As its subtitle implies, the Living Earth: Clock and Weather ($3.99) iPad app works as both a time and a weather app. Its clock function is similar to the Clock app included with iOS. In its meteorological role, it provides somewhat cursory 10-day forecasts for up to six cities, and also shows, superimposed on a globe, the current (or near-future) temperature, cloud cover, wind speeds, and humidity for the entire planet. These global views are Living Earth's most compelling feature, and provide a nice complement to the time and weather data that the app otherwise provides. Living Earth runs on iPads or iPhones, as well as the Apple Watch. I tested it on an iPad Air 2 running iOS 10.2.
Living Earth: Clock and Weather (for iPad)
- PROSAesthetically pleasing design. Provides current weather information as well as 10-day forecasts. Displays global weather data on a spinning representation of Earth. Good social media integration.
- CONSThere are better individual apps for timekeeping and weather forecasting.
- BOTTOM LINEThe well-designed Living Earth: Clock and Weather iPad app displays granular time and weather information superimposed on a spinning globe.
As its subtitle implies, the Living Earth: Clock and Weather ($3.99) iPad app works as both a time and a weather app. Its clock function is similar to the Clock app included with iOS. In its meteorological role, it provides somewhat cursory 10-day forecasts for up to six cities, and also shows, superimposed on a globe, the current (or near-future) temperature, cloud cover, wind speeds, and humidity for the entire planet. These global views are Living Earth's most compelling feature, and provide a nice complement to the time and weather data that the app otherwise provides. Living Earth runs on iPads or iPhones, as well as the Apple Watch. I tested it on an iPad Air 2 running iOS 10.2.
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Design and Features
When you open Living Earth, your view zooms in on a spinning globe, with the day side depicting cloud cover and the night portion showing some clouds and the lights of cities. (In my testing, a check of the National Weather Service's latest cloud-cover map revealed the cloud cover shown on the globe to indeed be current.) You can stop the rotation simply by tapping the screen. At the upper right corner of the screen is a capsule look at the weather, with an icon showing the current conditions (clear, partly cloudy, cloudy, rainy, or snowy), then the current temperature, and then the day's high and low. Tapping on the temperature—which is displayed in Fahrenheit, but can be switched to Celsius in the Settings menu—calls up a 10-day forecast table from the excellent Weather Underground, showing high and low temperatures, conditions, and chance of precipitation for each day.
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