Everyday the list of Universal Windows apps is getting longer and longer. Today another app joins the ranks of other UWP apps. Accuweather is a highly popular Weather app on the windows store and has just gone Universal!
According to the press release:
” AccuWeather’s new and improved app for Windows 10 provides a fresh new interface and design with clean lines, colors, and modern icons, making the digital experience more appealing, intuitive, and easier for users than ever before, using Microsoft’s grid design principles. The new universal app experience across Windows 10 devices – including desktop, tablets, and mobile devices – provides a consistent design experience across multiple screen sizes.”
Features of AccuWeather’s new app include:
- AccuWeather MinuteCast, the only global, minute-by-minute forecast that provides 120 minutes of precipitation information for users’ exact street addresses or GPS locations
- RealFeel Temperature, a precise representation of how temperatures actually feel to people outdoors.
- Improved location management functionality
- Streamlined settings menu for easy customization and personalization
- Cortana integration e.g. “Cortana, What is my AccuWeather forecast?”
- Weather news and information
- Severe weather alerts and notifications
- Interactive weather animations illustrating current weather forecasts
- Hourly forecasts for the next 24 hours
- Animated weather radar and maps -Detailed day/night forecasts
- Local forecast summaries
- Forecast previews for the next 3-5 days
- The ability to set live tiles to multiple locations, so forecasts automatically update on the Start screen
Accuweather is easily one of the best weather apps on store. Be sure to check it out! Their Universal app should give a huge boost to Microsoft and its loyal fans as the UWP strategy seems to be bearing fruit.
Note: The App might not be available on Mobile as of yet.
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