Tap on each day to see the predominant weather for that day, along with the high and low, sunrise/sunset, wind speed, and direction. You also get the standard-issue ten-day forecast. You’ll see the weather at the moment along with today’s high and low. You also get precipitation forecasts, temperature information as well as weather warnings that can be personalised.īBC Weather Features: What we like about itīBC Weather app has gained a pollution readout, along with its UV and pollen counts. The at-a-glance forecasts help you make your plans quickly. You can see hourly forecasts thousands of locations around the globe. Accessibility was also an important factor when the BBC designed the app, so keeping simple blocks of text means the iPhone can easily read them out.BBC Weather provides you the latest up-to-date weather forecasts that help you to go with the day’s plan adjusting to the weather. The BBC has opted for a very stripped-back and simple look for the application, which should mean absolutely everyone can use it. For the Android version, it is also possible to swap out location data via NFC, which is a feature we don't see implemented enough in smartphones.Īs for the actual weather reports, they are taken from the Met Office and should match up with the rest of the information offered by BBC Weather elsewhere.
This way you can get up-to-date weather information from a multitude of different places around the globe, all at a glance.
To the left of the app is a slide-out search bar, on both iOS and Android, which will list every location you have saved for weather reports.įrom this slide-out bar you can search to find a separate location different from your current one and then add it to the app. The bottom of the app will give a five-day forecast for a specific location, so you can scan ahead and see how the rest of the week is going to play out.