Dark Sky's Apple Watch app will 'tap' your wrist before it rains

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Karissa Bell
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Dark Sky is bringing its weather-predicting superpowers to the Apple Watch.

The company revealed its upcoming app for the smartwatch on Monday, saying it will be available when the Apple Watch comes out next month.

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Like many smartwatch apps, Dark Sky's is centered around notifications. The app, which specializes in hyperlocal short-term predictions (think "heavy rain beginning in 15 minutes"), will notify you of upcoming changes in weather conditions.

"Getting a Dark Sky notification on your wrist just feels different," co-creator Adam Grossman writes in a blog post. "A little chime, a gentle tap on your wrist, and a quick glance; the effortlessness of it makes it feel qualitatively different than receiving a notification on your phone. It’s both far less intrusive and far less likely to be missed."

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The watch app also provides an overview of the current conditions as well as extended forecasts. When the Kickstarter-funded Dark Sky first launched, the app focused its predictions solely on the next 12 hours. But in an overhaul last year, the app added five-day outlooks, which will carry over to the watch version of the app.

Grossman says the app will be free for those who already have the $3.99 iOS app.

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