Why was the weather app wrong? Why does the weather app say something different to the weather on TV? Why does the weather app keep changing?

In the past decade, the rise of smartphones has brought with it a wave of weather apps. The ability to get a personalised weather forecast at the click of a button is very appealing. However, weather apps are not without their problems, which affect accuracy and reliability.

Weatherman Liam Dutton has more in this weather explainer, that looks at the following problems;
- Automated weather data
- The weather forecast frequently changes
- Weather apps are rubbish on sunshine and shower days
- There are different sources of weather data
- When are weather apps most reliable?
- How many days ahead can you trust a weather app?
- Don’t believe a weather app just because it looks good!

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