WeatherBug
WeatherBug is a free weather application for macOS that provides real-time weather forecasts, alerts, and current conditions. Originally developed by Earth Networks, it is available across multiple platforms including iOS, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Android, Windows and the web. The app displays hourly and extended forecasts, severe weather alerts, and radar information. WeatherBug competes with other weather utilities that operate from the menu bar or desktop widget, offering customisable weather data presentation.
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1 suggestionWeatherBug has not been updated to a native Apple Silicon build. The most recent version detected in our searches (1.0.2 from 2016) is Intel-only (x86 architecture), and there is no evidence of active development or a native arm64 release since then. Given that we are now May 2026 and Apple will remove Rosetta 2 support in macOS 28 (September 2028), WeatherBug will stop working entirely in roughly 27 months unless the developer ships a native build. Rather than wait, consider switching to a well-maintained alternative that already runs natively on Apple Silicon: iWeather or Weather Dock are both free, actively updated, and run natively on M-series Macs. If you prefer something more minimal, macOS Monterey and later include a native built-in Apple Weather app (in System Settings and the Notification Center) that handles basic forecasts without a separate download. Contact the developer at AWS/Earth Networks if you want to report the lack of Apple Silicon support — sometimes an email from users can prompt a fresh build — but do not rely on it happening before the Rosetta 2 deadline.
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