了解天气对于计划从即将到来的周末到开车上班的路线至关重要。虽然许多用户观看新闻以获取他们的天气信息，而其他(weather information and others)用户可能会查看Internet，但Windows 8和Windows 8.1提供了一个很好的选择，他们捆绑的Weather应用程序。配置后，此应用程序可提供扩展预报、每小时预报、天气图甚至历史数据。这是一个非常有用的应用程序，无论您是否想知道您的公司野餐(company picnic)是否会因下雨而取消，或者甚至想知道早上穿什么样的外套。继续阅读以了解您需要了解的所有信息。
如何打开天气应用程序
要启动Weather 应用程序(Weather app)，您需要访问“开始”屏幕(Start screen)。如果您不确定如何管理它，请查看这篇文章以了解详细信息：6 种访问开始屏幕(Start Screen)的方法。
切换到“开始(Start)”屏幕后，您需要找到下图所示的亮蓝色图块，然后单击或点击它。(blue tile)
它的磁贴可能是动态磁贴，显示某个位置的数据，具体取决于应用在您的PC 或设备(PC or device)上的配置方式。
天气应用基础知识
打开天气(Weather)应用程序后，您首先会看到预报视图(forecast view)。这在左下角详细说明了当天的天气，并在屏幕底部显示了五天的前景。(day outlook)
单击(Click)或点击五天预测右上角(right edge)的箭头，以查看未来五天的预测是否达到十天。单击(Click)或点击预报右下角的箭头以(right edge)展开更多信息，包括风速(wind speed)、湿度和能见度(humidity and visibility)。
向右滚动到预测视图(forecast view)以查看每小时预测(Hourly Forecast)。您可以通过滚动鼠标滚轮(mouse wheel)、单击拖动窗口底部的滑块或在屏幕上滑动手指来执行此操作。向下滚动(Scroll)列表以查看接下来 24 小时的逐小时细分。
继续滚动以查看地图(Maps)部分。在这里，您将能够观看显示气象图卫星图像的小视频。这使您可以更详细地了解您所在地区和全国范围内正在发生的事情。
再滚动(Scroll)一点，您会发现历史天气(Historical Weather)信息。此区域提供您当前月份的历史平均值，并显示一个动态图表，该图表显示平均温度、平均降雨量或平均下雪天数，具体取决于您在左下角选择的按钮。
如何将位置(Locations)添加到天气应用程序(Weather App)
首次启动天气应用程序时，它会根据您的(Weather)IP 地址或 GPS 位置(IP address or GPS location)自动设置位置。如果此位置不正确，或者您想包括其他位置，您可以选择该选项。要添加新位置，您需要访问Places。为此，请右键单击或从屏幕顶部向下滑动以打开上下文菜单。单击(Click)或点击“地点”。("Places.")
单击或点击"+"图块以添加新位置。
在提供的文本框中(text box)输入您想要的位置。如果您的位置显示在文本框(text box)下方的列表中，请单击或点按(click or tap)它以添加位置。如果它没有显示在列表中，请在输入后单击或点击(click or tap) “添加”("Add")以打开搜索窗口(search window)。您还可以单击或点击添加按钮旁边的十字准线按钮以使用您的GPS 位置(GPS location)。
从搜索结果中选择您想要的位置以添加位置。
继续添加您有兴趣定期检查的更多位置。
如何在天气应用程序中切换(Weather App)位置(Between Locations)
现在您已经在Weather应用程序中配置了多个位置，您需要知道如何在它们之间进行交换。首先，从主页右键单击或从屏幕顶部向下滑动。单击或点按“(Click)位置(Places)”图块旁边的箭头以查看列出您配置的位置的下拉菜单。单击(Click)或点击您要查看的位置。
您还可以单击或点按“地点(Places)”图块本身以查看更大的位置列表。再次(Again)单击或点按您要查看的位置。
您还可以选择根据移动设备的GPS或计算机的IP 地址(IP address)查看当前位置。右键单击或从主页底部向上滑动，然后单击(page and click)或点击“当前位置”。("Current Location.")首次尝试此操作时，您可能需要为应用提供使用位置服务的权限。
查看完各个地点后，您始终可以通过打开顶部菜单返回您的家庭位置(home location)，就像您在访问地点(Places)时所做的那样，然后单击或点击“家庭”。("Home.")
如何在天气应用程序中更改(Weather App)默认位置(Default Location)
默认情况下，您的家庭位置(home location)将设置为应用程序为您配置的第一个位置。如果这不是您在打开应用程序时希望查看的位置，您可以更改它。第一种方法是右键单击或从主屏幕(home screen)底部或您当前的默认位置(default location)向上滑动。单击(Click)或点击“更改家庭”("Change Home") ，然后从列表中选择您想要的家庭位置。(home location)
您还可以切换到要设置为默认位置的位置，然后按照相同的步骤操作。但是您会发现，该按钮仅显示“设为主页”。("Set as home.")这将使您正在查看的位置成为默认Home。
最后，您可以从Places(Places)更改您的Home位置。只需右键单击或长按您的预期默认值，然后单击(default and click)或点击“设为主页”。("Set as Home.")
