Weather - is the Suunto App better than casting bones?
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Quick access to weather information was an attractive feature, but I’m so disappointed.
The watch presumably gets weather data from the app (Android, Samsung Galaxy S23) when it syncs, and I have made sure the app has appropriate Location permissions. But where does the app get the data? Does that interface also need to be told where we are?
I am guessing that the source of data is OpenWeather, or Accuweather, or similar - but I can’t match their data for my location with what I see on the watch.
It would be so helpful for the weather widget to tell us where it thinks we are (even if it has to be Lat/Long), and where it gets its data from - useful clues as to why the presented weather information is so inaccurate.
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@jamesGW my Race 2 and Vertical Ti Solar always show “location” for weather and accuracy seems reasonable to me. Some areas may show a more general location but I suspect that is related to the source and what weather monitoring they have in the area. Source may be of interest for troubleshooting but otherwise I have not seen any issues. IOS App and latest updates on watch. Mid-Atlantic USA most of the time. Currently in the Caribbean with no issues. I think a recent update may have allowed the watch to get weather over WiFi but not certain.
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@jamesGW my weather is accurate also. But annoyingly just shows England. I’m in Cheshire.
Funny when abroad it shows the region and I work near the Welsh border and if it syncs there it does show the region also.
