Monday, June 18, 2012

5 Best Weather Apps for Mac

Mac boasts a weather widget itself which is quite nice. But if you something more sophisticated, accurate and feature-rich then you can try some other weather apps available out there for Mac. Many weather apps are present out there, but finding the best ones is not an easy task. So today we have a list of 5 Best Weather Apps for Mac. This list includes different types of apps like minimalistic menu bar apps, or apps with amazing animations etc. Check them out and pick the one that you like the best.

Menu Weather

Price: Free / $1.99
Compatible with: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later



This app also only runs in the menu bar. Its Lite version is amazing and once you get it you would not need any other weather app or even its paid version. You can use any of the themes available which allow you to use various types of icons, and it shows all the important information.


Weather+

Price: $0.99
Compatible with: Mac OS X 10.6 or later



Weather+ is one of the most popular and widely used app that shows the current forecast in a beautiful animation. It also provides forecast for the next 5 days, and some details like wind direction and speed, humidity levels etc. Its design is really nice, which makes this app stand out from the rest.


Weather HD

Compatible with: Mac OS X 10.6 or later



Weather HD, just like Weather+ boasts really beautiful anhmations, even more beautiful than the latter. It gives you the option to have multiple cities in your configuration. It also has a menu bar icon. It is one of the best weather apps out there. It is a bit expensive but is totally worth it.


MachWeather

Price: Free!
Compatible with: Mac OS X 10.6 or later.



MachWeather is a very handy and simple menu bar app that allows checking the local temperatures. It stays on your menu bar showing the present temperature, cloud conditions and weather. The amazing thing about this app is that it is free and simple, but it can be too simple for some people who might not like how it looks.


WeatherEye

Price: Free!
Compatible with: Mac OS X 10.6 or later



The great thing about WeatherEye is that it is free of cost and can prove to be a alternative to Weather+. Although its design is not very fancy and has an ad filled interface, but still can be an option for those who don't care about these things. It utilizes information from The Weather Network and displays few days forecasts, humidity and wind etc. It also comes with a small menu bar icon that shows the present temperature.