Weather Channel Takes on “Truly Local” Weather
Update 3/1/07: I forgot to note, it’s in partnership with Microsoft.
The new app will appear at http://www.weather.com on Monday and provide a slider so visitors can “zoom in” on the location of interest. The maps will show detailed road maps and satellite imagery. The company will start local mapping for points of interest, next.
I guess I’m spoiled. My city is quite small geographically and the local weather at Accuweather (hey, I’m a Penn Stater!) is fine. And, I’m a big fan of the hourly forecasts. (I use them to figure out the likely temperature at start, middle and end of long running races.) I know others swear by Weather Underground.
- AP
