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The Weather Channel brings real-time alerts for rain, snow, & lightning strikes to Apple Watch & iPhone

The Weather Channel app is today bringing new real-time alerts for rain, snow, and lightning strikes to both iOS devices and the Apple Watch.

For rain and snow alerts, the app will be offering up what the company says are “exact, to-the-minute timing of when rain or snow will start based on their GPS location,” while the app will also notify users of lightning strikes nearby with a new lightning map layer.

The Weather Channel® today announced the launch of real-time rain and lightning alerts on iOS, Android and Apple Watch. In the app, users can set up fully customizable notifications based on personal preferences so they receive the exact alerts that are relevant to them, whether they are at home or on-the-go. By combining the most accurate forecasts and weather data from The Weather Channel with real-time notifications, users have the information they need to get outside, stay safe and make the most of the weather.

The Weather Channel app, which just received an update for Apple Watch support over the weekend, is available on the App Store.

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Comments

  1. Kimberly Jeans - 9 years ago

    Except it had been raining pretty hard on us for about an hour on Saturday when I got a Weather Channel alert on my iPhone saying that the rain would start at approximately 1:07pm (it was 1:05). All we could do was laugh. Got that one wrong! ha!

  2. Claire Anderson - 9 years ago

    I use WeatherMate and it provides me everything from localized weather updates to travel planner and weather maps.

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