AccuWeather.com for iPhone® Redesigned

AccuWeather Weather App Offers Interactive Google™ Maps and Even More Localized Detail

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. December 21, 2010 – AccuWeather.com, the world's leading multimedia weather information source, today announced the availability of its new application for iPhone, AccuWeather Weather App, making it possible for users to access the most accurate and localized weather information available from anywhere and at any time on their iPhone.

“Everyone needs easy access to weather information from a weather source that they can rely on,” said Pascal Racheneur, Vice President of Interactive Media for AccuWeather. “Our redesigned app is not only fun and easy-to-use, it also includes all of the localized features that you need to plan your day, such as hourly forecasts for the next twenty-four hours, day and night weather forecasts for the next fifteen days, severe weather warnings, and animated Doppler radar displayed on Google maps.”

AccuWeather Weather App for iPhone is available for download from the App Store at no cost. Features include:

- Accurate, localized forecasts for all global locations. Updated every hour, forecasts include the most detailed hourly forecasts for each of the next twenty-four hours, plus day and night weather forecasts, news, and information for the next fifteen days. - Multiple weather views, including videos, and animated radar and satellite on interactive Google maps. - Warnings for severe and disruptive weather threats, such as snow and ice, rain and thunderstorms, high winds, and tornadoes. - Special lifestyle weather and health forecasts providing details for specific outdoor activities and sports, such as dog walking, lawn mowing, and golfing, and health-related weather forecasts, such as UV forecasts and weather conditions for people suffering from allergies. - Ability to store up to 15 locations. To change locations, simply swipe the Current Conditions screen until the desired, stored location is displayed. - Animated and colorful interface for a fun and easy-to-use, intuitive navigation.

About AccuWeather, Inc. and AccuWeather.comAccuWeather, Empowering You to Be the Best™, presents accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to over 125 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print. The 113 meteorologists at AccuWeather deliver a portfolio of customized products and services to media, business, government, and institutions, and inform millions of visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website. AccuWeather also provides content for more than 50,000 third-party Internet sites, including the wallstreetjournal.com, CBS News Mobile, and WABC-TV New York. Visit www.accuweather.com for more information.

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