iPads are pretty useful devices and can pretty much do everything you may want. However, for some strange reason, Apple doesn’t ship the default iPhone weather app on the iPad. Even though you get a weather widget in iPadOS 14, there’s no dedicated app attached to it. So, if you want to get up to date weather information, and keep a track of rains, winds and everything else, you need these 7 best weather apps on your iPad.

Even though there’s no default weather app for iPadOS, there are a lot of third party apps available on the App Store. Some of them offer great weather forecasts, some have awesome radar views, and some are just overall nice apps to use.

1. Carrot Weather

Carrot Weather is one of my favourite funny weather apps for iPhone and iPad. It offers all the functionality you’d find in the default weather app, which makes it a great replacement for it.

Buy Carrot Weather from the App Store ($4.99)

2. The Weather Channel

If you’re simply looking for an app that does what the default iOS weather app does, The Weather Channel’s app is the perfect fit. After all, this is the source for Apple’s weather app as well.

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Download The Weather Channel from the App Store (Free, offers subscription)

Dark Sky is one of the most popular and accurate weather apps out there. It offers hyperlocal weather forecasts and has a solid interface. The only reason I’ve put it on third place instead of first is because it’s not available everywhere (eg: India).

One of the standout features of Dark Sky are the notifications. With Dark Sky you can get notifications letting you know exactly when it will start raining in your location and when it will stop. So you can plan your day, or decide to carry an umbrella accordingly. It also notifies you of severe weather reports, and you can create customised notifications for things you want to stay updated about.

Buy Dark Sky from the App Store ($3.99)

I’m sure you’ve heard of AccuWeather. It’s a popular weather app that brings all the basic weather features you may need. You get a main screen with the current temperature and weather conditions, along with weather forecasts for the evening and the next day.

  • Detailed weather breakdown
  • Multiple Radar view layers
  • RealFeel index

Download AccuWeather from the App Store (Free)

If you’re looking for a weather app that offers all the features that other apps do, and also tells you the hours of daylight you’ll get in a day, Wunderground (or Weather Underground) is definitely one you should check out.

You can also see details about the Moon, including the current phase, next new moon, and next full moon details right within the app.

Download Wunderground from the App Store (Free, offers subscription)

Windy is an app that’s aimed less at overall weather information and more at wind details. You do get weather information in the app, including all the important things like current temperatures, chance of rain, wind speeds and more.

However, the primary reason this app is used by most of its users is the wind information it provides. You get an animated map showing wind speeds and directions. Plus, you can tap anywhere on the map to see wind speeds in that particular area.

Download Windy from the App Store (Free)

WeatherBug is also a decent choice for an iPad weather app with all of the most needed features. The app displays the current weather along with the high and low values for the weather.

The app stands out from the rest thanks to information about lightning strikes and fires. You can see the nearest lightning strike in the last 30 minutes, and even the closest active fire from your location. Moreover, the hurricane center shows active hurricanes near your location.

Download WeatherBug from the App Store (Free)

If the primary reason you check weather apps is to see the air quality around you and take precautionary measures accordingly, you should check out AirVisual.

This is an app that focuses entirely on air quality. You get information about the air quality in your location, along with a forecast about the air quality through the day and the rest of the week as well. It also shows wind direction and speed, along with health recommendations based on the AQI in your location.

  • Completely focused on Air Quality
  • Shows breakdown of pollutants in the air
  • Historical AQI information

Download AirVisual from the App Store (Free)

Q. What is the best free weather app for iPad?

Q. Is AccuWeather or Weather Channel more accurate for iPad?

So these were the 7 best weather apps for iPad that you can try. We have included both free and paid apps on this list, along with apps that have certain specialities. Such as Dark Sky which offers hyperlocal weather forecasts, and Windy which is aimed at wind information more than anything else. These apps also have their own iPad weather widgets so you can keep weather information handy on your iPad.