Amazing apps that alert me to rain and ligtning

Laman wrote:
The ability to see weather coming at you to me is invaluable. Ever go out hiking or biking and have a thunderstorm catch you, to late to look up! I know when I was farming I would have given lots of money to know what kind and intensity of weather was approaching, that would have literally over the years saved me a great deal of money and time.

To me the weather apps. and campgrounds finding apps. alone justify the cost of the smart phones and plans