I understand that weather on TV can’t be hyperlocally accurate. But a weather app on my phone has my exact GPS coordinates. Why can’t it tell me exactly when a rain cloud will be passing over my location?

It’s gotten to the point where I just use precipitation maps to figure out my rain chances for the day.

The hourly forecast is mostly useless because it’s not a chance % but a % of the area that will be raining.

        • Talaraine@fedia.io
          6·
          2 months ago

          I can’t really describe to you how angry I was when that shit went through. Like… I knew it was ridiculous to get so angry but, I LOVED THAT FREAKING APP.

      • Curious CanidEnglish
        8·
        2 months ago

        Oh, yeah. Not only did they take it away from all Android users, they also killed the API that let other apps access it. I wrote an open-source tool that made Dark Sky data available to Wear OS watch faces. It worked beautifully for several years, until Apple killed it.

        The worst of it is that was my second attempt. An earlier version of the same tool worked with Weather Underground data. Then IBM bought it, changed the API completely, and priced it so that only business could afford it.

        I haven’t had the heart to try a third time.

        Sorry, every once in a while I’m overcome with the need to whine about it.

          • Curious CanidEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            I appreciate the suggestion. I have thought about it, but part of what I wanted, like the original poster, was more localized information. NWS is great for overall data, but it doesn’t get down to precise locations.

        • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          LOL. Thanks for your service. I think you should let yourself off with time served ;-)

          • Curious CanidEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            NWS is a great resource, but there are a startling number of other organizations that collect weather data.