We all know that wild weather starts becoming a regular nuisance in May, especially given the state of climate change recently being called the "defining issue of our time" by the UN. So, this week's Tap That App looks at the best weather apps to keep you appraised of what Mother Nature's throwing at you every day.

New and Noteworthy:

Bright Weather

Bright Weather is a new app for Android that makes the weather look good -- even when it's bad. The new app, from the same app studio that gave us Beautiful Widgets, stands out in the crowded field of weather apps because its main screen is packed with basic, useful information, without overwhelming the user. It displays the current temperature, a simple graphic for cloud cover/precipitation conditions, and shows the next 32 hours of the temperature with a flowing line graph.

The premium version -- they offer a free five-day trial before asking you to pony up the $3 it would cost for a one year subscription -- gives you a "full view," which is a composite map made up of all the region's NWS radar put together. It also gives you the option to quickly switch from short range radar to long range, or display composite reflectivity, storm-relative velocity, or base velocity radar views (weather geek essentials). Finally, there's a "Driver" mode that tracks your location constantly and displays the appropriate local radar -- this is a battery-wasting option that's clearly meant for storm chasing with the phone plugged into your car. On top of all that, RadarNow! provides customizable NWS weather alerts for various events in customizable tones or notifications.

All of this is a big processor drain, so we only recommend it for newer, high-powered Android devices or iPhones. But if you want to be on top of the weather before it's on top of you, we recommend RadarNow!