Weather Channel app for Lumia gets a major redesign and new features

Published by Jason Harris on July 30, 2012

Awesome weather

We’re happy to announce a new version of The Weather Channel app only for your Nokia Lumia with a re-vamped look and feel, unique social weather tie-ins with the People Hub and some other really cool features.

All weather apps can provide weather data such as temperature, current conditions and a forecast for the coming days. The new Weather Channel app does this extremely well, in fact, the entire application has been re-designed to bring the most important data up front to the app user. However, it’s the new social features that set this weather app apart.

First, let’s look at My Friends Weather – Import your top 5 Facebook friends and see how weather is affecting your friends and family. Is a storm headed towards your mom? Text, email or call her right from the app. Ready to waterski at your best friend’s lake house? Know the weather before they do and invite yourself for a visit.

Social Weather Alerts – if there is a breaking weather event for your social network, you’ll be the first to know about it. It’s nice to know when something adverse is headed your friends’ way!

Sometimes you want to know when the perfect weather conditions are coming up. Perhaps you want to host a garage sale and want temps in the 70’s with no chance of rain, to sell all your stuff. Amazing Day Alerts will give you a personalized heads-up when the weather is ideal for your favorite activity.

Have an amazing weather moment to share? Whip out your phone and capture a panoramic image of a storm cloud or other weather event and your photo might be seen on The Weather Channel or on Weather.com. To see other image captures, go to iwitness.weather.com and view the gallery

In addition, the app continues global Live Tile support, get expert forecast details, national weather and storm watch updates from your favorite cities right on your start screen.

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Plus, don’t forget to check out the cool Augmented Reality feature.  See the weather in a new way. Simply hold up your phone camera and scan the horizon for current, user-submitted photos posted from the same direction in which you are looking.

The Weather Channel has designed their app for Nokia Lumia phones to be a premier source for weather data and with social integration, you can take you weather experience to a whole new level! Only on Nokia Lumia! Download the updated version from your Lumia phone in Marketplace today.

Photo credit: paul bica

Comments

  • http://www.themobilefanatics.com Mike Macias

    Most important question was left without an answer… What does the   live tile look like? 

    • http://conversations.nokia.com/ Adam Fraser

      It looks like this, Mike. The top right one. The tile flips over to show a map of the location, too.

      • http://www.themobilefanatics.com Mike Macias

        Thanks Adam! That’s not too bad… I prefer other tiles that have a more Metro style. Try Amazing Weather… I love that tile!

  • http://www.facebook.com/cosmin.enulescu Cosmin Enulescu

    How do I put an live tile on start with this application?

    • http://conversations.nokia.com/ Adam Fraser

      Once you’ve got the app open, swipe left one screen. Select my locations and press and hold on the location you want then select live. Job done. :)

      • http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

        Is there anyway to have a live tile that updates the location?  

        • http://conversations.nokia.com/ Adam Fraser

          No, the location is static on the live tile. You can create another live tile for a different location, though.

          • http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

            If you have a direct line to the developers, I would LOVE a location dynamic live tile for this! :)

  • Miika Ahdesmäki

    I’m only offered the version 1.16 on Lumia 610. The latest (Nokia specific 2.0) tells me “Application not available” because of it being exclusive or phone software needing an update (none available). Help?

    • http://www.facebook.com/mark.moreira Mark Moreira

      Its not available in Canada either. From what I read elsewhere, the Nokia app appears to be limited to just a few countries and doesnt offer much more than the standard Weather Channel app.

      • http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff Daly

        Seems strange since they are using Weather Channel data.  It should theoretically work anywhere that the original Weather Channel app works, or am I missing something?

        • http://www.facebook.com/mark.moreira Mark Moreira

          Sorry, I meant the (Nokia) app is only available for download in a few countries.

  • Thomas Walz

    hi. looks good. but why are the apps often not available outside US ? is there any chance for germany ?

  • http://nokia-news.com/ Joao Luis

    Just one more app not available in many regions – I’m sorry, but this is really sad that apps are restricted to certain areas. lots of the good EXCLUSIVE NOKIA LUMIA apps are not available – WHY??