The Weather Channel, for the most part, looked like a normal TV station—until the local forecast would show up. Then it became a pixelated data dump of weather information served over a funky piano ...

WeatherStar is the technology the Weather Channel uses to produce its "local on the 8s" weather forecasts. The creator of WeatherStar 4000+ was motivated by nostalgia and a predilection for weather to ...

Remember when The Weather Channel actually had weather? It’s been a while, but we sure remember what a boon Local on the 8’s was when getting ready for the day. Not having to wait for the ...

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In the days of yore—the 1990s—there were no smartphone apps providing real-time, on-the-spot weather updates. People actually had to turn their TVs on, flip to The Weather Channel, and wait for the ...