Forecastfox (fix version)
Get international weather updates (via AccuWeather.com) displayed right in Firefox with this highly customizable extension.
What is Forecastfox (fix version)?
Forecastfox (fix version) is a highly customizable Firefox extension. It displays international weather updates from AccuWeather.com directly in your browser. Notable features include vertical and horizontal displays, preferred units of measurement, favorite locations, and weather forecasts for a selected number of days. Additionally, it provides detailed weather information like humidity, wind, precipitation, etc.
Add-on stats
By: Oleksandr
Creation date: 2015-02-06
Weekly download count: 384
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- activeTab
- tabs
- background
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- <all_urls>
Size: 1.33M
Email: se*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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# 562 ▼ 6
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Add-on summary
What is Forecastfox? Get international weather updates (via AccuWeather.com) displayed right in Firefox with this highly customizable extension.
Forecastfox features:
- Vertical and horizontal displays
- Select multiple “favorite” locations
- Set your preferred units of measurement (Fahrenheit, Celcius, or custom)
- Dozens of weather icon styles to choose from
- Designate pages to hide the forecast bar
- Select the number of days you want a weather forecast
- Lots of fine detail settings like info on humidity, wind, precipitation, visibility & more
WebExtensions Limitations:
- Forecast bar will not be displayed on some sites from mozilla.org and google.com
- Forecast bar will not be displayed on sites that do not have pages, for example error 404 (page not found)
- Forecast bar will not be displayed on internal Firefox and GoogleChrome pages, for example about:addons , about:config , chrome://extensions/ , chrome://settings/ , etc.
- Forecast bar will not be displayed on the WebExtensions pages "moz-extension://...." , "chrome-extension://...."
- Forecast bar may not be displayed correctly on some sites. In this case, report the problem on the forum
============ You also can use Forecastfox (fix version) for Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/forecastfox-fix-version/boljdehmejbffnfiiicckjhafabdepnd
See moreUser reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- The addon provides great forecasting.
- It's a free weather addon.
Cons
- Users cannot change their location from the default (New York).
- There are issues with the configuration settings not saving.
- It frequently encounters errors like the JavaScript API error.
Most mentioned
- Inability to change location.
- Config settings reset upon closing Firefox.
- JavaScript errors when trying to set locations.
Recent reviews
Thank you Oleksandr, can't find anything better. Easy, quick and last,but not least, precise. 👍
by algi, 2024-11-13
by Firefox user 15993953, 2024-11-09
The worlds best (and free!) weather addon.
Accuweather is also one of the best and accurate sources.
Just make sure to backup your settings so you wont have trouble re-doing them later which can happen.
👍
by BladeMaker, 2024-11-09
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Forecastfox (fix version) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Forecastfox (fix version) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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