Dark Sky's 'scarily precise' weather forecasts are finally on Android

The popular weather forecasting app Dark Sky is coming to Android after four years on iOS, and it's not your run-of-the-mill weather app.

Dark Sky gives users hyperlocal weather forecasts that are down to the minute. If rain is going to start coming down in 21 minutes, you'll have to do your best guess with the one-hour window most standard weather forecasts give you. Dark Sky will tell you that it will start raining where you're standing in 21 minutes, and tell you exactly when it will stop.

Along with its hyperlocal forecasting, Dark Sky also provides users with weather maps and radars that span the entire globe. The app also provides 24-hour and weeklong forecasts for future planning, as well as weather alerts and notifications for things like bad weather, severe weather warnings, and you can create your own custom notifications.

The Android difference

Dark Sky for Android allows you to add weather widgets

The Android version of Dark Sky has something the iOS version doesn't -- widgets. To make quick weather checks easier for users, Dark Sky for Android allows you to add weather widgets to your home screen, allowing you to see weather forecasts for the next hour, day and week without needing to open the app.

While mostly the same as its iOS counterpart, Dark Sky for Android has a different pricing model. The iOS version has a one-time fee of $3.99 and the Android version is free to download, but doesn't give you all the fancy features like minute-by-minute forecasts, notifications and widgets.

To get the full Dark Sky experience, interested users a can do a free trial, but after that it has a subscription cost of $2.99 a year. Dark Sky for Android is available to download now.

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