AccuWeather's Windows 10 app gets a big update

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AccuWeather today released a big update for its Windows 10 (PC and Mobile).

  • AccuWeather MinuteCast® – minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for the next two hours hyper-localized to your exact street address. Available for a growing list of global locations.
  • Severe weather notices to keep you ahead of the storm.
  • Large, medium, small, and wide Live Tiles for all your favorite locations. Tiles automatically peek and refresh with current forecasts and weather maps.
  • Fully interactive, full-screen Bing Maps overlaid with AccuWeather’s precise weather data, including U.S., Canadian, European, and Japanese radar.
  • New Dark Theme
  • Enhanced Cortana Voice Integration
  • Enabled Lock Screen slide show (PC/Tablet only)
  • Watch Hours of Selected Content in Weather Videos

The update brings along a large number of new features, including:

  • Watch Hours of Selected Content in Weather Videos Now Available! New Playlists by Content Available in this Update!
  • Trending Now – Top weather news and hot viral videos
  • Weather News – Latest Weather News • Storm Chasers – Our network of storm chasers capturing weather in action
  • Wild Weather World – Amazing videos of weather impacting your world
  • AccuWeather Experts – Expert Analysis of the top weather events
  • AccuWeather En Español – Latin American Forecasts and Videos
  • Enhanced Performance Updates
  • Bug fixes
  • Cortana Enhancements and Bug fixes

Readers have also noticed new videos and background animations.

You can find the app in the Windows Store here for PC and Phone.

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