如何从天气应用程序中删除位置(Weather App)
如果您配置了不再使用的位置，或者您想摆脱预先配置的默认位置(default location)，您可以轻松地从应用程序中删除位置。一种方法是切换到您要删除的位置，从屏幕底部打开菜单，然后单击(screen and click)或点击“删除”。("Remove.")
您还可以右键单击或长按“位置”中的某个位置，然后(Places)单击或点击“删除”。("Remove.")
如何在天气 App中刷新(Weather App)预报信息(Forecast Information)
如果您正在查看天气(Weather)应用程序并且预报信息(forecast information)似乎已过时，则可能由于连接问题(connectivity issue)而无法刷新。确保(Make)您已连接到网络以解决此问题。接下来，从应用程序的主页打开底部菜单，然后单击(app and click)或点击“刷新”。("Refresh.")
如何在天气应用程序中查看(Weather App)世界天气图(World Weather Map)
如果您想更广泛地了解世界天气状况，您可以查看世界天气(World weather)图。要到达那里，请右键单击或从应用程序的主页向下滑动顶部菜单，然后单击(page and click)或点击“世界天气”。("World weather.")
该地图显示了世界主要城市的快速视图。单击或点击其中一个显示信息的框，以展开该城市详细(Click)天气预报(weather forecast)的全屏视图。
如何在天气应用程序中切换(Weather App)华氏温度和摄氏温度(Between Fahrenheit and Celsius)
美国的大多数人都可以使用Wea ther(Weather)应用程序的默认华氏测量(Fahrenheit measurement)单位，但 Windows 用户可能来自世界各地。如果您更喜欢以摄氏度(Celsius)查看您的温度，您可以从应用程序的主页打开底部菜单，然后单击(page and click)或点击“更改为摄氏度”。("Change to Celsius.")做同样的事情来切换回来。
如何在天气应用程序中将(Weather App)天气位置(Weather Location)固定到您的开始屏幕(Start Screen)
天气(Weather)应用程序的动态磁贴将在您的默认位置(default location)显示当前状况的快速视图。如果您想从“开始(Start)”屏幕查看其他位置，您可以选择固定其他磁贴。
为此，请打开Places，右键单击或长按要固定的位置，然后单击或点击“固定到开始”。("Pin to Start.")
在提供的空间中输入(Enter)要在磁贴上显示的标签。它默认为城市名称。单击(Click)或点击“固定到开始”。("Pin to Start.")
您现在无需打开应用程序即可查看多个位置的快速视图。
您也可以将 em>天气信息添加到锁定屏幕(lock screen)。为此，您需要在PC 设置中配置(PC Settings)锁定屏幕(Lock Screen)。
结论
现在您的应用已配置完毕，您可以直接从“开始(Start)”屏幕查看天气信息，您可以查看来自多个位置的详细预报信息(forecast information)，甚至可以查看全球主要度假胜地的天气(Weather)信息。所有这些都包含在一个简单的界面中，无论您是使用计算机还是移动设备，都易于使用。虽然在您第一次使用它时设置确实需要几分钟，但值得花时间在不打开浏览器的情况下立即获得所有这些信息。
The Complete Guide to the Weather App in Windows 8 & 8.1
Knowing the weather is essential to planning anything from an upcoming weekend away to which route to drive to work. While many users wаtch the news for their weather information and others might check the Іnternet, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 provide a great alternative with their bundled Weather app. Once configured, this app provides extended forecasts, hourly forecasts, weather maps and even historical data. This is a very useful app whether you want to know if your company picnic will be canceled for rain or even what sort of coat to put on in the morning. Read on to learn all you'll need to know about it.
How to Open the Weather App
To launch the Weather app, you'll need to access your Start screen. If you aren't sure how to manage that, check out this article for the details: 6 Ways to Access the Start Screen.
Once you've switched to the Start screen, you'll need to find the bright blue tile shown below and give it a click or a tap.
Its tile may be a live tile, displaying data for some location, depending on how the app is configured on your PC or device.
The Weather App Basics
Once you open the Weather app, the first thing you'll see is the forecast view. This details the current day's weather at the bottom left and a five day outlook across the bottom of the screen.
Click or tap the arrow at the top right edge of the five-day forecast to view the next five days in line for predictions reaching ten days out. Click or tap the arrow at the bottom right edge of the forecast to expand more information including wind speed, humidity and visibility.
