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Looking for a small weather widget?

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sdmania

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I using launcher pro and trying to go with a minimalistic looking setup. I have battstat and digital clock running on my front page and I would like a nice weather widget. I have seen some on other peoples screens but can't seem to find the right one. I tried beautiful Widgets but had too much going on. Basically what I want is a small weather widget that fits in the corner of the screen with a transparent background? Any suggestions? Thanks
 
I use Weatherbug. It has a 2x1 widget (it might also have a 1x1, I'm not sure - and right this second my phone is loading a new ROM so I can't check). The widget has the option to change, or make invisible, the background color of the widget.
I've seen reports of people having problems with WB being a battery drain, however I've been using it for months with no problems.

Edit: now that my phone is back up and running I can confirm that Weatherbug does have a 1x1 widget.
 
I'm running Snow Storm using the small widget and a transparent background so it's pretty unobtrusive. Here's a screen shot and you can see it just tucked in next to the date widget.

Also, it has a notification broadcast for serious weather warnings which I just realized week or so ago. Pretty nice customizations, skins, alternate sizes, etc.

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DT said:
I'm running Snow Storm using the small widget and a transparent background so it's pretty unobtrusive. Here's a screen shot and you can see it just tucked in next to the date widget.

Also, it has a notification broadcast for serious weather warnings which I just realized week or so ago. Pretty nice customizations, skins, alternate sizes, etc.

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St Augustine, really?? That's where I am.
But Weatherbug says it's 88 here! :)
 
mhotovec said:
St Augustine, really?? That's where I am.
But Weatherbug says it's 88 here! :)
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Sweet! It should just convert the number to HOT AND HUMID :D

We're actually over in the Vilano Beach area (nears Caps and the castle).
 
I use weatherbug and have not noticed any battery issues. It does have a setting for update interval so that may be why it doesn't match another weather widget.
 
mhotovec said:
I use Weatherbug. It has a 2x1 widget (it might also have a 1x1, I'm not sure - and right this second my phone is loading a new ROM so I can't check). The widget has the option to change, or make invisible, the background color of the widget.
I've seen reports of people having problems with WB being a battery drain, however I've been using it for months with no problems.

Edit: now that my phone is back up and running I can confirm that Weatherbug does have a 1x1 widget.
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I installed WB but don't see the 2x1 widget??
 
I just grabbed Weather Forecast Widget after seeing it in a screenshot on XDA. There's a free version and a pay version - not surprisingly the pay version has a lot more bells and whistles.

But if someone is looking for something to match up with say....BattStat....this is what I'd recommend.
 
Yup I use weather bug elite and it works really well. The good thing is that you can either make it really small, or let it give you the next 3 days forecast. ..deff worth a couple of bucks
 
Weatherbug's obnoxious behavior regarding their Windows app has left a sour taste in my mouth so I can't bring myself to use their products again, even on Android.

I'm trying out Snowstorm right now but it has a tendency to pick up "location" names I've never heard of and no one uses.
 
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