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If you're planning on going outdoors, it's important to be aware of the UV Index, and you can get this information when you download the free AccuWeather app to protect yourself from harmful rays.

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00:04We have many tools in the free AccuWeather app to help you to optimize your health, safety and comfort and
00:09if you're spending any time outdoors, especially a prolonged period of time outdoors, it's important to be aware of the
00:15UV index and as that relates directly to how much sunscreen you'll need to best protect your skin, that information,
00:22the UV index down to the precision of tenths has been added to the free AccuWeather app and you can
00:29access that
00:29by downloading the free AccuWeather app which you can do by scanning the QR code on the screen with your
00:36smartphone's camera. I want to show you the UV index is located under more current conditions right on the main
00:43screen here of the AccuWeather app and notice 4.6 in this particular example which is a moderate on the
00:49UV scale and it's important based upon the color of the pigmentation of your skin and the specifics of your
00:56skin.
00:56You can work with your doctor to help understand what type of UV index might require what type of sunscreen
01:03if you're going to be out in the sun for a certain period of time.
01:06You can also look at how that's going to evolve on the hour by hour forecast and when you tap
01:12on the hourly screen at the bottom you can actually be able to scroll through time here and go hour
01:18by hour.
01:19And so I'm going to pull up this particular hour here and you can see at 4 p.m. on
01:23this day while the UV index a 4.6 moderate there.
01:28So you can see how that's going to evolve and you can actually also change to UV index on the
01:32top bar here and you'll be able to see how the UV index is going to evolve in that tenths
01:37precision here as you head through a particular day.
01:41Of course the UV index zero at night but you can see the next day how that's going to evolve
01:45as well.
01:45And under the daily data day by day you'll be able to see the maximum UV index on any given
01:51day.
01:51AccuWeather has been proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings.
01:55Better protect your family and keep them safer. Download the free AccuWeather app today.
01:58Bye.
01:58Bye.
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