Forecast Bar - Weather + Radar

Name: Forecast Bar - Weather + Radar
Rating: 4.5 (2759 reviews)
Author: Higher Bar, LLC

Accurate and Customizable

Free · In‑App Purchases

2.8K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Weather
Developer

Higher Bar, LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

203.4
MB

*** Featured by Apple, Lifehacker, Macworld and Cult of Mac! *** Forecast Bar offers hyper accurate, hyper local live weather and forecasts right at your fingertips, and is customizable to fit your needs. With 12+ Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets, including a multi-city widget to see weather in up to 4 locations at once. Forecast Bar includes a beautiful and powerful Apple Watch App with 100+ customizable complications, including hourly and daily visual forecasts, Graphs to visualize several different data points, or a Custom Modular with 3 customizable lines. The Watch app is fully customizable, with 3 custom data points you can add, a customizable hourly data point. You can also customize your backgrounds with several options including using your own images, as well as custom font and font size throughout the app. == Completely Redesigned for iOS 26 and Liquid Glass == Track storms like never before with our all-new NOAA-powered radar featuring live lightning strikes, aurora forecasts, and marine warnings. Watch precipitation approach in real-time right from your Lock Screen with our new Live Activity—see exactly when rain starts and ends without opening the app. Smart Weather Stories transforms forecasts into personalized AI summaries. Connect your calendar to get advice tailored to your plans: "Light rain during your 2pm meeting—bring an umbrella." Never miss a stunning sky with aurora visibility alerts, eclipse notifications, and Beautiful Sunset alerts. Now with iOS 26 Liquid Glass design. == Built Different == Crafted by a 2-person team over a decade. Trusted daily by users who call it "the most accurate weather app" they've used. Always improving—because your weather app should be. == Stay Informed with Push Notifications == - Personalized daily weather reports for any location, at any time you wish - Push notifications for severe weather alerts in the United States - Precipitation alerts sent reliably from our servers (Gold only) - Custom notifications and alerts! You can configure 14 different data points to look out for what matters to you. For example, get notified in the morning when wind during the day will rise above a certain speed, or if temperatures overnight will drop below freezing. (Gold only) - Beautiful Sunset alerts that give you a heads up when a stunning sunset (or sunrise!) is heading your way. Get your cameras ready! (Gold only) - Get notified when earthquakes hit near you! (Gold only) == Weather at a glance, or in depth == - Quickly check the current conditions or forecast for 14 days at a glance, including a succinct summary - Tap on any day's forecast to see an hour-by-hour breakdown - Gorgeous animated weather backgrounds - Apple Weather provided minute-by-minute rain forecasts - Tap again to see rich, interactive charts of even more details like dew point, pressure, visibility, UV index and more - Choose between a compact and highly visual view for weather at up to 8 locations at a time - Animated weather radar in the United States, Europe and Australia, including future radar forecasts, as well as 10+ other powerful visualizations - Forecast Bar supports iPad multitasking in Slide Over and Split Screen All subscriptions to Forecast Bar include a free 7 day trial Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. They will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Our privacy policy and terms of use are here: http://forecastbar.com/privacy-policy-for-forecast-bar.pdf and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

2.8K Ratings

Best Weather App Yet!
03/12/2023

MCIAD4
I was a long time user of another app that decided to mess up a good thing a couple of years ago and completely change their UI and UX, and offer no support when queried, which lost them this customer. Since then, I’ve been looking for a new app. I work in public safety, and it’s beyond being a weather geek that I know what the weather is somewhere in my jurisdiction, and what it is predicted to do. And I like to use my watch to do it. (I never said I wasn’t a weather geek...). After two years of looking for something that updated reliably and proved to be accurate, with a customizable UI so that I’m looking at data that is relevant to me, I found it. Forecast Bar.As far as support - I’ve emailed Derek and Jason a few times with questions about how to do something, or since the latest UI and UX update, suggestions or requests going forward to make it more of what *I* want (self serving, I know) and have received responses within minutes - and from a real person, not a bot. Better yet, they e incorporated a couple of the suggestions! If you’re looking for an all’s round great weather app, spend the money, get Forecast Bar - you will not be disappointed.
Best Weather App Yet!
03/12/2023

