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Tag Archives: Android
A look back at this week’s news
The Met Office has been in the news again this week, with our contracts for broadcast weather services generating a huge amount of column inches and public reaction. It’s certainly been heartening to see and hear the level of public … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Android, apps, BBC, broadcasting, Facebook, iPhone, Met Office, Social media, tv, Twitter, weather forecast
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Met Office mobile weather app wins top industry award
The Met Office and Mubaloo are proud to announce that they have won another award for our weather app, at the “Marketing on Mobile Awards” (MOMAs), in the Public Sector Mobile Strategy category. Since its launch at the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, iPhone, kindle, Met Office, MOMA's, mubaloo, weather, weather warnings, Windows Phone 8
2 Comments
Why does it feel so cold? A guide to ‘feels like’ temperatures
With bitterly cold conditions across parts of the UK just now, have you been asking yourself why it can feel so much colder in the wind? The temperatures that you normally see on our website represent the temperature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Android, cold, feels like, freeze, temperatures, Wind chill
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The Met Office iPhone and Android app gets an update
The Met Office iPhone and Android app has been updated and is now available to download in the App Store and Google Play. As well as bug fixing, the Android and iPhone update has taken on a lot of user feedback … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, App Store, Google, Google Play, IOS, iPhone, Met Office, weather
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Met Office shortlisted in Appster awards
The Met Office iPhone and Android app have been shortlisted for the Best Consumer App in the Appster awards, to be presented on Oct 2nd in London. This continues a successful year for both the iPhone and Android apps having been shortlisted … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, app, Appster, Best Consumer App, iPhone, London, Met Office
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Get your weekend weather on our apps and events calendar this summer
This weekend is the first weekend of summer (based on the astronomical calendar, meteorologically speaking, summer started on the 1 June) and a number of events are taking place including: Isle of Wight Festival, Eden Sessions, Radio 1 Hackney Weekend, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, iPhone
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Local Jubilee forecasts wherever you are with the Met Office iPhone and Android apps
With the Jubilee weekend looking likely to see a typical mixture of British weather across the UK you can make sure you always have your latest local forecast to hand with our iPhone and Android apps. The Met Office provides … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, Climate of the United Kingdom, Comscore, Forecasts, Groupon, iPhone, jubilee, Met Office, Ultraviolet, weather, weather forecasting
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What is ‘feels like’ temperature?
Have you ever stepped out of the house in the morning and thought I know it would be cold, but perhaps not this cold! The temperatures that you normally see on our website represent the temperature of the air, but … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, feels like temperature, Felt air temperature, iPhone, temperature, wind, Wind chill
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New Met Office Android app and updated iPhone app
Following the success of the Met Office weather app on the iPhone, weather forecasts from the Met Office are now available for Android. The app can be used on all android phones and includes a widget so information can be … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Android, app, iPhone, Met Office, mobile weather, Smarter Weather, weather, weather forecasts
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