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AccessiWeather brings forecasts, alerts, and detailed weather data into one open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It keeps current conditions, daily forecast, hourly forecast, and alerts in clearly separated sections so you can jump straight to what you need with speech, braille, or the keyboard.

What's new in 0.9.0

Changed - New default sounds: The alert and notification audio has been completely replaced with a warm, gentle set of wooden-mallet tones. The old pack was full of piercing high-frequency tones - some dumping most of their energy into the harsh 3-6 kHz range - and one alert ran a jarring 12 seconds. The new sounds stay in a soft, low register (around 200-500 Hz), are short, and are grouped by severity so an advisory, a watch, a warning, and an extreme alert each sound distinct without ever being shrill. Prefer the old set? It's still available as "Classic Default", a downloadable optional pack in the sound manager, with the worst ear-piercing tones softened. - Forecaster Notes can now show official NWS Surf Zone Forecasts for regional beaches where available, with surf/beach condition alternatives from supported global sources when an official SRF product is not available. - AccessiWeather can now automatically tune NOAA Weather Radio for qualifying alerts that use Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) when you turn on the opt-in setting on the Alerts tab, then stop after the duration you choose when a reliable station match is available. - NOAA Weather Radio now opens independently of saved weather locations and keeps playing after you close the player until you press Stop or exit the app. - The NOAA Weather Radio Station Finder now has clearer modes for searching all stations, browsing by full state or territory name, and finding nearby stations by coordinates. - NOAA Weather Radio stations can now be saved as favorites, with a Favorites finder mode and optional nearby-s...

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