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.

Emulation Information
The RiiConnect24 service can restore the Forecast Channel functionality. Refer to. Because Dolphin doesn't emulate WiiConnect24, there is a program that RiiConnect24 made as a workaround to download the latest weather data regularly. See this tutorial for more details. This is no longer needed as of  as Dolphin now has VFF downloader support. The channel will error out on first boot after being installed to the NAND, but will work fine after that.

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; read more at Wii Menu. Resolved with.

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