Want to beat the COLD? 5 weather apps on Android, iOS to plan your day smartly

A negative 4 degrees Celsius? That’s what the IMD has predicted over the next few days for North India. While there is not much we can do about the cold spell, we can help you choose 5 weather apps that can help you plan your day smartly. A weather app will help you keep a tab on the mercury scale on an hourly basis, and the you can even keep an eye on AQI numbers on your local region. The question, however, is that out of the hundreds of weather apps, which weather app is the most reliable one and fun to use.

Hence, we took a quick look at some of the best weather apps that can be used on Android and iOS devices.

Google

Yes, there is no better and easy weather app than Google. Be it Android or iPhone, a simple Google search for the current temperature presents with a lot of details about temperature, precipitation, weather forecasts, AQI index and more. The accuracy might not be best but for most people, this will just do. Plus, it is absolutely free to use for everyone.

iOS Weather app

The Weather app on iOS is not only beautiful but accurate as well. Be it the temperature or the weather forecast, the iOS weather app data is reliable on a daily basis, You also get to see a map with real-time AQI coverage in winters, and cloud coverage in monsoons. It even shows the sunrise and sunset times.

AccuWeather

AccuWeather has been around for a long time and right now, it presents all the relevant data beautifully. The forecast is fairly reliable and even in the free version, you get a lot of data to ogle. On Android, you also get a bunch of beautiful weather widgets to decorate your homescreen. There is a paid version that removes the ads and comes with realtime weather alerts.

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel app is another great app to track weather. The storm alerts and severe weather warnings can help prepare you for winter storms, rain, snow and more. Live radar updates, hourly rain tracker, storm radar news, and local weather forecast on the go. You also get Live Doppler radar maps, severe weather widgets, and accurate weather updates.

Yahoo Weather

With this app, you can track weather too accurately on an hourly, 5-day, and 10-day basis forecasts. The app also shows stunning Flickr photos to match your location, time of day, and current conditions. You get details such as wind, pressure, and chance of precipitation, maps, weather radar and more.