Editor's Review
Yahoo! Weather is your go-to app for staying informed about the weather and preparing for any potential disasters. With a focus on simplicity and comprehensive information, this app offers a wide range of features to keep you safe and informed. Here’s a detailed look at what Yahoo! Weather has to offer:
Weather Forecast
- Detailed Forecasts: Get weather forecasts for each city, town, and village up to 17 days in advance, with detailed hourly forecasts and real-time temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure readings.
- Easy Search: Easily search for the area or facility you want to know about the weather.
- Favorite Locations: Register up to 5 favorite locations and facilities for quick access.
- Sunrise and Sunset Times: Know the timing of sunrise and sunset.
Rain Cloud Radar
- Continuous Display: Weather radar observations and high-resolution precipitation nowcast predictions are continuously displayed on the map.
- Advanced Tracking: See the state of rain clouds and precipitation up to 15 hours ahead.
- Wind Radar: Intuitively understand the wind strength and flow on the map.
- Lightning Radar: Understand past lightning strikes and the possibility of future lightning strikes.
- Typhoon Radar: View the typhoon's path for up to 5 days on a high-performance map (only when it occurs).
- Rain and Snow Radar: See the difference between rain and snow and know when it will start snowing (winter only).
- Snow Depth: See the current snow depth and future forecasts (winter only).
Push Notifications (10 Types)
- Weather Forecast: Notifications for today's and tomorrow's weather forecast.
- Rain Clouds Approaching: Predicts the approach of rain clouds and notifies you before it rains.
- Heavy Rain Risk: Notifies you of the announcement of the 5-level heavy rain warning level.
- Temperature Difference: Notifies you when the temperature difference from the next day exceeds the set conditions.
- Weather Warning: Notifies you of announcements and cancellations of weather warnings in the set area.
- Typhoon: Notifications for the occurrence, approach, and disappearance of typhoons.
- Video News: Notifies you of the latest weather news explained by a weather forecaster.
- Heatstroke: Notifies you of today's heatstroke risk at the selected level and when a heatstroke warning alert is announced.
- Pollen: Receive pollen information for today and tomorrow by selecting the amount of pollen scattered.
- Notice: Notifications from Yahoo Weather.
Everyone's Posts
- Real-Time Information: Real-time weather information from users for more accurate situation judgment and forecasting.
Widgets (4 Types)
- Responsive Design: Design changes depending on the installation size, with white and black background patterns and adjustable transparency.
- Weather Forecast: Simple display of the daily weather forecast.
- Temperature Graph: See temperature trends for the next 24 hours and the previous day.
- Rain Cloud Radar: See the current state of rain clouds on a map display.
- Current Weather: Select the information you want to know from the current temperature, humidity, etc., and display it in a larger size.
Weather/Disaster Prevention Information
- Pollen Information: Weekly pollen scattering with a 4-level index (seasonally limited).
- Heatstroke Information: Understand the six levels of heatstroke risk (seasonally limited).
- PM2.5 Information: See the PM2.5 concentration for today and tomorrow using a 5-level index.
- Kosa Information: See the impact of today and tomorrow's yellow sand on a 7-level index.
- Heavy Rain Warning Level Map: See the danger of landslides in real time.
- River Water Level: Maps and graphs of the danger levels and water levels of rivers across the country.
- Other Information: Disaster information such as earthquakes and tsunamis, weather maps, observation information such as AMeDAS, etc.
Features
17-day weather forecasts
Hourly weather details
Real-time temperature, humidity data
High-performance rain cloud radar
Typhoon tracking radar
Comprehensive disaster information
Customizable widgets
Community weather updates
Pros
Simple, at-a-glance design
High-performance rain cloud radar
Timely typhoon approach notifications
Versatile and informative widgets
Comprehensive disaster information coverage
Cons
Requires Android 9 or higher
Seasonal limitations on some information