{"id":1795,"date":"2018-02-17T10:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T15:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2018-03-05T08:39:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:39:20","slug":"alexa-you-arent-doing-very-well-with-weather-forecasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/17\/alexa-you-arent-doing-very-well-with-weather-forecasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa you aren&rsquo;t doing very well with weather forecasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All of my Alexa enabled devices are configured with the correct geo location, but I\u2019ve had doubts for some time as to the accuracy of weather forecasts. We have a winter storm heading this way, I\u2019ve got email alerts from Accuweather, FEMA is sending notices, but Alexa thinks the weather will be fine.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nI decided to ask Alexa, Cortana (HK Invoke) and Google (Google Home) what the forecast for tonight will be, supplying a specific location. 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