When I got my iPad, one of the first apps I ever bought was Weather HD, primarily because of the beautiful animations it shows to represent the different types of conditions outside that it displays. Over the months more of these animations have appeared, and now it’s snowing, I’m starting to see that there’s some really staggeringly beautiful snow ones too.

This is what it looks like outside my house at the moment, snow covered and -7 degrees C:

My Garden Looks a Bit Like Weather HD

and here’s the conditions outside, according to the app – see the resemblance? I wish you could see this animation live, as the snow’s constantly falling from the sky – some near to you, some much further away – the sense of perspective also surprised me, it’s easy to think you’re looking at a 3D animation here. I wish it was a screensaver, so I could have it on one of my monitor screens permanently – I haven’t got sick of it in the slightest over the many months I’ve owned it.

Art Imitating Life from Weather HD - similar imagery

I think it does anyway. Feel free to contradict me if you think otherwise

If you need an app that tells you what the conditions outside are like – anywhere in the world – or just where you are right now – this is a beautifully designed app that does just that.

Every condition has it’s own beautifully crafted animation – I often leave my iPad with this app on when I’m not using it for anything else – it’s like a very cool screensaver! It tells you the forecast for the next 7 days, or the next 24 hours if you tap the ‘show hourly’ button.

I’ve got about 12 cities stored in the memory already – places I visit or where friends live. They’re accessed using the right arrow you can see at the top left of the screenshot above, to the right of ‘Wakefield’

This is a functional app that tells you everything about the conditions outside that most of us will ever care to know. It’s also one of those killer apps that will impress anyone who sees it on your iPad – it’s that beautiful. I show people complex apps that have great depth and application, they never impress people as much as this app does.

Get yourself a copy of Weather HD, it’s only 59p these days – I paid more, and it was still worth it… It’s another Two Thumbs Up recommendation from me!