![]() I was also able to customize it a bit further, adding a summary line to give me the day’s high and low temperatures, as well as including CARROT’s trademark snarky robot for my own amusement. From there you can customize the layout further if you’d like.įor me, the result is close enough: it apes Dark Sky’s easy-to-read vertical chart of the hour-by-hour forecast, including a pop-up menu that lets you choose from temperature, precipitation, UV, and so on. Give it a name-oh, I don’t, know maybe, “Dark Ski”?-and you’re done. To do this for yourself, open up CARROT Weather, go to Settings > Layout > Layout Gallery and choose the Inline style. I think I’m okay without it for the moment. For that, I’d need to pungle up $30 per year, or $50 for the family plan. So, for example, I can still get access to the radar via the toolbar, but I can’t put a little radar widget on my CARROT Weather home screen, à la Dark Sky. ![]() 2 While that does get me access to many of the app’s features, some are reserved for the more expensive tiers. I’ve been a CARROT Weather subscriber for many years and am still on one of its older (no longer available) subscription plans. So when I saw my old Macworld colleague Chris Breen 1 point out that you can actually recreate Dark Sky’s interface in CARROT Weather, well, my interest was piqued, to say the least. Dark Sky’s interface, largely recreated in CARROT Weather.ĬARROT Weather has been my other go-to app, thanks largely to its incredible power and versatility. Say what you will about Dark Sky, but its interface was simple and straightforward. Apple’s iOS 16 Weather app is significantly improved on previous versions, though it still seems to prioritize flashy form over function (see “animated weather graphics that take up a big chunk of the screen”). Over the last several years, I’ve downloaded and tried a number competitors and while none had dethroned Dark Sky, there were a couple others in heavy rotation. Opportunity awaits! It’s been a long time since a new contender got a shot at some prime real estate on my iPhone.ĭespite my allegiance to Dark Sky, I’ve stayed in the weather app game. Goodbye, old friend, you will be missed!īut when Apple closes a door, it opens a space on your home screen. January 1st, 2023 has come and gone, and with it the demise of my weather app of choice, Dark Sky. You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account setting on the Google Play Store and continue to enjoy premium content until the end of your paid subscription.ĭon’t make CARROT angry.Miss Dark Sky? CARROT Weather has you (cloud) covered Plus, you'll banish annoying ads to the Phantom Zone! Join Premium Club to get access to a host of bonus features, like a customizable widget and weather time travel. 6,000+ lines of hilarious spoken dialogue.View the weather for any location up to 70 years in the past or 10 years in the future! (Disclaimer: DeLorean not included.)Īdd the customizable widget to your home screen so you can see what awful weather CARROT's sent your way without having to open the app.įollow clues to hunt down 32 secret locations - like the Moon, the Pyramids, and Chernobyl. You’ll actually be looking forward to a blizzard just to see what CARROT has in store for you! Or just tap anywhere for more meteorological goodness.įrom spooky fog to torrential downpours, CARROT’s dialogue and scenery change in… “unexpected” ways. ![]() CARROT Weather is a crazy-powerful weather app that delivers hilariously twisted forecasts.įoreca’s eerily accurate weather data gives you quick access to your current, hourly, and daily forecasts.
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