Neowin News Feed for: Weather

MSN Weather gets a feature that sends out alerts about unusual local weather trends

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has added a new feature to its MSN Weather service called the Climate Insights Engine, which uses decades of local weather data to determine and notify about unusual trends. Read more...

Microsoft is testing a major update for Weather app on Windows

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:54:01 +0000

The Weather app's latest update introduces a redesigned home page with a Fluent-like top bar, a new navigation control, and a visually pleasing light theme. The home page has two new ad blocks too. Read more...

Weather from Microsoft Start is once again named as the most accurate world forecast provider

John Callaham — Tue, 28 May 2024 21:12:01 +0000

Weather from Microsoft Start has been named as the most accurate global forecast provider by the ForecastWatch assessment company for 2023. This is the second year in a row for this honor. Read more...

The new lock screen weather widget is now available for all Windows 11 users in KB5034123

Taras Buria — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:38:01 +0000

Earlier this month, Microsoft introduced a new weather widget for Windows 11 lock screen. After a few days of brief testing, it is now available for all Windows 11 users in the Stable Channel. Read more...

Google Bard now requests your actual location for better answers

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:00:01 +0000

Google Bard now asks users for their precise location. This enables the chatbot to provide better information about local businesses, provide local weather reports, give you directions, and more. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: bugs, apps, IE not dead, and the overall calm before Build

Taras Buria — Sun, 21 May 2023 08:58:01 +0000

Although we haven't received any new Windows 11 builds this week, the last 7 days brought plenty of news. It is time to recap the most interesting and noteworthy stories from the world of Microsoft. Read more...

Microsoft Security now uses weather terms for threat actor names

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:12:01 +0000

The new weather names for threat actors from Microsoft Security are supposed to make it easier for people to identify the types of online security issues that Microsoft will be tracking. Read more...

Weather from Microsoft Start declared most accurate global forecast provider

Taras Buria — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:46:01 +0000

ForecastWatch has analyzed 24 major forecast providers and came to the conclusion that Microsoft's weather on the Microsoft Start portal offers the most accurate and reliable forecast. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting a major update next month, Android apps in tow

Usama Jawad — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:11:13 +0000

Microsoft has announced that Windows 11 is getting "new experiences" next month, which includes a public preview of Android apps on Windows, taskbar improvements, and a revamped Notepad app. Read more...

Apple is shutting down Dark Sky's iOS app and website in 2022

Fiza Ali — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:02:01 +0000

Following an acquisition in 2020, Apple has decided that it is going to shut down Dark Sky's app and website by the end of 2022. The API service will reach its end of life on the same date as well. Read more...

UK's Met Office and Microsoft sign supercomputer deal

Paul Hill — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:12:01 +0000

Microsoft and the UK's Met Office have signed a new provisioning agreement relating to a supercomputer that will be ready for use in the summer of next year and will make better weather predictions. Read more...

Apple-acquired Dark Sky will now shut down its Android app on August 1

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 06:54:01 +0000

DarkSky, which was acquired by Apple earlier this year, has announced that the Android app will work for another month until August 1, 2020. It was initially supposed to shut down on July 1. Read more...

UK supercomputer set to help fight African locust outbreak

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:48:01 +0000

The UK is funding a supercomputer which helps to track devastating locust swarms. It also uses predicted weather data to work out where the locusts will move to next, giving farmers time to prepare. Read more...

Google AI model outperforms traditional methods of weather prediction

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:52:01 +0000

Researchers at Google AI employed a trained convolutional neural network in nowcasting precipitation. The results were instantaneous and more accurate than traditional methods in certain scenarios. Read more...

Google releases new tool to help gauge and reduce pollution and carbon emissions

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:48:01 +0000

With Environmental Insights Explorer, Google will be analyzing global mapping data to estimate building and transportation carbon emissions and renewable energy potential to help fight climate change. Read more...

Microsoft slowing down development of some first-party Windows 10 apps

Rich Woods — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:04:01 +0000

According to a new report, Microsoft is slowing down development of some of the Windows 10 inbox applications, and moving the engineers for those teams over to the Microsoft Edge team. Read more...

Facebook introduces weather-focused features for its website and mobile apps

Muhammad Zaid Tariq — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:26:01 +0000

Facebook has integrated a new weather-centric section in its popular social platform. The company states that 95% of the global population can already access the feature on desktop and mobile. Read more...

MSN Weather updated for Fast ring Insiders with a transparent Live Tile

Rich Woods — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:24:01 +0000

Insiders in the Fast ring are in for a pleasant surprise today, as the MSN Weather app has been updated to include a transparent Live Tile. The feature has been heavily requested for some time. Read more...

Microsoft updates Tetra Lockscreen app for Windows Phone

Usama Jawad — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:36:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Tetra Lockscreen app with a plethora of bug fixes and new features. Despite being available in the US only, it can still be downloaded on all WP8.1 devices except Lumia 1520. Read more...

