Obsessed with weather? Download this iPad app

While the Apple iPad has its own weather information — simply side your finger down from the top of the tablet to bring up your local forecast — weather-related apps that offer more detail are still a popular pick.

Case in point: Vimov's Weather HD app has been downloaded more than 5 million times worldwide.

Now, Weather HD 2 serves as a follow-up to the hit iOS app, adding better graphics, new social elements and severe weather alerts with push notifications.

Those who own the original Weather HD app can download the update for free. Otherwise, it's $0.99 cents.

At its core, Weather HD 2 shows you the temperature and weather for your area, as well as roughly 2 million other locations worldwide. You can bookmark your favourite spots and even opt for a "Quickview" to see the weather at multiple locations on one screen. Along with current temps and weather, you can quickly swipe to see seven-day and 24-hour forecasts.

Visually speaking, the app has received a major upgrade, including new 3D maps not seen previously on a weather app; HD graphics for temperature, radar and cloud coverage; and TV broadcast-quality weather animations. Those infatuated with weather — and there are many folks out there with this obsession — will appreciate the amount of visual detail added to the updated maps.

The app now includes social media elements, therefore you can opt to share (and see) weather with friends, perhaps with a close friend or sibling who lives in another province or country. On a related note, live tweets can show all weather-related Twitter feeds in real-time, on the side of your screen.

Finally, Weather HD 2 also lets you import content from Accuweather and MeteoGroup with an in-app purchase for $1 apiece. With the amount of accurate data you're already getting, with beautifully rendered colour maps, it's questionable why you'd need any more information — but it's there if you want it.

iPad-owning weather followers will no doubt find Weather HD 2 a worthy purchase, or free upgrade for existing Weather HD users.