Google widely rolling out Pixel Weather to Pixel 6-8a

As announced with the October 2024 (Feature) Drop two weeks ago, Pixel Weather is now available for the Pixel 6 and newer, including the Tablet. 

Pixel Weather is rolling out as a new version of the com.google.android.apps.weather background service that’s already on your device and powers the existing city temperatures in Google Clock. Just tap “Update” in the Google Play Store.

After installing version 1.0.20240910.x, you’ll get a “Weather” icon in the app grid. Here are some things you should do as part of the set-up process:

• Allow app notifications and precise location.
• Tap your profile avatar in the top-right corner > Pixel Weather settings to “Make Pixel Weather your primary source for notifications.” You have to turn off the “Weather forecasts” notification from the Google app.
• For good measure, restart your device so that existing widgets and At a Glance open Pixel Weather and not the previous Google Weather experience.

If you sign-in with your Google Account, saved locations will sync across devices. Selecting a city shows a local background that reflects the current condition.

Hold down on a card to move the weather block, with everything except for Hourly forecast rearrangeable. Customizations are unique to each saved city, while there’s a two-column layout on tablets and foldables. Available data includes: Precipitation, Wind, Sunrise & sunset, UV index, Air quality, Visibility, Humidity, and Pressure.

• Related: On the mostly familial design of Pixel Screenshots, Studio, and Weather 

The Weather map shows a 6-hour precipitation forecast and is available in the US, UK and most European countries, except Italy and Luxembourg. It’s powered by Google nowcasting.

Tap your avatar in the top-right corner to change Weather units, Theme, and access Settings. You can have tomorrow’s weather forecast for your current location delivered every evening and set precipitation notifications by city.

Also new is pollen count, but only in the UK, Germany, France, and Italy.