This seems fitting for a time when a lot of Americans aren’t sure what to trust and say it’s important to do their own research: A weather app from the folks behind the beloved app Dark Sky (sold to Apple in 2022) that embraces uncertainty.
The app is called Acme Weather. From their blog post:
Our biggest pet peeve with most weather apps is how they deal (or rather, don’t deal) with forecast uncertainty. It is a simple fact that no weather forecast will ever be 100% reliable: the weather is moody, fickle, and chaotic. Forecasts are often wrong.
Understanding this uncertainty is crucial for planning your day. Most weather apps will give you their single best guess, leaving you to wonder how sure they actually are, and what else might happen instead. Will it actually…