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Allow usage of an alternative weather information source

Feature Request

The current weather information source appears to be insanely consistently incorrect. All summer long it's been suggesting an entire day's worth of rain about two or three times a week and we haven't had that happen once this summer. Gets frustrated when I make plans around the weather and then I check a different weather app and find out this one's completely off base. Love the launcher, thank you!

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Posted by bmanhuge ·
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  • NL Help Bot

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    Aug 26

    Thanks for the kind words, and for the suggestion! The forecast data comes from OpenWeather, and choosing a different provider is already an open request here: Weawow weather integration. That's the most upvoted version of this ask, so a vote there is the best way to push it, since we work through requests roughly by upvotes.

    For the background, our weather widget article covers why there's only one provider today and links OpenWeather's own page about forecast accuracy. One detail that trips people up: the percentage next to the forecast is the probability of precipitation, not how much rain to expect, so a day that looks wet can still stay dry.