Scroll to the right past the forecast view to see the Hourly Forecast. You can do this by scrolling a mouse wheel, clicking dragging the slider at the bottom of the window or swiping your finger across the screen. Scroll down through the list to view an hour-by-hour breakdown of the next 24 hours.
Keep scrolling to view the Maps section. Here you'll be able to view small videos showing satellite images of weather maps. This gives you a more detailed picture of what's happening both in your local area and across the country.
Scroll a bit farther and you'll find Historical Weather information. This area gives historical averages for your current month and shows a dynamic chart that displays average temps, average rainfall, or average snow days depending on which button you select on the bottom left corner.
How to Add Locations to the Weather App
When you first start the Weather app, it will automatically set up a location based on your IP address or GPS location. If this location is incorrect, or you would like to include additional locations, you have that option. To add a new location you'll need to access Places. To do this, right-click or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the contextual menu. Click or tap "Places."
Click or tap the "+" tile to add a new location.
Enter your desired location in the text box provided. If your location shows up on the list below the text box, click or tap it to add the location. If it doesn't show up on the list, click or tap "Add" after typing it in to open a search window. You can also click or tap the crosshairs button next to the add button to use your GPS location.
Select your desired location from the search results to add the location.
Continue on to add any more locations you'd be interested in checking on a regular basis.
How to Switch Between Locations in the Weather App
Now that you have multiple places configured in your Weather app, you'll need to know how to swap between them. To start, right-click from the main page or swipe down from the top of the screen. Click or tap the arrow next to the Places tile to view a drop-down menu that lists your configured locations. Click or tap on the location you want to view.
You can also click or tap the Places tile itself to view a larger list of your locations. Again, click or tap the location you want to view.
You also have the option to view your current location based on your mobile device's GPS or your computer's IP address. Right-click or swipe up from the bottom of the main page and click or tap "Current Location." You may need to provide permission for the app to use location services the first time you try this.
Once you've viewed your various places, you can always return to your home location by opening the top menu, as you did when accessing Places, and clicking or tapping "Home."
How to Change Default Location in the Weather App
By default, your home location will be set to the first location configured for you by the app. If this isn't the location you'd prefer to view when you open the app, you can change it. The first way to do this is to right-click or swipe up from the bottom of the home screen or your current default location. Click or tap "Change Home" and select your desired home location from the list.
You can also switch to the location you want to set as your default and follow the same steps. You'll find though, that the button simply says "Set as home." This will make the location you're viewing the default Home.
Finally, you can change your Home location from Places. Simply right-click or long-press your intended default and click or tap "Set as Home."
How to Remove Locations from the Weather App
If you've configured a location that you no longer use, or you'd like to get rid of the preconfigured default location, you can easily delete places from the app. One way is to switch to the location you want to remove, open up the menu from the bottom of the screen and click or tap "Remove."
You can also right-click or long-press a location from Places and click or tap "Remove."
How to Refresh the Forecast Information in the Weather App
If you're viewing the Weather app and the forecast information seems out of date, its possible that it was unable to refresh due to a connectivity issue. Make sure you're connected to a network to fix this issue. Next, open up the bottom menu from the main page of the app and click or tap "Refresh."
How to View the World Weather Map in the Weather App
If you want to get a wider view of the world's weather conditions, you can view the World weather map. To get there, right click or swipe down the top menu from the app's main page and click or tap "World weather."
The map shows quick views of major cities around the world. Click or tap on one of the boxes that display information, to expand a full-screen view of that city's detailed weather forecast.
How to Swap Between Fahrenheit and Celsius in the Weather App
Most folks in the US will be fine with the Weather app's default Fahrenheit measurement unit, but Windows users can come from all over the world. If you prefer to view your temperatures in Celsius, you can open the bottom menu from the app's main page and click or tap "Change to Celsius." Do the same to switch back.
How to Pin a Weather Location to Your Start Screen in the Weather App
The Weather app's live tile will display a quick view of the current conditions in your default location. If you want to view additional locations from your Start screen, you have the option to pin additional tiles.
To do this, open Places, right-click or long-press the location you want to pin and click or tap "Pin to Start."
Enter the tag you want to display on the tile in the space provided. It defaults to the name of the city. Click or tap "Pin to Start."
You can now see quick views of multiple locations without even opening the app.
You can add em>Weather information also to the lock screen. To do this, you need to configure the Lock Screen in PC Settings.
Conclusion
Now that your app is configured, you can view weather information right from your Start screen, you can see detailed forecast information from multiple locations and you can even view Weather info for major vacation destinations all over the world. All of this is packed into a simple interface that is easy to utilize whether you're on a computer or a mobile device. While it does take a couple of minutes to set up the first time you use it, it's well worth the time to have all this information available instantly without even opening a browser.
