We used to check them every day, now it's every minute. How did we become so addicted to weather apps? How many times do you check your smartphone to see the weather forecast?
As unprecedented weather leads to increased climate anxiety , there are a number of different apps that cater to every type of forecast. Fixation with weather apps is common in our current unstable atmosphere.
50% of US smartphone users regularly use weather apps. According to Statista, weather apps will have an estimated $1.5 billion in revenue by 2023, up from $530 million five years ago.
Jeremiah Lasquety-Reyes, a senior analyst for Statista, says this new weather app ecosystem is only going to grow, due to the climate crisis as well as a general trend toward "digitizing everyone's life and schedule." .
"The weather is so crazy right now," Jennifer Simms tells the Guardian.
Therefore it is not surprising that you find yourself checking what the temperature is in Dhërmi; will it rain on the weekend in Tirana; how much will the temperature go in Ku?ovo , etc. This year's weather has surprised us enough.