MCIAD4

I was a long time user of another app that decided to mess up a good thing a couple of years ago and completely change their UI and UX, and offer no support when queried, which lost them this customer. Since then, I’ve been looking for a new app. I work in public safety, and it’s beyond being a weather geek that I know what the weather is somewhere in my jurisdiction, and what it is predicted to do. And I like to use my watch to do it. (I never said I wasn’t a weather geek...). After two years of looking for something that updated reliably and proved to be accurate, with a customizable UI so that I’m looking at data that is relevant to me, I found it. Forecast Bar.As far as support - I’ve emailed Derek and Jason a few times with questions about how to do something, or since the latest UI and UX update, suggestions or requests going forward to make it more of what *I* want (self serving, I know) and have received responses within minutes - and from a real person, not a bot. Better yet, they e incorporated a couple of the suggestions! If you’re looking for an all’s round great weather app, spend the money, get Forecast Bar - you will not be disappointed.
Updated review. Watch app still unreliable
05/12/2019

dsummers99
Had updated my review because I started using the watch complications again due to the developer giving a response to my review saying that a recent update had fixed the issue. I updated my review too soon because I am having the same issue again. Back to the normal weather for my watch Original review: “Love all the customization his app lets you do and I’ve decided it’s my favorite looking weather app and I’d love to use it for along time. With that being said every 2 or so days when I remove my Apple Watch for charging and then put it back on the watch can’t receive anything from the app..? But then when I click the empty bars it makes on my watch face under “fore cast bar” it will try to open the app for about 3-5 seconds and crash no matter how many times I try it and the main face of my watch still only says “forecast bar” and lots of lines. Please update to get around this issue because everything else about the app I love but I won’t be able to continue using it if I have to power off and restart my watch every time I get done charging it which honestly sometimes doesn’t even fix it. Will Change to 5 stars if fixed”

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback--please give our latest update a try, it should improve this!
Updated review. Watch app still unreliable
05/12/2019

dsummers99

Had updated my review because I started using the watch complications again due to the developer giving a response to my review saying that a recent update had fixed the issue. I updated my review too soon because I am having the same issue again. Back to the normal weather for my watch Original review: “Love all the customization his app lets you do and I’ve decided it’s my favorite looking weather app and I’d love to use it for along time. With that being said every 2 or so days when I remove my Apple Watch for charging and then put it back on the watch can’t receive anything from the app..? But then when I click the empty bars it makes on my watch face under “fore cast bar” it will try to open the app for about 3-5 seconds and crash no matter how many times I try it and the main face of my watch still only says “forecast bar” and lots of lines. Please update to get around this issue because everything else about the app I love but I won’t be able to continue using it if I have to power off and restart my watch every time I get done charging it which honestly sometimes doesn’t even fix it. Will Change to 5 stars if fixed”
Developer Response 01/12/2019
Thanks for the feedback--please give our latest update a try, it should improve this!
The most accurate
02/22/2023

redneckteck
I have used this app for over a year and absolutely satisfied it rarely is wrong. Better than a app at local tv stations. I have used app for a year now and I don’t like the change right now maybe later if I don’t change my mind I might delete and go to another weather app. N I have had the updated app a couple days. It won’t let me put my actual location permanently. Keeps going to whatever location is at the top of location screen in settings which is wrong and it needs to be eliminated and only what the user puts in like the old app did. Also needs too have the background color preferences put back instead of light gray or dark gray !!!!!!!Update on the above post. The developer has already made some much needed improvements. The issues I mentioned have been for the most part fixed and the app is now working much better than before. I am going to recommend keeping it now because the problem’s that I mentioned that gave information seep about weather conditions are more accurate to location i’m in. Thanks developer for your help.

