Savvy Tech Tips

Computer Type: All • Difficulty Level: Novice

This is a fun Google tip that you can impress your friends with. If you’d like a clear, simple weather report of anywhere in the United States, type the following into any Google search bar: the word weather, followed by the city name or zip code. Then click on the Search button.

Here are two examples:

When you click on search, you get back a neat, simple, four-day weather report for your selected area. It looks like this:

On the left are current weather conditions. Next to that information is a four-day forecast in graphic form, with the predicted high and low temperature for each day below the graphic for that day.

This is a great way to get quick weather information for anywhere in the United States. At the time of this writing, it doesn’t seem to work for other countries.

This site is aimed at helping the average person use their computer better. We provide a potpourri of short, sweet software tips, easy-to-read explanations, and informative links for both Mac and Windows users that can make what you do on the computer more fun, more efficient, and easier.

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Enjoy!