MSN Weather app on Windows 10 adds news section to homepage

MSN Weather News (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

Microsoft's Weather app now shows weather news on its front page.
The feature allows you to easily browse through and expand weather news.
The feature appears to be rolling out gradually.

The feature appears to be rolling out gradually or to be in testing. The update comes when the app bumps from v 4.36.201714.0 to v 4.43.21842.0. One member of our staff saw the update as part of a general release, while another has not seen the change yet despite checking for an update. The system that did see the update was not part of the Windows Insider program.

MSN Weather

This free weather app provides a clean interface and makes it easy to stay up to date with the weather. It now features a weather news section on the homepage to provide more information.

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Sean Endicott is a news writer and apps editor for Windows Central with 11+ years of experience. A Nottingham Trent journalism graduate, Sean has covered the industry’s arc from the Lumia era to the launch of Windows 11 and generative AI. Having started at Thrifter, he uses his expertise in price tracking to help readers find genuine hardware value.

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