iPhone-like Yahoo Weather app comes to Android

Yahoo has launched a brand new Weather app for Android smartphones, with visual design and features in line with the iPhone version of the app that was launched earlier this year.

The app provides forecasts on top of slideshows featuring pictures of landmarks in cities chosen by the user. The photos are powered by another Yahoo property, Flickr.

Yahoo Weather for Android is now available as a free 11MB download from the Google Play Store. It requires Android 2.3 Gingerbread or above.

Yahoo Weather app for Android release notes

The highly-acclaimed Yahoo! Weather app is now available on Android, featuring stunning photos that match current weather conditions and an ALL new design with a ton of new features. See the weather like never before. Easily swipe for the most accurate weather forecasts or add a home screen widget for the latest weather information. Wherever you go, the forecast is beautiful.

Favorite features:

• Highly acclaimed design with beautiful photos that match your location, time of day, and current weather condition
• Detailed weather information, including 10-day and 24-hour temperature forecasts
• Interactive radar, satellite, heat, and wind maps
• Severe weather alerts
• Animated sunrise & sunset times and wind & pressure modules
• Humidity sensor, UV index, and chance of precipitation
• New home screen widgets

Tips:

• Swipe vertically for detailed weather information
• Swipe horizontally for favorite locations
• All photos in the app are from users like you. Submit yours at http://www.flickr.com/projectweather.