How To Change Weather Location On Google Home

Of all the cool things Google Dwelling house and Google Nest smart speakers can exercise, reporting the atmospheric condition is among the coolest (or warmest, depending on the season). Being able to get an accurate, reliable conditions forecast on-demand merely by asking for it is amazing, but if all you're doing is asking Google Banana about the weather condition, you're missing out. Google Dwelling can really give you even better and more useful information than simply today's temperature and humidity, if just you enquire the correct questions.

Google smart speakers and displays employ data from The Conditions Channel by default, simply that doesn't hateful information technology'southward the only one available to y'all. By knowing what to ask, you tin access vastly more information than the standard Google Dwelling house weather study. You can get info on air quality, sunrise and sunset times, wave weather condition, river levels and even atmospheric conditions on Jupiter, if yous're planning any interplanetary travel.

Here's how yous can access all the useful, fun and sometimes otherworldly weather data Google Home can give yous beyond just the standard atmospheric condition report.

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Most of the time you'll probably desire the conditions report for the office of the world in which you alive, so yous'll want to brand sure Google Home knows exactly where that is. Here'south how to make sure your home address is set up correctly.

1. Open up the Google Home app on your tablet or smartphone and then tap on Settings.

2. Under the General heading, make sure the Domicile address listed matches your bodily abode accost.

3. If the address listed is wrong, tap on the address, tap Remove accost, then tap Remove address once again to confirm.

4. From Settings > General, tap Set accost then tap Street address to input your correct accost.

google-home-mini-14 — Check your domicile accost in your Google Home app settings to make sure you're getting the correct forecast for your part of the world.
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You'd recollect just knowing what country you live in would be enough for Google Dwelling house to select your preferred weather unit, simply that's not always the case. If you think in Fahrenheit just Google Assistant reports the weather in Celsius (or vice versa), here'south how to change the Google Dwelling setting for weather condition units.

1. Open up theGoogle Home app on your tablet or smartphone and tap onSettings, and then scroll almost to the bottom and tap More settings.

2. Whorl to near the lesser of the list and tap Weather: preferred weather unit of measurement and cull either Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Go beyond temperatures

Weather condition comprises a lot more than simply what the day'south highs and lows are expected to be. Air quality, wind strength, water levels and length of daylight all play a office in describing the atmospheric condition, as do many other metrics Google Abode can report on. Here are some of the many data points y'all can ask Google Domicile about:

google-home-mini-17 — Fifty-fifty if yous don't take a Google Home or Nest Hub display, your smart speakers can tell you the day'southward forecast if you ask.
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AirCheck: Find out the local air quality past request, "OK, Google, what's the air quality index today in Paducah [or your urban center]."
UV Index: Know how much sunscreen y'all're going to demand by asking, "Hey, Google, what's the UV index today?"
Mr. Breezy: Say, "Hey, Google, talk to Mr. Breezy" to get current of air strength and management for your area.
Sunrise and sunset: Say, "OK, Google, what time does the sun set tonight [or rising tomorrow]?" and Google Home will respond based on the urban center you're in.
Seaside Buoy: Earlier yous load upwardly your surfboard and head to the beach, say, "Hey, Google, ask Seaside Buoy how big are the waves today in San Clemente [or another embankment]."
Rivers.run: Find out if a canoeing, kayaking or white water rafting trip is in the forecast by asking, "Hey, Google, inquire Rivers.run if the Lower Gauley [or another river] is running today."

Become the most accurate forecast for your area

Depending on where you lot live, Weather.com may or may not give you the most accurate conditions report. Sometimes different services seem to get it right more frequently than others in different parts of the country or globe. If you've noticed Google Home'due south responses to your conditions questions sometimes miss the mark, try out these other services instead.

AccuWeather: If y'all'd like a more than interactive weather feel, merely say, "Hey, Google, ask AccuWeather for the forecast." AccuWeather's artificially intelligent meteorologist will so ask you a few questions to set a personalized weather report.
The Conditions Network: Just say, "OK, Google, talk to The Weather Network" and follow the prompts to get your current weather and forecast from this weather service based in Canada.
Ambience Weather: This Arizona-based company made a name for itself past developing streaming technology for weather centers across the country. Say, "Hey, Google, ask Ambient Weather condition to give me a report."

Say, "Hey, Google, talk to Flying Weather" to get air travel-oriented weather reports and airport data.
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Here are a few of the other weather services that currently work with Google Home. Just enquire, "OK, Google, talk to [name of service]" to access them. Try a few out to see which one works best for your neck of the woods:

Weather condition Hippie: Alarm-based weather data.
Flight Conditions: Airport and aviation-oriented weather reports.
Weather Girl: Hyper-local weather condition data, downwards to the street address.
NOAA: Culls data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assistants.
How's the conditions on Saturn: Real-fourth dimension data on our solar system'southward second biggest planet.

Skip weather condition facts and get direct advice

Be honest, you don't really care about the numbers when it comes to the weather. What you really desire to know is how to wearing apparel, or if you need a jacket, or whether to exit your umbrella at domicile or take it with you. If there's a specific reason y'all desire to know today's forecast, chances are you can directly ask what you'd like to know.

grilling-4x3-cnet-smart-home-9390-029 — Planning a cookout? Enquire Google Home to talk to Charcoal-broil Forecast to notice out if the weather will be correct for outdoor grilling.
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Clothes Right: Just say, "OK, Google, ask Dress Correct what I should wearable today?" and respond a few questions about your mode to set up a contour. And then, whenever you want to know whether to bundle upwards or not, just enquire.
Can I wear shorts today: Exactly what it sounds like. Enquire, "Hey, Google, can I wear shorts today?" and you lot'll get a straightforward respond, yes or no. If shorts aren't your matter, effort "OK, Google, can I wear a skirt today?" for a similarly direct answer.
Charcoal-broil Forecast: Some folks grill year-round whether it'due south sunny or snowing. If you're non one of those people say, "OK, Google, I want to talk to Charcoal-broil Forecast" to discover out whether or not y'all should go the grill going today.

Hearing the forecast on your smart speaker is one thing, just seeing it on a display takes weather to a whole new level. If you're considering picking up a Nest Hub ($55 at eBay) or Nest Hub Max, check out our guide to setting upwardly your new smart display. Did these weather tips non work for you? You can troubleshoot the three most common Google Habitation problems here. Too check out our complete list of every Google Assistant control we've discovered and then far.