Good morning 👋
There’s an update planned for next week that will, as far as I’m concerned, make it, from a functionality perspective, finally seamless to transition from Dark Sky to Appy Weather. It comes with my take on a hourly visual summarising the next 24-ish hours (will usually be less as there are space constraints and horizontal scrolling isn’t permitted on Android widgets):
Looks pretty good, if I say so myself. Besides a widget, this will be available via the notification tray too, and I’m also thinking of ways to include this in-app too but probably not for next week (I don’t know where the most appropriate location for it would be – ideas are welcome). Of course, like with every feature match with Dark Sky, not only do I think it’s important I put my own spin on it but also for it to come with enhanced customisation: will be testing if I can squeeze in supplementary data on here too. If you have any special requests, please let me know.
In other news, sales have stabilised, but the daily average remains significantly above what it was before the new Pro plan was introduced. It will more likely be another 6-8 weeks, after closure from Dark Sky’s exit, when it becomes clear what the new normal average daily will be. That said, there are non-Dark Sky related improvements on the pipeline to keep the momentum going and try to persuade users of other weather apps to make the switch i.e. there’s only so many Dark Sky users to convert.
Have a great Sunday! It’s summer-ish again in London thankfully. Happy birthday to my wife, without whom none of this would be possible. This is also to test whether she reads this far.
Best,
Bardi
S02E10 – One More Thing
Can you add FMI (Finnish Meteorological Institute) to weather sources? It is best and the most accured weather forecast service in Finland.
Hello and Happy birthday to your wife, having a supportive wife is the ultimate blessing for a man!, i have a small suggestion about the Radar, an option to see the next 3 Hours instead of the current update every 3 hours as i have to travel from city to another due to my job, so checking the next few hours is more useful in my case if that's possible of course 😬, otherwise i'm enjoying the pro option for a week now and i really like it!