Clear Outside

Reliable weather forecasts for astronomers with an emphasis on cloud cover.

Clear Outside - Weather for Astronomers

"Clear Outside" is a detailed weather app designed for astronomers, offering reliable hourly forecasts focused on cloud cover, moon phases, and ISS pass-over times. It features seven-day forecasts, detailed weather data, and tools for sun and moon tracking, ensuring optimal conditions for stargazing and astronomical observing.
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App stats

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2015-02-12)
Creation date: 2015-02-07
Permissions
Location: precise location (GPS and network-based)
Other: full network access

Ranking

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4.17 (30) 10,000
Clear Browsing Data (v5.0.0)
4.41 (188) 20,265
Clear Browsing Data (v5.0.0)
4.70 (10) 6,641
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App summary

Reliable weather forecasts for astronomers with an emphasis on cloud cover.

Features include:

• Seven day hourly forecasts, updated hourly.
• Low, medium, high and total cloud cover.
• Moon rise/set times and phase.
• Sun rise/set and transit.
• Civil/nautical/astronomical darkness.
• International Space Station (ISS) pass-over information.
• Location search automatically provides a forecast for your location.
• Save favourite locations for easy access.
• Covers daytime too so also useful for solar observers/imagers.

Updated hourly. Frequent hourly updates are important because often the clear spell between showers provides excellent seeing and 30-minutes under a clear sky with a grab-&-go telescopes is pure gold!

Did you notice the ISS pass-over information? The times are precisely calculated for your location and displayed alongside the cloud forecasts so it has never been easier to observe. It is our favourite feature :-)

Also includes regular weather data (wind, rain, frost, temperature, dew point, etc) so perfect for those wanting a detailed weather forecast, without cutesy graphics.

We have had a lot of fun building and testing Clear Outside and are keen to to develop it further so if you find it useful or have suggestions, please let us know.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Offers a lot of useful information and functionality for astronomy and astrophotography.
  • Quick and easy to use, with a clean interface that allows for organized data presentation.
  • Accurate weather information for many users, particularly in terms of daylight, moon hours, and cloud forecasts.
Cons
  • Location search function is frequently reported as broken, leading to frustration.
  • The app has not been updated in many years, causing compatibility issues with newer Android versions.
  • Cloud cover predictions are often inaccurate.
Most mentioned
  • Incompatibility with newer Android versions.
  • Problems with setting and saving locations.
  • Inaccurate cloud cover and weather predictions.
User reviews
Edit 13 July 2024: I found this app had disappeared from my phone and now the Play Store states that it's incompatible with it, presumably since it updated to Android 14. That's real shame, as I liked it a lot! Good and useful app, but needs updating for Android 11 as it was excluded from my phone's backup and when manually reinstalled I received a warning that it was built for an old version of the OS.
by Dave Banham, 2024-07-13

Overall the app is just as quick and useful as it is on the web. Only recently I have noticed the app isn't displaying any info for the phases or percentage of the moon for most locations. I've cleared all app data and cache but still no luck. The app could definitely use a tune up!
by Gabe Coones, 2023-09-22

Temperamental and unstable. Very disappointed. Used it for a few years, then... the app suddenly decided to ignore my set home location and just defaults to Exeter, regardless of any of my selected locations. This clearly renders the app useless. The developers have not updated the app to work with more recent Android devices, so steer clear of this app and find another one.
by Simon Harding, 2023-03-24
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