Chrome-Stats extension
Weather Forecast
Provides local and long range weather forecast using Weather Underground
What is Weather Forecast?
Weather Forecast is a Firefox extension merging functionality with ease-of-use. It fetches and displays local and long term weather forecasts through Weather Underground. This add-on does not clog your browsing experience with separate tabs; instead, it displays all information on a panel and includes a handy toolbar button. Hover or click the button for more detailed weather information.
Stats
By:
Philip Tholus
Rating:
2.77
(31)
Creation date:
2017-08-19
Weekly download count:
15
Firefox on Android:
No
Risk impact:
High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version:
2
Permissions:
- storage
- alarms
- idle
- *://www.wunderground.com/*
- *://api.weather.com/*
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- contextMenus
Size:
98.50K
URLs:
Website
Stats date:
Chrome-Stats Rank
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3807
▲ 7
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Summary
A simple weather extension that loads the official Weather Underground on a panel rather than tab. It also displays the current weather as a badge text of the toolbar button. To get more info either hover mouse over the toolbar button or click the button to load the panel.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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spammy, or outdated.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
- Can select a local weather station
- Updates regularly
- Comprehensive weather info, including 'feels like' temperature, dew point, pressure, radar, forecast, air quality, UV index, sun/moon info, and average/record temps
- Weather icon and temperature visible in toolbar
- Some users find the addon works well and appreciate the upgrades
Cons
- Incompatibility with adblockers
- Issues with the accuracy of data like UVI
- Slow performance and response times in newer versions of Firefox
- Difficulty in adding specific locations or getting correct readings
- Advertisements are intrusive and cannot be opted out of
Most mentioned
- Local station selection
- Performance issues, including slowness and errors
- Data accuracy concerns
- UI/UX problems, such as difficulty setting defaults and preference settings
- Intrusive advertising
Recent reviews
by
Firefox user 18293039, 2024-02-19
Safety
Risk impact
Weather Forecast is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Weather Forecast if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Weather Forecast has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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