Forecast Now
Submitted by Amanda M on Thursday, January 31, 2013.
Last modified
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Category
Description of App
Want to keep up with the latest weather forecast? Forecast Now uses any user-entered town and state or zip code to provide you with the latest detailed local forecast, UV index, hazardous weather conditions, air quality index, radar images and satellite photos, direct from the US National Weather Service and the EPA. Up to 8 locations can be stored for easy re-selection. All images are courtesy of NOAA and NASA.
Version
3.8
Free or Paid
Free
Apple Watch Support
Not Known
Device(s) App Was Tested On
iPhone
iOS Version
8.0.2
VoiceOver Performance
VoiceOver reads all page elements.
Button Labeling
All buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability
The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.
Developer's Website
Recommendations
2 people have recommended this app
Most recently recommended by Explorer 5 years 8 months ago
Comments
Version 3.2
Version 3.2 was released recently, and this app is still very accessible and easy to use.
"What's New in Version 3.2
Added local ultraviolet index to the current weather conditions.
Increased the maximum number of stored locations."
Temperarily removed from App Store
As of yesterday (6/3), I could not find this app in the app store. I whent to their website, and they had to submit an update to Apple because NOAA made some site changes. I hope they make a payed app that offers alerts, sunrise/sunset times, and the forecast discussion, since it seems like Weather Alert USA is done for. There isn't an app as good as that one.
Version 4.2.1
This new update has corrected the problem it had with the NOAA website. Plus, it has returned in to the AppStore.
What's New in Version 3.2.1
Updated "Current Conditions" and 7-day forecast screens to match new NWS data format.
Version 3.5
Good news and bad news. The bad news is that they have formated the layout a bit differently. So you will have to flick around a bit more than you had in the past. That is unfortunate because that is why I liked about it before. It would just read it as a whole instead of having to do so many swiping to get your forcast and such.
The good news is that it no longer refreshes on you while you are reading your detailed forcast. Before it would be refreshing and you would end up at the top of the page each time it did this.
What's New in Version 3.5
Animated radar display.
Code updates and improvement.
Version 3.6
Forecast Now Version 3.6 is now available. Still very accessible.
"What's New in Version 3.6
Animated satellite wide views."
Already Available
Hello Isaac,
Version 3.6 shows as being available in the app store now. You might try closing the app store in app switcher and reopening it.
Regards,
Michael
Accessibility Comments
All of the text-based weather information in this app is perfectly accessible. It's displayed as a list, which VoiceOver reads exactly as it appears. This is the most straightforward weather app I've found in three years of owning an iPhone.