WeatherGrid is a clean, modern, and highly legible Android weather widget designed to give you a comprehensive 3-hour forecast grid at a single glance. No more scrolling through multiple screens just to see if you need an umbrella today.
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- Detailed 3-Hour Grid: View temperature, conditions, and wind data in a compact 8-column layout.
- Dynamic Info Toggling: Tap the widget to cycle the header info and the grid data:
- Precipitation: Shows rain/snow amounts in the grid. Header shows Temp, UV Index, and Max Rain Probability.
- Sun & UV: Shows UV Index in the grid. Header shows Sunrise and Sunset times (localized).
- Wind & Humidity: Shows Relative Humidity (RH) in the grid. Header shows Wind (Direction + Unit) and RH.
- Per-Widget Customization:
- Hide Past Time Slots: Keep the current day's row clean by hiding time slots that have already passed.
- Unit Selection: Configure Temperature (°C/°F), Wind Speed (Bft, m/s, km/h, mph, kn), and Precipitation (mm/inch) per widget.
- Smart Icons: High-quality weather icons that automatically switch between day and night versions.
- Background Updates: Optimized hourly background updates using Android WorkManager.
- Multi-language: Full support for both Dutch and English.
- Modern Aesthetic: Dark theme with vibrant color coding for temperatures and UV risks.
- Zebra Layout: Subtle alternating row backgrounds for maximum readability.
- Functional Colors:
- 🌡️ Temps: Red for above zero, blue for freezing.
- ☀️ UV: Traffic-light system (Green/Yellow/Orange/Red) to indicate risk levels.
- Custom Iconography: Uses the clear and intuitive Meteo-Icons set.
- Download the latest
WeatherGrid-v1.1.apkfrom the releases section. - Install it on your Android device (min SDK 32).
- Open the app to grant location permissions.
- Add the widget directly from the app or via your launcher's widget menu.
- Language: Kotlin
- Architecture: Object-Oriented Manager pattern
- Data Source: Open-Meteo API (No API key required!)
- Networking: Kotlin Serialization & URL readText
- Background Tasks: WorkManager
- Location: Google Play Services Location
This project is open-source. Weather icons are provided by Amedia Utvikling under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Created with ❤️ by Sander Baas