The weather app got Windows 11 very bad PR. Here's a simpler, faster, better alternative to it. And it's Free-Open-Source! Here's "Fluent Weather"
Link to the "FluentWeather" app - https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PFD136M8457
>Edit • TLDR: i have no affiliation with this app, just found it on ms store, and wanted to share! Gabboxl is the dev!!
Recently microsoft's 'boosting cpu to open apps' clip is going viral, and people have been dismissing that under-the-hood change to continue maligning win11 using other issues. The botched weather app is in that clip which intensified the bad faith discussions and comparisons so wanted to find a weather app that felt closer to win11 design, faster, and with appropriate number of features as a counter to "windows can't even open a weather app fast enough" arguments. I found this app after testing around 5 weather apps, some didn't open as quick, some had web-ui, some had large app size, and one even had no access without your own weather key.
But this app opened fast, has good ui, has all basic weather app info, and is also free and open source! So while I have no association with this app, i felt the need to make this post for everyone who either has been burnt by MS botching the once amazing weather app, or for those want a decent working weather app on their Windows desktop. Please try it and rate it on Store, and share compliments & feedback to the developer on github. I'm sure they'll appreciate it!