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For Germany, the DWD weather app [1] is pretty great. I'm usually able to avoid specific rain moments based on their localized cloud mapping. The DWD is a federal agency. [2]

[1] https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/warnwetteapp/warnwetterapp...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dwd.warnapp

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/warnwetter/id986420993

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutscher_Wetterdienst

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But you have to pay for forecasts from a government run app? On their app homepage it’s due to a court ruling??

Yes, this is true. A competitor won a lawsuit against DWD. Their competition was considered unfair, as they are publicly funded. They either had to charge money or run advertisements and, against this background, opted for a one-time payment.

https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...

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