Installing XCWeather on your phone Home Screen

From your browser's 'Share' menu select the 'Add to Home Screen' button. This will place an XCWeather icon on your phone's home screen like a native application.

Red Arrows

      Red arrows show that the wind is gusting.

The wind is said to be gusting if the maximum speed is 10 knots or more above the current average speed.

Enhanced Forecast View

To view the enhanced forecast turn your phone to landscape.

Go Directly to a Location

Bookmark regularly used locations in your browser to go directly to their forecast.

Colour Keys

The colour keys for wind speed etc. are displayed at the bottom of the forecast in the section labelled Keys.

Wind Strength

Each wind strength colour represents a Force on the Beaufort scale.

The wind speed units can be changed on the Settings page.

Wind Direction

The wind direction is defined as the direction from which the wind originates.

This means that an arrow that points from north to south indicates a northerly wind (a wind that comes from the north). more

Temperature

Temperatures below 0°C are shown in blue.

Rain

The amount of rain is given as the total water expected to fall over the next one or three hours.

Be aware that the same quantity may arrive as a short sharp shower or a much longer period of lighter rain.

Rainfall and hail are given in millimetres of water against a blue background:

Snow

If snow is forecast the rain column will change to a pink background and display the expected snowfall in centimetres:

This is an estimate as the actual depth may vary according to the type of snow that falls.

Showers

Showery conditions (rain that varies in intensity) are indicated by gently animated raindrops. more

Pressure

Atmospheric pressure at mean sea level (MSLP). more

Fog and Mist

On the forecast, Fog is defined as a visibility of below 1000 meters

Mist has a visibility of between 1000 and 5000 meters.

Apparent Temperature

The perceived temperature is calculated from the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. more

UV Index

The strength of sunburn-producing ultraviolet radiation at the earth's surface. more

Humidity

Relative humidity describes how much water vapour is present in the air, compared to the maximum there could be. more

Visibility

The distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. more

Dew Point

The temperature at which water vapour condenses into liquid. more

Convective Rain

The amount of rain expected to fall from cumulus-type clouds. This indicates showery rainfall. more

Cloud Layers

The percentage of the sky obscured by clouds at Low, Mid and High altitudes. more

Estimated Cloud Base

An estimate of the height of the base of any convective clouds. This is calculated from the dew point and surface temperature and is given as a height above ground level (not sea level). more