Dark Sky is a popular weather app for mobile devices that focuses on hyperlocal information, giving you down-to-the-minute forecasts so you know exactly when it's going to start raining or when the rain will let up. And now the company behind the app has been acquired by Apple.

Dark Sky confirmed today that it's joining Apple. No details on the deal itself have been revealed, but Dark Sky is giving us an update on the future of its apps after this deal. The iOS app will remain with no changes at this time.

The news isn't so good for the Android version of Dark Sky, though. That app is no longer available for download and service for existing users and subscribers will end on July 1, 2020 when the app is shut down. Subscribers who are still active at that time will get a refund.

The Dark Sky website's forecasts, maps, and embeds will also come to an end on July 1, 2020.

Finally, the Dark Sky API that's being used by some other weather apps is not changing today, but it is no longer accepting new signups. This API will continue to work through the end of 2021.

We don't yet know what Apple plans to do with Dark Sky, but it's possible that it could build this minute-by-minute forecast tech into the iOS weather app that's built into devices. This could expose many more people to Dark Sky's down-to-the-minute forecast feature, especially since the current Dark Sky app for iOS is priced at $3.99 and that could deter some people from checking the app out.

Have you ever tried Dark Sky?