Weather apps for hunters

Today’s technology can expose hunters to a tremendous amount of instantaneous information at the mere press of a touch screen on any number of handheld devices.

Among the most-popular applications are those yielding a host of current weather conditions, forecasts and active radar for the region where you hunt.

Here is a short list of some of the weather apps available for smartphones, tablets and computers:

Weatherbug— basic service is free.

Outside — $3 service charge

Seasonality Go — $10 charge; provides barometric pressure

Weather Channel — free for Android

Weather Bug — free for Android

Palmary Weather — $3 for Android

Accu Weather — for iPhones

Weathereye — provided by The Weather Network

Pascal Dreer/Aero Weather — free

NavClock — skips bells and whistles

Deluxeware — basic weather; no radar

Weather Pro — three-hour climate monitor

Fizz Weather — landscape screen mode; charts and graphics

My Weather Mobile — good for weather information on the go.

Go Weather — for Android; no ads

World Weather Clock Widget — five-day forecasts