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Article posted: 12/8/2012 7:41 AM

Review: 3 weather phone apps help you on the go

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This screenshot shows AccuWeather.com's app for mobile phones. The home screen also offers temperature, humidity, wind, UV index and visibility conditions, plus sunrise and sunset. The Android version lists wind gusts, not just wind speeds. The iPhone version has information on dew point, while Android does not.

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This screenshot shows WeatherBug's app for mobile phone. The app's home screen crams a lot of useful information without clutter. The app shows you a graphical forecast for upcoming days, today plus five days for Android and two for the iPhone.

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This screenshot shows the Weather Channel's app for mobile phones. The app offers video of weather forecasts and news, with those from your city or region coming up first. There are also tools for seeing what people are saying about the weather on Twitter and for sharing your weather-related photos and video.

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During recent travels, I tried several free weather apps for the iPhone and Android phones. (Versions for tablet computers also are available, but I didn't test those extensively.) I didn't try to determine which is more accurate at predicting the weather. They are all generally good, but not error-free. Rather, I evaluated each based on features and ease of use.
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    • This screenshot shows AccuWeather.com’s app for mobile phones. The home screen also offers temperature, humidity, wind, UV index and visibility conditions, plus sunrise and sunset. The Android version lists wind gusts, not just wind speeds. The iPhone version has information on dew point, while Android does not.
    • This screenshot shows WeatherBug’s app for mobile phone. The app’s home screen crams a lot of useful information without clutter. The app shows you a graphical forecast for upcoming days, today plus five days for Android and two for the iPhone.
    • This screenshot shows the Weather Channel’s app for mobile phones. The app offers video of weather forecasts and news, with those from your city or region coming up first. There are also tools for seeing what people are saying about the weather on Twitter and for sharing your weather-related photos and video.
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