Here comes new Facebook weather app that allows you to view the full weather forecast in your mobile or desktop site. Facebook are rolling out the new feature to replace its earlier app of weather greetings. The new feature is more personalized and contains well-detailed information about the weather than the previous one. It uses GPS location to present a 5-day forecast for 24 hours.
Introduction of Weather Information in Facebook
The weather app marks the Company’s success to introduce the weather information in their services. Previously they had added forecasts to public places and events. Testing the weather updates in the newsfeed followed this. Their aim is to create something that will make you stay on their site. The weather greetings in the previous version now allow you to link to more detailed five-day forecast.
The New Feature
The weather app is an update of the previous version. The new feature is more personalized. The previous version “Weather greetings” displayed short information about weather updates. The updates appear in the morning at the top of your news feed. The new version extends this in that you will be in a position to view similar messages and on top of that it links you to the five-day forecast. The greetings will appear on both your mobile and desktop. The app allows you to visit the weather section if you miss the news feed greetings.
Where to Find Facebook Weather App?
You can view the app from the news feed in your laptop. For the mobile app, the app is available on more menu section that links you to various Facebook features. They include areas such as Events, Friends, Pages, Groups, Saved items, and other Facebook features. For Android or iOS app click the three-line icon to slide out the menu. The icon is located at the bottom right on iOS and top right for the Android operating system. Tap See More or All at the scroll down in the app section and select weather.The daily forecast by the hour is displayed at the top of the weather page.
Data Empowerment
Facebook weather app information is powered by data from the Weather.com. The site is linked at the bottom of the screen indicated as “See more weather info”. This is followed by an icon, which launches the site in a new window upon clicking it.The app allows you to view a full forecast for the week ahead. The information is fairly basic. It entails the general forecast such as cloudy, rainy, sunny, etc. and the highs and lows.
The App Setting Wheel
The weather section defaults your current location. The setting wheel allows you to add other locations that you would wish to track. The wheel is located in the top right. The company allows you to set a notification for receiving weather reports. It also allows you to display the temperatures in either Celsius or Fahrenheit just like any other weather app. However, unlike other apps such as Yahoo Weather app or Apple’s weather app, you cannot swipe through your multiple locations. To change different locations, you will have to go to setting and choose the location that you want to view.
The Graphics
The forecast is displayed in a cute, cartoon style at the top of the page. They reflect the current conditions in your area. The doodles change depending on the forecast, weather, high and low estimates for the day, and current temperature. For example, cloudy day in New York is shown by green grass with a puffy cloud above it and a bird hiding in the bushes. A picture of a tree with a deer hiding under it indicates a rainy day in San Francisco and a snow scene greets those suffering from a winter storm.
The Weather App Goal
The company main goal in developing the app is to connect people to the things the care about most. They aim at developing products that will create moments of joy in their users’ day. However, it seems like the new feature goal is to keep the users in the app. This is because their offer them with information that they would otherwise want to look for. They offer the same experience to those using third-party mobile applications.
The Future of Facebook’s Weather App
The company promises that more detailed greetings and notifications are rolling out. The updates are said to be available by the end if the month. The feature being tested, lets users turn on push notifications in regard weather forecasts.
See more: Key Facebook Privacy Settings You Should Know
Conclusion
The new feature is a great achievement for the company. It is an addition to the new bookmarks rolled out by Facebook to its mobile app. It follows the Facebook’s useful utilities such as Wi-Fi finder, which is a new networking section and Discover People. The new feature is believed to have launched around 95% of its global population within a week. The app will enable you to view the weather forecast for a week on your desktop or mobile phone. It provides you with more detailed information about the current condition in your current area, brief atmospheric forecast, and basic temperature predictions.
