Skip to main content

Partly Cloudy: infographic weather for your iPhone

We’re not statisticians here at The Manual, but based on our own independent research, we know that there are approximately a zillion different weather apps for your iPhone. With such a large selection of great apps both free and paid, you have no excuse to stick with the native iOS weather application. It’s boring, lacks features, and just sucks in general.

If you care about good design, download Partly Cloudy. It’s only two bucks, and it’s hands down the most gorgeous and well-designed app we’ve ever laid our eyes on. Rather than displaying the forecast in a series of boring tiles or a torrent of numbers, it makes use of a simple infographic to tell you the weather.

Recommended Videos

On just one screen, Partly cloudy displays all the weather info you need without being even the slightest bit confusing. Through some clever and intuitive graphic design, Raureif managed to display all this data in a way that isn’t cluttered or hard to navigate. In fact it’s quite the contrary – even with so much information in one spot, the arrangement of the data makes it easier to absorb than any other weather application we’ve tried.

The app’s readout is something like an info-laden clock face, so with just a glance you can see not only what the weather is currently like outside, but also what it’ll be like at any point in the day. Everything – temperature, precipitation, wind force, cloud conditions, even sunrise and sunset – it’s all there, ready for your brain to absorb in just a second or two. With a quick tap on the bottom right corner of the screen, you can quickly switch between 12-hour, 24-hour, and 7-day forecasts; and another button at the top right allows you to switch locations. If you don’t mind giving up your GPS coordinates, Partly Cloudy can even track your location and give you updated forecasts wherever you go.

Get your hands on it in the App Store, or head over to Partly Cloudy’s website to learn more.

Drew Prindle
Drew is our resident tech nerd. He’s spent most of his life trying to be James Bond, so naturally he’s developed an…
10 cigar myths the internet won’t let die
The cigar 'facts' shared in every lounge that are actually complete BS
two men enjoying cigars

The internet has been such an asset to the cigar world. It allows us to look up obscure brands, communicate with fellow fans across the globe, and access a greater amount of information than ever before. There's a downside, though: rumors catch on like wildfire, and once they're out there, they're nearly impossible to get rid of.Visit any cigar lounge or read online forums, and you'll find the same tired myths that have been making the rounds for decades. While a few are harmless pieces of folklore, others are robbing you of your hard-earned cash, ruining your smoking experience, or just flat-out lying to you about health hazards.Let's burn down those stubborn misconceptions once and for all.

Myth #1: Darker (Maduro) cigars are always more powerful

Read more
Cigar etiquette 101: Dos, don’ts, and modern manners
Please don't be that guy. Here are the cigar etiquette mistakes that scream 'amateur'
well-dressed guy smoking on a couch in the dark

Walking into a cigar lounge for the first time feels like crashing somebody's secret club. They've got this unspoken language, weird rituals, and enough unwritten rules to make your head spin! But here’s the thing—cigar etiquette is not some gatekeeping nonsense to try to make you look dumb. It's about respecting the process, the experience, and not being the person who ruins everyone else's vibe.Whether you're new to this or have been faking for years, this guide will sort you out because there's nothing more likely to ruin a good smoke than someone who clearly has no idea what they're doing.

The basics: Respecting the ritual

Read more
The first movie from Materialists director Celine Song just found a new streaming home
The movie is a brilliant look at the roads not taken.
The cast of Past Lives

Few directors have a debut feature that's as splashy as Celine Song's. The director, who now has Materialists in theaters, had a breakout hit at Sundance called Past Lives that took her all the way to the Oscars. Now that Materialists is in theaters and doing quite well, you might want to catch up with Past Lives, which was one of the best movies of 2023.

The film stars Greta Lee and is told in episodes that span more than 20 years. It starts in South Korea, and follows two Korean children who are clearly close friends and may even have a romantic spark as one of them prepares to move to Canada. Then, we follow their story over decades as they come into and out of each other's lives until they're both in their mid-30s and they reunite for a day in New York City.

Read more