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One of the best features on the free AccuWeather app is the localized minute-by-minute tool known as MinuteCast®. Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter demonstrates how you can take advantage.

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00:00We have many tools to help you to stay safer and make the best decisions, weather-impacted decisions, in the free AccuWeather app.
00:11And one of the features that we hear from our AccuWeather customers all the time that they love is AccuWeather's exclusive MinuteCast.
00:18That's minute-by-minute weather forecast for your specific street address.
00:23And how do you get those? Well, you get them in the free AccuWeather app, which you can download by scanning the QR code on the screen.
00:29And notice where we have MinuteCast. It's front and center, right on the Today screen.
00:34You can go to any location in the world, around the country or around the world, and get your latest local AccuWeather forecast with proven superior accuracy.
00:42Rain starting in 20 minutes, and then here's the AccuWeather MinuteCast dial, the circle.
00:48And this shows you the next 60 minutes in any rain or snow that's going to be expected during that time.
00:53So you can get a quick look at it. Now tap on C4 hours, and that's going to bring up a much more detailed display.
01:00And you can see that minute-by-minute precision, rain starting in 20 minutes.
01:03Now swipe to the left, and look, the time bar at the bottom is advancing out in time.
01:08So you can find time periods of lighter rain, heavier rain, breaks in the rain.
01:12People love this for any kind of outdoor activity, so that you can make the best plans and stay best informed about what's happening.
01:20Now, this forecast updates every couple of minutes, so you can check back with it even more often than you would other parts of the AccuWeather app,
01:28and tap on the hourly screen.
01:30You can also, after that four-hour time period, track the chances for rain hour by hour,
01:36and look at all of the details in each of those hours to help make the best decisions.
01:41AccuWeather's been proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings.
01:45Better protect your family and keep them safer. Download the free AccuWeather app today.
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