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Rainfall Radar App

conolan · 2011-05-06 04:52:08

Having dumped my iPhone for HTC Desire HD, I was disappointed to discover that the Irish Weather iPhone app had no equivalent on Android. So I made one, basic for now. Go to android market and search for rainfall radar. Free.

06-05-2011 04:52AM

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conolan

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Having dumped my iPhone for HTC Desire HD, I was disappointed to discover that the Irish Weather iPhone app had no equivalent on Android.
So I made one, basic for now.
Go to android market and search for rainfall radar. Free.

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#2 06-05-2011 06:40AM

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theres an awful lot of weather apps already out there.
will take a look at this one and see what it offers, possibly hasnt been done as the iphone doesnt have widgets...

link for those who are lazy
https://market.android.com/details?id=appinventor.ai_apptoonz.rainfallradar_slider&feature=search_result

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#3 06-05-2011 01:28PM

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App called "Rainy Days" It on market and free.
Show radar information for Ireland and Europe - I use it all the time.
want to cut grass later today - then see if its going to rain - just look at the sight and follow bands of rain across country

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#4 06-05-2011 01:38PM

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That's good, but when I tried to find a rainfall radar for Ireland it didn't show up! So I built one.

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#5 06-05-2011 04:52PM

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Actually I've just downloaded both and I rather the OP's version for Irish mapping. Big slow or notchy but shows me what I want. Maybe I'm just used to the met.ie site ad the info it shows but I'm finding it hard to work out whats happening (as in a prediction for a 1 to a few hours away).

I still have the other app installed as it's zoom function is very useful in other instances where you a looking at "foreign" weather or want a longer term prediction or want to zoom into a location and get a short term prediction.

Well done OP. (and the guys behind Rainy Days also)

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#6 07-05-2011 12:00AM

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1) Make this link a bookmark http://www.met.ie/weathermaps/Web_radar.gif

2) set a bookmark on your homepage/whereever.

3) ???

4) Prophet (of the weather.)

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#7 09-05-2011 10:56AM

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Just launched the UK version. Not sure what they'll think in UK Met office. Met Eireann clearly allows this kind of use if it's non-commercial.

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#8 09-05-2011 11:00AM

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I think you might get some thanks if you post this on the weather forum

Your next App project might be a lightning detector app

I'm going to try your app now and see what I think.

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