Sunshine App Turns Everyone into a Roving Weather Reporter

>Using crowdsourced reporting, readings from the barometric pressure sensor in the iPhone 6 and latest iDevices, and predictive algorithms that overlay all that information on a map to deliver 18-hour forecasts, Sunshine generates what Stroponiati calls "weather forecasting at the street level."

So no. This was one of the really cool things predicted, if not explicitly mentioned, when Apple announced new iPhones would have a barometer; hyper-local readings can only improve weather information, which is sorely needed. Admittedly this isn't the first app to do this, but the idea is huge. The concept that everyone could be constantly making weather predictions better and more accurate for everybody is a big deal.

We've come a long way since using metar data you grabbed from your nearest airport via IRC.