While the weather app collection for our Windows Phone is rather crowded, Just Weather is one of the latest offerings for Windows Phone 8. The simplistic, minimalistic weather app has potential but also has some room for improvement.
The intent is to deliver the basic weather information for two locations. Which is what you get but in using Just Weather, it felt like it was more of a work in progress than a finished product.
There's really not much to Just Weather. The app has three pages, two for your weather information and one for your settings.
Each forecast location has its own page that has the current temperature and weather conditions (weather icon) center screen. Down below you'll find a three day, extended forecast for that location.
Just under the current temperature is a gear that, if tapped, will send you to Just Weather's settings. Here you can enter you two city locations.
And that's all there is to Just Weather.
While Just Weather does deliver the basics, there is room for improvement. For starters, the settings need to allow for Celsius or Fahrenheit readings. Also, it would be great if there were some sort of confirmation on your locations as you enter them. I can enter a fictitious location (Paduka, Al.) and the app pulled up weather information for that location. Which makes you wonder how accurate information for legitimate locations is. Fortunately, what weather information is pulled up for legit locations matches up with the current conditions provided by other weather apps.
Just Weather updates the weather information as you launch the app but lacks a refresh button if you need to update things while you're in the app. The last little nit is the lack of a Live Tile. With being limited to two locations, a Live Tile displaying both location's current conditions would make for a nice fit.
Still, while there is room for improvement what's in place lends itself to being a nice foundation the developer can build upon. In a crowded field of weather apps, if you need a simple way to check up on the current conditions Just Weather might fit the bill.
Just Weather is a free Windows Phone 8 app that you can pick up here in the Windows Phone Store.
Reader comments
Just Weather for Windows Phone 8, keeping it simple rain or shine
A little too simple for me. Doesn't even have high/low temp. And the info. is not very accurate also
No
How about a weather/battery meter app, we don't see enough battery meter apps let alone weather apps in the market place, "kill" two developers with one bolt of electricity so to speak ⚡ ;-)
I like the minimalist look, but not ready for prime time. Has potential, though.
On the plus side, you can type in any fantasy location and it will track the weather there ;) Current conditions on the moon are 18° and partly cloudy. Hyrule Field is experiencing similar chill with current temps being 14° accompanied by some snow.
Vieather is the absolute best esp with its lock screen news feeds. Deleted all my other weather apps even paid ones for this.
Lockscreen news feed, really, where?
I'm beginning to think WP8 stands for "Weather Phone 8" ;)
Hi,
Just Weather's developer here. This being my first app, and my first attempt at WP8, the app is a bit shabby. However, now I'm encouraged to improve and take care of all the above suggestions. Please do give me some more suggestions and I will make sure I implement them in the next update :)
Thanks
Saketh BSV
Good on u for supporting this platform. Onya Saketh
Hi saketh, this app is gud,i started using it , i liked it , but try to come out of these apps,try to build a video player,that will be able to play sd files and phone memory files.that will be awesome, currently according to my knowledge we don't have many apps in this category
Wow, you're lucky, WPCentral reviewing it fresh out of the gate. They never give my Weather app the time of day.
Hey Saketh, i would be a definite customer if you you would make a customizable live tile. you could have the weather overlay a background image of your choice. Im looking for something to fit into my theme.
Shame the main icon (with the rain + cloud + sun) seems to be identical to Conditions for iOS... http://conditionsapp.com/
Lol, weather apps are abundant on every platform. I have about 20 on Android, iOS, AND my Mac. I heart weather too, and spend most of my TV time watching The Weather Channel. I was so happy the first time I got some lightning captured with my phone's camera.
how I wish it support live tiles :/
I'll be sure to make my next update have live tile support
To many weather apps....dev.....i see your not thinking business....diving into an app with so many competing developers....shouldn't you try something that has less competition
Yes like a weekly xbox game =)
I prefer breez, much more simple!
Yes me 2, breez is awesome.
Just downloaded Breez. I like it already. Most weather apps are too clunky. If I wanted glam I'd get a Droid
+1
Another day, another weather app.
I wish all these great devs put their effort on some other category :(
Exactly. What a waste of resource! Lots of other catogories of WP apps need effort.
I agree with u sri_tech, we have too many weather apps, i request developers to concentrate on video player apps , which we wont find even a single app
Just too many weather apps. Don't see the point. I stick to Bing Weather
Its too easy to write html script for a weather app than any other. Dats it is to me as a dev thinks
So we get many weather apps because the devs are lazy? Also sticking to Bing Weather.
Um, no. In such a saturated market its not easy to just come up with a killer original app. A million weather apps or not they try to sell with better interface and design. Just choices for us so yea keep on with Bing. You tired with all the same looking phones?
I feel the same way, its great, lots of info, its all i need and its free! bazinga!
Change the the heading to windows phone 8
O_O
Wat language are you speaking?
Yup