Developer Response
We're sorry to hear this! We just released an update today (just 2 days after the rewrite) which adds back a ton of customization and options, and we'd love to hear what you think. Please reach out at support@higherbarapps.com with suggestions--we're listening and actively making changes!
The most accurate
02/22/2023

redneckteck

I have used this app for over a year and absolutely satisfied it rarely is wrong. Better than a app at local tv stations. I have used app for a year now and I don’t like the change right now maybe later if I don’t change my mind I might delete and go to another weather app. N I have had the updated app a couple days. It won’t let me put my actual location permanently. Keeps going to whatever location is at the top of location screen in settings which is wrong and it needs to be eliminated and only what the user puts in like the old app did. Also needs too have the background color preferences put back instead of light gray or dark gray !!!!!!!Update on the above post. The developer has already made some much needed improvements. The issues I mentioned have been for the most part fixed and the app is now working much better than before. I am going to recommend keeping it now because the problem’s that I mentioned that gave information seep about weather conditions are more accurate to location i’m in. Thanks developer for your help.
Developer Response 02/22/2023
We're sorry to hear this! We just released an update today (just 2 days after the rewrite) which adds back a ton of customization and options, and we'd love to hear what you think. Please reach out at support@higherbarapps.com with suggestions--we're listening and actively making changes!
This app reminds me of the one snapped up by Apple!
03/14/2023

Komputergod1
Remember the weather app that was snapped up by Apple? Well, if this app keeps going Apple will snap it up too! It’s just that good! The many ways you can customize it keeps growing with every update so you can make it your own and it’s organized to make it pleasing to the eyes. Plus it does a fantastic job of giving you so many weather points, your friends will swear you’re a meteorologist! Really! When I say it will be snapped up by Apple like Dark Sky was is because when Dark Sky kept getting better and better, Apple took notice and bought it! I was just beginning to enjoy Dark Sky too! I won’t say whether Apple’s integration was good or bad but Forecast Bar is my favorite weather app and I hope it gets better and better for awhile before it gets eaten up by a bigger entity! The app for the iMac is amazing too! Thanks for working on this app guys!
This app reminds me of the one snapped up by Apple!
03/14/2023

Komputergod1

Remember the weather app that was snapped up by Apple? Well, if this app keeps going Apple will snap it up too! It’s just that good! The many ways you can customize it keeps growing with every update so you can make it your own and it’s organized to make it pleasing to the eyes. Plus it does a fantastic job of giving you so many weather points, your friends will swear you’re a meteorologist! Really! When I say it will be snapped up by Apple like Dark Sky was is because when Dark Sky kept getting better and better, Apple took notice and bought it! I was just beginning to enjoy Dark Sky too! I won’t say whether Apple’s integration was good or bad but Forecast Bar is my favorite weather app and I hope it gets better and better for awhile before it gets eaten up by a bigger entity! The app for the iMac is amazing too! Thanks for working on this app guys!

- Siri Shortcuts — Ask Siri for your forecast, current conditions, or specific data points like wind and humidity. Customize voice phrases in Settings. - Canadian Weather Alerts — Environment Canada alerts now appear in-app for Canadian locations. - Precipitation Color Legend — New tooltip explains what each precip color means with a link to customize colors. - 24h Precipitation Accumulation — New tile shows rain and snow accumulation over the last 24 hours. - Today as Compact Graph — Replace today's daily row with a compact 6-hour conditions graph. - Area Forecast Discussion — View the full NWS AFD from the alerts section. - Precipitation Type Radar — New radar layer showing precip type on the compare screen. - Precip % on Daily Graph — Left axis now shows precipitation percentage labels. - Hourly Precip Amount — New option on the hourly timeline. - Widget Deep Links — Tapping a widget opens the app to that location. Improvements - Upgraded AI summary models with better reliability - AI summary toggle for Siri Shortcuts - Customizable precipitation type colors - Rain/snow accumulation shown separately with correct units - Snowflake icon for snow accumulation Bug Fixes - Fixed AI summaries sometimes showing garbled text - Fixed app stuck on "Loading location..." forever - Fixed weather not updating when switching cities - Fixed stale weather when restoring default location - Fixed lock screen widgets showing placeholders - Fixed temperature labels truncating with ellipsis - Fixed astronomy alert mute choices not saving - Fixed precip colors not adapting to dark/light mode - Fixed night icons showing daytime versions

Version 11.0.6

9h ago

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