Where can I use this? I’ve been trying to find hyperlocal forecasts like darksky used to be.

> We're now taking our research out of the lab and putting it into the hands of users. WeatherNext 2's forecast data is now available in Earth Engine and BigQuery. We’re also launching an early access program on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform for custom model inference.

> By incorporating WeatherNext technology, we’ve now upgraded weather forecasts in Search, Gemini, Pixel Weather and Google Maps Platform’s Weather API. In the coming weeks, it will also help power weather information in Google Maps.

Windy is my favorite weather app. The forecast is usually very good and I can switch underlying models to see how much they disagree (an indication that the weather might be erratic). Plus the wind vector animation is mesmerizing and it's fun to look at all the satellite overlays and webcam feeds.

The HRRR is VERY good in my opinion. It updates hourly with a 15-minute resolution 18 hours out and hourly 48 hours out.

https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/

Weather Underground used to include large numbers of personal weather stations - you could connect yours to their network - and might have provided forcasts based on them (?). IBM bought them and things changed, but maybe that project is still alive.

They link to the API: https://mapsplatform.google.com/maps-products/weather/

Look out the window? Works as well as anything else for me.

Precip.ai or go grab the MRMS data yourself

Apple integrated the hyperlocal darksky stuff into their native Weather app. It had a few growing pains, but it's as good as it ever was, imho.

Darksky was only ever good marketing.

I never understood the acclaim for dark sky. It never seemed very accurate, and the forecasts changed so rapidly that they weren't of much use. "Rain for next 2 hours" would become "Intermittent rain for the next 30 minutes" 10 minutes later.