Forecast Channel

The Forecast Channel allows weather reports and forecasts to be downloaded onto the console from the Internet via the WiiConnect24 service. The Forecast Channel displays a view of the Earth as a globe (courtesy of NASA), with which users can view weather in other regions. The user can also spin the globe. When fully zoomed out, an accurate star map is visible in the background (the Big Dipper and the constellation Orion are easily recognizable, for example). The Forecast Channel features include the current forecast, the UV index, today's overall forecast, tomorrow's forecast, a 5-day forecast (only for the selected country), and a laundry check (Japan only). Certain games (like Madden NFL 07 and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams) can use the Forecast Channel to simulate weather conditions depending on the player's region.

Prototype channel animation
Under various circumstances, including to have Wii Menu installed → install Forecast Channel as a WAD to NAND → remove Forecast Channel from NAND again → open anything else directly from Dolphin → return to the Wii Menu, prototype logos are shown as if Forecast Channel thinks it's on System Menu 2.0 from the North American Wii launch in 2006, and will also show an Update prompt that for users of System Menu 4.3x can't update anything anyway. The rest of Dolphin will work as normal.

The prototype is often referred to as "Forecast Channel dummy", and plays a special "3 tone with fadeout" jingle when clicking on it in Wii Menu.

Problems
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Wii Menu Crashes Loading Forecast Channel's Banner
The Wii Menu crashes when loading Forecast Channel's banner. This is a problem with the Wii Menu; more info here. Resolved with.

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