1: Over 37 million downloads! No.1 forecast accuracy, popular comprehensive weather app
2: Weather and weather forecast professionals provide information 24 hours a day
3: Basically available for free
4: “Ultra detailed weather forecast” with 1km mesh & 5 minute updates
5: Super clear! An animation showing approaching rain clouds
6: Map display of typhoon information, earthquake/tsunami information, and instant understanding of warning areas
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☀Menu available for free (some introductions)
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☁Weather forecast
Today's weather, tomorrow's weather, hourly pinpoint weather, precipitation probability, precipitation amount, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, weekly weather forecast, etc.
☁Rain cloud radar (number one in popularity!)
Super clear rain cloud forecast. Animation is displayed every 5 minutes for up to 1 hour and every 10 minutes for up to 3 hours. You can also go back in time to the past 24 hours and check the movement of rain clouds for free.
☁5 minute weather forecast
Weather forecast every 5 minutes for 1 hour ahead
☁Weather news
We deliver over 20 weather news stories every day, including the latest weather information and useful seasonal topics.
☁Weather News LiVE
In addition to 24-hour live weather programs and daily weather forecasts, in the event of an earthquake, we will broadcast free live special commentary on disasters such as earthquake early warnings and tsunami information.
☁Widget function
The weather forecast for today and tomorrow, weekly weather, and rain cloud radar are always displayed on the home screen.
☁Earthquake/Tsunami
The latest earthquake information, tsunami advisories/warning maps, tsunami height predictions, expected tsunami arrival time/high tide time, tsunami observation values, etc.
☁Typhoon course prediction
Displays the typhoon's predicted course, strength, storm warning area, etc. announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
☁Volcano
Latest volcano commentary, live camera monitoring of the volcano, and volcanic ash countermeasures
☁Guerilla thunderstorm
Displays the risk forecast for guerrilla thunderstorms and heavy rain on a map up to 3 hours in advance
☁Power outage risk
Displays the possibility of power outage on a map up to 3 hours in advance
☁Special warnings, warnings, and advisories from the Japan Meteorological Agency
☁Weather map
From live weather maps to weekly weather maps for one week ahead, available for free.
☁Display live cameras from 400 locations nationwide on a map
☁Clothing forecast
Recommend separate clothing for morning, evening and daytime up to 10 days in advance
☁ Weather forecast
Predicts the risk of developing weather diseases and weather pain such as headaches and dizziness due to atmospheric pressure and weather
☁Ski & Snowboard
Information on 400 ski resorts nationwide, snowfall and snowfall forecasts, etc.
☁Pollen information
Hourly pollen observation data, pollen scattering forecast, alarm function for people with hay fever, etc.
☁Cherry blossom blooming/best viewing information
Cherry blossom information, cherry blossom viewing VR, famous spot rankings, etc. for approximately 1,200 cherry blossom viewing spots across Japan.
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Menu available for a fee
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All content and services are available except for "Family Pack".
☁Rain cloud radar (detailed rain cloud forecast up to 30 hours ahead)
☁Lightning radar (Lightning forecast every 10 minutes for 3 hours ahead)
☁Guerrilla thunderstorm radar (guerrilla thunderstorm risk forecast every hour for 36 hours ahead)
☁Power outage risk radar (Possibility of power outage hourly up to 72 hours ahead)
☁Heatstroke Radar (Not only live commentary, but also predictions every hour for 24 hours ahead)
☁ Yellow dust radar (Forecast of yellow dust every hour for 3 days ahead)
☁Snow radar (snow forecast every hour for 3 days ahead)
☁ 5-minute weather forecast map display (real-time weather conditions can be seen at a glance)
☁WNI's own typhoon information
・Typhoon pinpoint weather
・Prediction model for three typhoons
・Typhoon course forecast Max
・Typhoon damage prediction
・Traffic impact prediction
・Power outage risk prediction
☁WNI's unique snowfall information
・Heavy snow pinpoint weather
Snow forecast map for the next 3 days and hourly snow forecast graph for the next 24 hours
・Road surface freezing forecast
You can see the road condition due to snow accumulation at a glance.
☁Linear precipitation belt information
Weather News' unique analysis information released
☁ Weather alarm
・Disaster notification function similar to emergency alert email that sends emergency information and seasonal information about your current location via push notification based on GPS location information
[Alarm type]
Typhoon, earthquake early warning, volcano, tsunami, tornado, heavy snow, river
Rain clouds, lightning, guerrilla thunderstorms
Rainy season, fireworks, heat stroke, autumn leaves, cherry blossoms, pollen, ski slope conditions
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☁What is Family Pack?
・You and up to 5 other people can use "Weather News" or "Rakuraku Weather News."
・In "Family Weather Ch.", you can check the pinpoint weather of each important person, such as parents at home or children living far away, as well as announced warnings and advisories at a glance.
If you are using it as a family, this is definitely a great value pack!
▼Frequently asked questions
・How to solve the problem that nothing is displayed on the web content?
Please update "Android system WebView" and "Chrome browser".
Android system WebView update
Chrome browser update
*Survey method: Desk research Survey period: January 1st to December 31st, 2022 Survey overview: Weather forecast accuracy survey Survey implementation: Tokyo Shoko Research Comparison target: 5 major weather forecasts in Japan including "Weather News" service
By Alfie
I highly recommend this weather app to anyone who wants reliable and up-to-date weather information. It's a must-have!
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