Chinese hackers infiltrate US Weather systems; cause disruptions

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:12:01 +0000

Chinese hackers are likely to blame for some disruptions at the National US Weather Service. According to a report the hackers breached the institutions network, which the agency also failed to report Read more...

Bing Windows Phone apps now sync to Windows 8

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:05:56 +0000

Microsoft has updated all of its older Bing apps for Windows Phone, adding a number of new features, including the ability to sync data with their Windows 8 counterparts. Read more...

InstaWeather now available on Windows Phone

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 08:54:51 +0000

Windows Phone regularly suffers from the cold shoulder effect, with some companies opting to only support Android and iOS as the most used platforms. Happily, not all companies think like that though. Read more...

Windows Phone 8 adds Bing News, Sports, Weather and Finance apps

John Callaham — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:35:05 +0000

Microsoft has announced that its Bing apps team have expanded their reach to Windows Phone 8 with new News, Weather, Sports and Finance apps available for download. Read more...

BBC launches free Weather app for iOS and Android phones

Andy Weir — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:36:52 +0000

The BBC has announced a new addition to its suite of mobile apps, with the launch of BBC Weather for iOS and Android smartphones, but there's no sign yet of Windows Phone or BlackBerry versions. Read more...

Windows 8 Weather app updated to include interactive, dynamic map

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:40:27 +0000

Microsoft updated its Weather app to include a dynamically updated and interactive weather map that features several viewing options, such as satellite, temperature, precipitation and more. Read more...

Microsoft goes behind the scenes on Bing Windows 8 apps

John Callaham — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:11:14 +0000

Microsoft has posted up more information on how its Bing team created the in-house News, Weather, Finance, Sports, Travel and Maps apps that launched for Windows 8 and RT. Read more...

Microsoft updates News, Finance, Travel and more for Windows 8

John Callaham — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:23:08 +0000

A number of the in-house Bing apps for Windows 8 have received some major updates today via the Windows Store, including the News, Weather, Finance, Sports and Travel apps. Read more...

The latest weather in 140 characters

Andrew Fairbairn — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:23:15 +0000

Love it or hate it, Twitter is becoming an increasingly popular website. However it's not just about what your friends are eating for breakfast or watching on YouTube, Twitter can also be a very useful... Read more...

Weather Clock v3.6

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:56:04 +0000

Weather Clock, an advanced replacement for system clock with world time and weather display, calendar and scheduler. Weather Clock will not only display the exact time in any destination in the world, but will keep... Read more...

Weather Watcher 5.6.25

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:43:30 +0000

Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, detailed forecast, severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service (US only), and weather maps for over... Read more...

Weather Alarm Clock 2.2 [Freeware]

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:18:10 +0000

Weather Alarm Clock is now Free! Get things done and don't forget your umbrella using this customizable clock with the exact time, alarms, calendar, current weather conditions, forecasts and different skins. Weather Alarm Clock... Read more...

Bad Weather Boosts Julys Internet Retail Sales

Steven Parker — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:29:37 +0000

The poor British weather during July has combined with the country's prevalence of home broadband connections to boost online retail sales by 80%, claims the London-based Interactive Media in Retail Group. Sales rose from their... Read more...

Weather Alarm Clock 1.7

Wed, 16 May 2007 18:10:40 +0000

Weather Alarm Clock replaces the standard Windows system clock and offers a number of enhancements for people who like neat solutions. Dripping wet? Caught a cold? Afraid that you will? Dress for... Read more...

Weather Alarm Clock 1.6

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:51:09 +0000

Weather Watcher 5.6.21

Razvan Serea — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:15:16 +0000

Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, detailed forecast, severe weather alerts (US only), and weather maps for over 77,000 cities world-wide. The current... Read more...

Weather Watcher 5.6.20

Razvan Serea — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:43:33 +0000

Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, detailed forecast, severe weather alerts (US only), and weather maps for over 77,000 cities world-wide. The current... Read more...

Weather Watcher 5.6.19

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:29:15 +0000

Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, detailed forecast, severe weather alerts (US only), and weather maps for over 77,000 cities world-wide. The current... Read more...

Weather Watcher 5.6.17

Razvan Serea — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:31:39 +0000

Weather Watcher is your personal Windows desktop weather station. Automatically retrieve the current conditions, hourly forecast, daily forecast, detailed forecast, severe weather alerts (US only), and weather maps for over 77,000 cities world-wide. The current... Read more...

Weather Alarm Clock 1.5

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:53:06 +0000

Get things done and don't forget your umbrella using this customizable clock with the exact time, alarms, calendar, current weather conditions, forecasts and different skins. Weather Alarm Clock is a replacement for the standard... Read more...

Weather Alarm Clock 1.3

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:07:05 +0000

Get things done and don't forget your umbrella using this customizable clock with exact time, alarms, current weather conditions, forecasts and different skins. Weather Alarm Clock is a replacement for the standard Windows system... Read more...