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40 | Overdrive | September 2015 How's the weather? eather is by far the most common smart phone app category for owner-opera- tors who have smart phones. Among respondents to Overdrive's 2015 Connectivity Report, 90 percent say they use weather apps regularly. As weather apps have proliferated, more of them off er functions partic- ularly useful to professional drivers. Most notable are those involving alerts, current conditions or forecasts for drivers' location or locations along their route. Some apps off er high levels of precision regarding location and timing. Below is a list of some weather apps Overdrive reviewed. All are free and available on Android and iOS plat- forms unless otherwise noted. The Weather Channel: The app pro- vides hourly, 36-hour, 10- day and weekend forecasts. It also breaks down current information, giving you the "feels like" temperature, humidity, dew point, sunrise, sunset, wind speed, UV index, visibility and barometric pressure. The Weather Channel's map is customizable, allowing users to choose what they want to see, including stan- dard radar, radar with clouds, tem- perature, 24-hour rainfall and more. Users also can set the app to send alerts for severe weather, real-time rain and pollen. WeatherBug: Its forecast system provides a seven-day hourly look, as well as a 10-day Max Heine Smart phone apps let you know with more detail and confi dence BY MATT COLE Weather app features include the ability to tell you not only where it's raining, but when it's expected to start and stop in specific locales. The Dark Sky app allows you to set an alert based on light, medium or heavy precipitation. W