[scanny]

But you have to pay for forecasts from a government run app? On their app homepage it’s due to a court ruling??

[fwn]

Yes, this is true. A competitor won a lawsuit against DWD. Their competition was considered unfair, as they are publicly funded. They either had to charge money or run advertisements and, against this background, opted for a one-time payment.

https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...