The Weather Channel iTunes Info

CTA RATING: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

I’ve never been a big fan of just sitting around and watching the weather channel… there’s something about the combination of cheesy elevator music and bad graphics that makes me want to puke.  Even still, I’ve come to accept the fact that the built-in iPhone OS weather application isn’t really up to par (Yahoo! apps aren’t my favorite).  So I went through the store and tried to find the best weather application out there that really reflects accuracy.  I tried several and even stuck with Weatherbug (Link opens iTunes) for a while but eventually settled on The Weather Channel’s app because it seemed to give me the best accuracy.

Take a look at the gallery to see all of the features, but a few that stick out in my mind are: hour by hour weather, 10 day forecast, live radar, severe weather warnings, and local weather videos.  Those features make this my favorite weather app because I always know what’s going on.

I was out driving not to long ago and the sky became pretty dark around two in the afternoon, so I pulled up the app and sure enough there was a severe weather warning waiting for me.  I was able to look at the map, see a tornado and change my route accordingly.  Yeah, that’s cool.  Last but not least, it’s free.  So give it a try and feel free to let us know what you think.