CARROT Weather

And the outlook is: totally essential

- Craig Grannell

Free (IAPs) FROM Grailr, meetcarrot.com/weather NEEDS iOS 13 or later

When it comes to mobile weather apps, CARROT Weather has long been the oddball. Forecasts are laced with snark and sarcasm, presented by malevolent artificial intelligence biding its time as a meteorologist before going all Skynet. When it’s about to rain, you’ll see a raindrop symbol and a prediction, but you’ll also be told it ‘sucks to be you’ or sagely advice like: ‘Don’t worry, the rain will wash away the evidence.’

With version 5, though, personality is joined by personalisation – CARROT Weather can be bent to your will through its Interface Maker. You can dive right in, but the app prefers to gradually unlock components, drip-feeding features so it doesn’t overwhelm. When it’s done, you end up with a range of panels to add, edit, and rearrange. Although several varied presets are also provided.