The De Facto Menu Bar Weather App for El Capitan
UPDATE (07/06/16):
While the developers are extremely dedicated to this project, they update this application on average of once every other day. The developers should seriously consider only rolling out updates once every other week or so. Thank you.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
After using Forecast Bar for a few weeks, I can say that I’ve definitely found my favorite weather application available for Mac OS X. Forecast Bar operates as a minimalist Menu Bar item that displays current weather conditions and a drop down menu of a 5-day forecast with detailed information available (including hour-by-hour precipitation probability and temperature predictions). The developers have just recently updated Forecast Bar, and the new update provides the app with almost everything it was missing. They’ve added multiple location support, turning off the weather background image for a smoother display, new non-animated icons, location-sensitive units (great for travel), and more frequent weather updates availability.
Unfortunately, the developer charges an additonal amount to receive more frequent weather updates. $15 allows for updates every 30 minutes, whereas $20 allows for updates every 15 minutes (and $35 allows for updates every 10 minutes.) This is a fairly high additional amount to pay for a simple weather application, however, you may find the purchase worthwhile if you live in an area with highly variable weather conditions. So far, I’ve found weather predicitons to be highly accurate, as the app is powered by Forecast.io. The app in clean, straight-forward to use, and provides convenient notifications for precipitation and severe weather alerts.
In summary, my experience with Forecast Bar has been excellent so far, and I look forward to any further developments to this already stellar app.
—Update—
The developers have continued to update and support this phenomenal app. I could not recommend this application more highly.
Michael Pass about Forecast Bar - Weather + Radar, v2.6.5
