VNL Weather app review: dedicated weather forecasting for the good people of Fargo, North Dakota

Introduction

The Valley News studios have teamed up with Hoak Media LLC to provide residents of Fargo, North Dakota with a reliable source of weather forecasting on their iPhone and iPad, delivering up to 10 days’ worth of advance weather reporting plus loads of other great features.

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This app makes a great addition to the Weather category of the App Store, and I think that those of you who live in Fargo or any of the surrounding regions will definitely enjoy having a localized source of weather information such as this.

The information is presented in a very clear cut manner with a simplistic interface and a varying level of detail depending on what you need, so be sure to download this app for consistently accurate reporting on a daily basis.

Dedicated Weather Forecasting for Fargo, North Dakota

The first thing you’re likely to see upon first starting up VNL Weather is the Map section, which displays the past and future movement of rain, snow, and various other weather fronts as they make their way throughout the area.

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If you tap the house icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen, you’ll be taken to the Locations menu which enables you to use your device’s integrated GPS to synchronize the app with your current location for more relevant forecasts.

Going back to the Map section, you’ll see that the radar map has updated, and at the bottom of the screen you’ll see a basic overview of today’s current temperature, humidity, and wind speed and direction.

 

Watch Video Content from Valley News

I’m very pleased to see that not only has the developer included the more basic weather forecasting functionality, it's also gone to the trouble of including a Video section. This provides live streaming and archived footage from the Valley News studios for those of you who prefer to watch rather than read your weather reports.

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Finally, the Alerts section allows you to set up Push notifications that will keep you aware of any impending storms, hurricanes, floods, and other severe weather conditions that might be headed in your direction.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Detailed weather forecasting for residents of Fargo, North Dakota
• Weather forecasts available across a 10-day timeframe in different visual formats
• Receive severe weather alerts via Push notification
• Detailed radar map imagery enables you to track weather fronts in your region
• Live streaming and archived video footage from the Valley News studios

 

Cons                                                      

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

VNL Weather is far from being the most original iPhone and iPad app of its kind, but it should serve Fargo locals very well.

The video content is a great addition, but even if you never leave the Map section I still think you’ll find the basic summaries to be more than sufficient to give you a clear indication of what to expect from the weather from one day to the next.