10 Best Free Android Weather Apps (2023)

A good weather app helps us to check the weather of the current location or any other place where we are about to go. And with the help of the weather widgets, it becomes easier to check the weather reports since you will be getting the hourly, daily, or weekly weather forecast right on your phone’s home screen. But there are so many weather apps on the Play Store that might get you confused. So I created a list of the best weather apps for Android in 2023.

And if you are also an iPhone user, then I would recommend you to check – Best iPhone Weather Apps

Note: All the apps are in random order so you can choose any weather app you want.

10 Best Android Weather Apps & Weather Widgets (2023)

1. AccuWeather
2. 1Weather
3. Today Weather
4. Google App
5. YoWindow
6. Windy
7. Overdrop
8. The Weather Channel
9. Transparent Clock & Weather
10. Yahoo Weather

1. AccuWeather

AccuWeather is one of the most accurate weather apps for Android. You will find all the basic features such as current or other place temperature, wind speed, humidity, UV index, and some more stuff. The app also provides hourly, weekly, and monthly forecasts which will come in handy while planning a trip or just going for a walk.

AccuWeather is one of the most popular and top weather apps for Android on this list. You can easily see precipitation type & intensity for now and later. On the other hand, you will find many more useful features like:

• Satellite: Visualize cloud clover and associated precipitation.
• Warnings: Alerts you ahead of time on severe weather such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, and more.
• Temperature Contour: This will help you to see how temperatures will change over the next day.
• Widgets: It also comes with 4 decent-looking weather widgets.

Note that the AccuWeather app comes with ads and you can easily remove them by subscribing to a yearly premium plan.

2. 1Weather

1Weather is another popular weather app in the Play Store. In the app, you will find all the important features like current, hourly, and 7 days forecasts along with some additional features like radar, humidity info, air quality forecast, and more.

The app also provides free weather widgets with multiple sizes and designs. So you can see the temperature of the current location without even opening the app. Even though the app is free to use but it comes with ads and you have to pay to remove advertisements. But overall 1Weather is a good weather app, and you should definitely give it a try.

3. Today Weather

If you are looking for a fully-featured weather app along with the best-looking weather widgets, then Today Weather is the one. Starting off with the UI, the app looks gorgeous and has a minimalistic design. You will find all the important features on one page that will provide data on real-time weather, radar, clouds, UV index, air quality index, and more.

You can also check the temperature of several cities at once along with hourly, daily, and next 10 days forecasts. It will also give you an alert on your mobile when severe rain or snow is approaching near your location.

Besides that, the Today Weather app comes with many beautiful widgets that will provide you with all the essential weather information at your glance.

4. Google App

Did you know? You can check the weather from your Android phone itself without even having to install a third-party app from Play Store. Most Android phones already come pre-installed with the Google app, so if you just want to check the weather forecast for nothing more than that, then this is the best free weather app for Android.

You can see weather reports from either widget, Google Assistant, or Google app. In the app, you can also check weather reports for today, tomorrow, and the next 10 days along with some minute details like humidity, UV index, dew point, precipitation, and more.

5. YoWindow

I have tested various weather apps, but there is no weather app as unique as YoWindow. The moment you will launch the app for the first time, you will experience beautiful live weather wallpaper with sound effects. In addition to that, the app will automatically change the background effects as per the current weather, sunrises, sunsets, and the phase of the Moon. The awesomeness doesn’t stop here, you can also set the built-in live wallpaper as your home screen wallpaper.

As for the weather information, the app provides local forecasts for your current location and it automatically detects your location as you travel and displays accurate, real-time weather reports. You can also check the weather temperature for today, tomorrow, or the next 10+ days. Moreover, you can also choose from which weather source you want to see weather forecasts.

You might not find this app as powerful as other free Android weather apps, but if you need live wallpaper and weather widgets, then YoWindow will be a good weather app for you.

6. Windy

If you are looking for an app that is not just limited to some basic weather forecast but also provides you with tons of other weather information, then there is no better app than Windy.

Whether you want to check air quality, wind, clouds, temperature, rain, radar, or any other information, with Windy you can access all types of weather information with just one tap. And all of these weather forecasts are displayed with beautiful animations.

On the other hand, the widgets of the Windy app are also beautiful. It provides detailed and accurate weather forecasts in real-time right at your glance. Overall, Windy is one of the best Android weather apps and you should definitely consider it.

7. Overdrop

Overdrop is one of the best-looking weather apps I have come across. The user interface of the app is simply gorgeous, and the placement of each weather information makes the design more minimalistic. Plus, with the inbuilt themes, you can further customize the app.

Besides that, it comes with usual features like real-time weather data, hourly forecasts, weekly forecasts, radar maps, wind speed, severe weather alerts, and many more. On top of that, you can also choose the weather provider between Weather Bit, Open Weather Map, AccuWeather (requires a pro plan), and Dark Sky.

Also, if you are a person who loves to customize the phone’s home screen, then this app has one of the best weather widgets for Android phones. It features over 50 best-looking clock & weather widgets in its arsenal and each of them has a modern & minimal design. This app is not as popular as other free weather apps, but it is definitely a worthy contender at the very least. And if you want to use the app at its full potential, you can also subscribe to a pro plan that includes:

• Weather forecast with no ads
• Premium themes
• Premium Widgets
• Unlock AccuWeather

8. The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel is another best free Android weather app on this list. It is also one of the most accurate weather apps out there and has been trusted by many users from around the world. The app has a clean and modern UI and comes with all the essential features. That includes current, hourly & daily forecasts, air quality, widgets, humidity, severe weather alerts, and so on.

Speaking of weather alerts, there are many types of alert options available in the settings, such as severe weather forecasts, real-time rain & snow, lightning strike, government issue alerts, breaking news, pollen reports, and more. The Weather Channel also comes with animated radar, which will help you track tropical, severe storms, floods, winter, and many more on the map.

And if you want, you can subscribe to a premium plan that features

• Ad-free weather app
• 24-hour future radar
• Advanced Radar
• Windstream
• 4X hourly forecast

9. Transparent Clock & Weather

Like many other weather apps, the Transparent Clock & Weather app also provides detailed and accurate weather forecasts. You will find all the useful weather information you need, like real-time, hourly & daily forecasts, pressure, precipitation, wind, and more.

The app also comes with free weather radar through which you can check precipitation, pressure, wind, temperature, and cloud of any place you want. On the other hand, not only the app has a gorgeous design but its widgets too. It comes in multiple sizes and has a wide variety of customization available, such as widget skins, weather icon skins, time fonts, font sizes, font colors, and so on.

You can also display things like location, next alarm, wind speed, humidity, next event, system information, and many more. So with the help of these widgets, you will always stay up to date on the weather forecast without even opening the app. Moreover, you can go premium to access much more cool stuff such as…

• No ads
• Animated weather backgrounds
• Animated weather map
• Premium weather icons
• Air quality checker
• Hurricane tracker

10. Yahoo Weather

If you are a huge fan of minimal design, then you would definitely love the Yahoo Weather app. The app features a clean design, less intrusive ads, radar, severe weather alerts, and more.

Furthermore, you can add more than 10 cities to your favorite list, and by swiping horizontally, you can check the forecast of your favorite locations. The app also comes with simple-looking widgets that will showcase time, weather, and weather alerts.

All in all, Yahoo Weather is a decent weather application with basic features. But if you need something more robust, then you have to look for any other weather app from this list.