Yahoo! Weather App Alerts You 15 Minutes before Rain or Snow

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 21 Aug 2015

Yahoo updated its good looking and award-winning weather app, the one that uses tech from video games to generate weather effect animations. The update introduces weather alerts – if rain or snow is expected, the Yahoo! Weather app will notify you about it.



“Today we’re introducing new weather alerts around the world - you’ll never be stuck outside, unprepared again. Yahoo Weather, our beautiful and intuitive weather app, will alert you 15 minutes before rain or snow is expected, so you can grab your jacket, rain boots or umbrella!” said Shenglong Gao, Associate Product Manager, Mobile Weather.

If you’re not familiar with the Yahoo! Weather app, here’s what it has to offer.

Yahoo! Weather – Main Features
  • Weather forecasts – accurate 5-day and 10-day weather forecasts.
  • Lots of info – chance of rain, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, interactive maps, and more. You have access to a wealth of information about the weather.
  • Monitor multiple cities – monitor the weather conditions in your city or in your favorite cities and destinations. You can monitor up to 20 cities with this weather app.
  • Stunning imagery – all this weather info is accompanied by beautiful images that the app pulls from Flickr.
  • Alerts – the latest update introduces alerts, meaning that you will be notified 15 minutes before rain or snow is expected.
  • Availability – the Yahoo! Weather app is available for iOS and Android; it’s available for the great price of free.
Get the Yahoo! Weather app for iOS from Apple’s App Store.
Get the Yahoo! Weather app for Android from
Google Play.




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