iOS

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  Universal (iPhone + iPad)

  Dark Sky

  buy $3.99

  Dark Sky is not your average weather app, and it looks (and works) almost nothing like the weather apps you're probably used to. But that's because it's not built to just deliver a big number in Fahrenheit or Celsius, it's built to tell you exactly when it's going to rain, how hard, and for how long. And even if you live somewhere sunny, it's still worth the asking price just to see the radar visuals of current storms. Listen, just try it, Dark Sky is a gdgt Must-have app for a reason.
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  iPad

  Magical Weather

  buy $4.99

  Magical Weather lets you customize your display to include as much (or as little) information as you want, get detailed hourly and weekly forecasts, and simultaneously display data on multiple locations. You may find yourself keeping it open all the time.
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  Universal (iPhone + iPad)

  Weather 2x

  buy $0.99

  Weather 2x makes the weather beautiful — even when it's not. The app makes use of the Retina display on the latest iPad and iPhone to offer up gorgeous graphics, which will make even that passing thunderstorm look great.
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  iPad

  Intellicast HD

  get itFree

  Intellicast HD is like mission control for weather. In addition to current conditions, and hourly and five-day forecasts, it displays zoomable, customizable radar maps, so you'll always know what's coming next.