98
- Best Weather AppsS tier, #3, score 98
- Best Weather Radar AppsS tier, #4, score 97
Questions about AccuWeather
Is the app free to use?
The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store. It also mentions an upgrade to Premium+ for more detailed extended forecasts and an ad-free experience.
Does it include radar and lightning tracking?
The listing describes live radar, animated radar for tracking severe weather, and AccuLightning for real-time lightning strike tracking.
Can forecasts be set to a specific address?
The listing states forecasts can be localized to your exact street address. MinuteCast is pinpointed to a street address or GPS location in 210 countries and territories.
Is AccuWeather free?
AccuWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is AccuWeather good for?
AccuWeather is built for tracking storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes near your location, checking when rain or snow starts and ends over the next 4 hours, planning outdoor activity around air quality and wildfire smoke. It sits in the storm tracking list on AppTierList.
Is AccuWeather worth it?
AccuWeather is S tier, ranked #1 of 29 storm tracking apps with a score of 96 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 1,496,341 ratings. That is the top of its list.
How does AccuWeather compare to Storm Tracker°?
AccuWeather is S tier at 96; Storm Tracker° is S tier at 95. AccuWeather ranks higher. AccuWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases, Storm Tracker° is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is AccuWeather updated?
AccuWeather was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Storm Tracking (S tier, #1) · Weather Alerts (S tier, #2) · Weather (S tier, #3) · Weather Radar (S tier, #4)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 96 / 100
- Rank in list
- #1 of 29
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 1,496,341
- Recent reviews
- 2.0 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (15 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Weather
- Good for
- Tracking storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes near your location, Checking when rain or snow starts and ends over the next 4 hours, Planning outdoor activity around air quality and wildfire smoke
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- Size
- 177 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 55
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed