The report analyzed global weather forecast data from the above apps for the period January-June 2022 and found that the Weather app from Microsoft Start services ranked #1, outperforming other apps in predicting high temperatures, low temperatures, wind speeds and precipitation.

Microsoft Weather ranked first overall, followed by The Weather Channel and Foreca / Vaisala.

Microsoft Start’s Weather app uses multiple sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), to provide more comprehensive and diverse weather information for more than 200,000 locations worldwide.

By aggregating data from a variety of sources, Microsoft Start’s Weather can create more accurate forecasts by analyzing different models and minimizing errors.

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In addition to the introduction of the new Widgets option, some users have noticed that the new version breaks the weather forecast feature. This issue was originally discovered by Twitter user Xeno. As the screenshot below shows, the weather and temperature in the weather forecast are messed up.

The screenshot shows 64 degrees Fahrenheit (17.78 degrees Celsius) as a Heat Wave, while the weather shows cloudy after switching to Celsius. Brandon LeBlanc, a senior product manager at Microsoft, acknowledged that this was a bug.

I think the bug should be investigated and confirmed. it takes a while to connect and get new data after logging back in from sleep”, he tweeted.

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