We all know that Sunshine is the hottest (pun intended) new weather app/game on the market. It’s fun, exciting, and great for kids (no in-app purchases) but how about some tricky hints and some hinty tricks on how to level up?

Here’s one right off the bat: the more you level up, the more sway you have when you report on the weather around you, which then impacts Sunshine’s weather report the entire area!

You will no longer be a mere mortal, you will have evolved into a weather predicting superhuman! But first you have to stack up the points. Let’s talk about how.

The Basics

Maybe you’re a noob. Maybe you want to stop being a noob as quickly as possible. The key is lots of reports and adding a comment to each one.

Tap whatever weather icon is in the top right corner of the screen

Whether or not the weather icon matches the weather (whoa) look up or out the window and let your neighbors know what you see

Add a comment at the bottom. Something like, “It’s raining cats and dogs. Not really, just water.” Or probably something funnier than that.

Push done and BINGO! You just got yourself 3 points.

Repeat when the weather changes.

O.k. so now your racking in points while you’re making the world a more weather savvy place. That’s excellent. But wait, that’s only the beginning. The real points start flying and the levels start bumping when you start grabbing likes.

You get one point every time someone taps you and hits that little heart icon. That might not seem like much to some gamers but the pros are already planning their strategies.

One point here, one point there. These babies really start to add up. So let’s supercharge this process. It’s not going to be easy but here are some hints to give you the edge.

The numbers are in and it looks like a report with a comment gets 50% more likes

A well thought out, witty to the max comment typically gets 80% more likes

If you’re really good, you’ll get enough votes to have your comment proudly displayed as the *booming voice* COMMENT OF THE DAY! *end booming voice*

To check out the competition, tap the notification bell in the upper right hand side of the screen. This is also where you see all of the likes you get from other Sunshiners

The comment of the day is typically short and very sweet so keep the wit high and the word count low

To get big time pointage, invite every one in your neighborhood (which is, as I see it, the whole world). Every time you invite someone new, you get a whopping 25 points closer to mastering the weather! Yes, you read that right. 25 points!

I saved the best part for last.

The Power (of accurately reporting the weather) Is Yours!

Sunshine isn’t just any game, it’s game that allows you to impact how people understand and explore the world around them.

When you reach the guru, ninja, or legend levels you gain weather reporting superpowers. At those levels, you can directly change the weather icon for your area on Sunshine. At any level, when you make a report and two other Sunshiners report the same thing in your area then you adjust Sunshine’s weather report to be more accurate.

Most impressively, even if you don’t actively report, you are still improving the forecasts since Sunshine is utilizing your smartphones sensors (they promise to only use their powers for good). The future is an amazing time to hang out in, isn’t it?

On a Personal Note

Sunshine was made for you, personally.

Tap the temperature in the top left corner. Aww, look at those cute little emojis. Tap the one that matches how you feel at the moment. This adds info to your “weather calendar” so Sunshine knows how hot is too hot and how cold is too cold, just for you!

That way, when you get your weather notification at the time of your choosing (tap the three bars in the bottom left corner and hit “Notifications” then pick a time), Sunshine can let you know how the weather will effect you, personally that day and give you some helpful hints.

Well, I won’t pretend that this isn’t an extremely helpful guide for leveling up in Sunshine. Stick with this and all you weatherwomen and weathermen will go far. So get out there and report that weather. It’s for the good of the world but more importantly, it’s crazy fun!