4castr 2.0 for Windows Phone adds rain alerts, moon phase data and more

4castr, the already great weather app for Windows Phone, has been updated to version 2.0, with a bunch of new features in tow. Some of them include putting in rain alerts, a way to check out moon phase data and more.

Here's the long list of new additions, improvements and bug fixes in 4castr 2.0:

• Added rain alerts
• Added quiet hours for rain & government alerts (postpones notifications until a specified time)
• Added moon phase data to current panel
• Added "As of (time)" for when there are no government alerts in cached data
• Added pressure hourly forecast graph
• Added setting to change live tile radar zoom level
• Added setting to change minimum probability trigger for rain alerts
• Added precipitation type announcements for rain alerts, recorded by voice actress Redd Horrocks
• Added unsupported country warning prompts when a feature is not available in a user's country
• Added localization recruitment prompt for users speaking non-English languages
• Increased live tile timestamp size
• Reduced app size by converting custom sounds to .mp3 from .wav
• Changed default live tile radar zoom level
• Simplified toast notification custom sounds to reduce confusion
• Simplified error messages for upcoming localization
• Improved data processing time
• Improved background agent stability
• Improved background agent abortion notifications
• Fixed over three dozen individual bugs

Keep in mind that while 4castr is free to download and use, there are also optional in-app purchases that unlock some additional features.

Download 4castr from the Windows Store (Free with in-app purchases)