Weather comprises a lot more than just what the day's highs and lows are expected to be.
If you think in Fahrenheit but Google Assistant reports the weather in Celsius (or vice versa), here's how to change the Google Home setting for weather units.ġ. Open the Google Home app on your tablet or smartphone and tap on Settings, then scroll almost to the bottom and tap More settings.Ģ. Scroll to near the bottom of the list and tap Weather: preferred weather unit and choose either Celsius or Fahrenheit. You'd think just knowing what country you live in would be enough for Google Home to select your preferred weather unit, but that's not always the case. Here's how to make sure your home address is set correctly.ġ. Open the Google Home app on your tablet or smartphone then tap on Settings.Ģ. Under the General heading, make sure the Home address listed matches your actual home address.ģ. If the address listed is wrong, tap on the address, tap Remove address, then tap Remove address again to confirm.Ĥ. From Settings > General, tap Set address then tap Street address to input your correct address.Ĭheck your home address in your Google Home app settings to make sure you're getting the right forecast for your part of the world. Most of the time you'll probably want the weather report for the part of the world in which you live, so you'll want to make sure Google Home knows exactly where that is. You can get info on air quality, sunrise and sunset times, wave conditions, river levels and even atmospheric conditions on Jupiter, if you're planning any interplanetary travel. By knowing what to ask, you can access vastly more information than the standard Google Home weather report. Google smart speakers and displays use data from The Weather Channel by default, but that doesn't mean it's the only one available to you. Google Home can actually give you even better and more useful information than just today's temperature and humidity, if only you ask the right questions. Being able to get an accurate, reliable weather forecast on-demand just by asking for it is amazing, but if all you're doing is asking Google Assistant about the weather, you're missing out. Today's highs, lows and chance of rain are just the tip of the weather data iceberg hidden beneath the surface of Google Home.Īnd Google Nest smart speakers can do, reporting the weather is among the coolest (or warmest, depending on the season).