The Weather Channel unveiled a remodeled and rebuilt app on Monday, and it aims to help people be more prepared for disruptive weather. The app now provides more in-depth information about the weather, as well as new features to help you better understand how severe weather could affect your day.
“Our mission has always been to keep people safe and help them lead better lives,” Sheri Bachstein, CEO of the Weather Company, said in a news release. “Whether it is getting ahead of a storm, planning a social event or trip, understanding how air quality could affect your health, or simply deciding when to go for a hike.”
The Weather Channel app still shows you the basics, like your daily and weekly forecast, but I found that the new features provide users with a better understanding of how good, or bad, the weather in their area will be.
Here are the new features and changes in the Weather Channel app.
Current weather and future outlook are prominently shown
As soon as you open the revamped app, you’ll see a live banner at the top of the home screen that shows the current temperature and conditions where you are. If it’s cloudy, you’ll see clouds rolling across the sky, and if it’s sunny, you’ll see a clear-blue sky. Sometimes though, there will be an ad in this banner, like from McDonald’s, which I found to be jarring when I saw a Big Mac at the bottom of a weather report.Â
Beneath this banner you’ll see a menu with two options: Today and This Week. The Today option shows an hour-by-hour breakdown of your day. This menu can show you fluctuations in things like humidity, wind speed and the “feels like” temperature throughout the day. It can also show you a one- or two-sentence description of what to expect that day, like “Cold temperatures will result in the risk of frozen pipes tonight.”
This Week shows you a breakdown of the upcoming week’s weather. This menu also has…
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