If Apple rolls Dark Sky into Weather, it'd better look something like this

By Oliver Haslam
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Dark Sky Weather Concept
Dark Sky Weather Concept (Image credit: Matt Birchler)

What you need to know

  • Apple bought Dark Sky at the end of March.
  • We don't know what the company's plans for the app are.
  • But this concept shows rolling it into Weather would be a good idea.

Apple's buyout of Dark Sky was announced at the end of March, but we still don't know for sure what the company has planned. Dark Sky isn't just an app, it's an API, too. I'm personally hoping that Apple intends to roll Dark Sky into its existing Weather app because, really, that app needs all the help it can get.

And if the result is something like this concept, I'll be a very happy boy.

Apple Weather Concept Breakdown

Apple Weather Concept Breakdown (Image credit: Matt Birchler)

Created by Matt Birchler, this "quick mock up" takes some of Dark Sky's magic and injects it into the rather boring Weather app that we've all been subjected to for years. It isn't a huge change, just some titivation here and there. And importantly, it includes Dark Sky's infamous rain graph, too.

It could be a good long while before we get to see what Apple has in store for Dark Sky, but I've got my fingers crossed that it doesn't disappear, never to be seen again. Let's at least get some of that Dark Sky DNA into Weather.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.

1 Comment
  • Better headline: "If Apple rolls Dark Sky into Weather, it'd better NOT look something like this"
    I understand the idea, but I would hope that Apple's implementation looks WAY better. This concept looks like nothing Apple would do.