Microsoft enhances Bing weather experience with improved visuals and ski resort snow reports

If you want to know the current weather, you can simply gaze out a window. If you want to know the weather beyond the moment, however, there are many sources from where you can get it. Some folks will turn on the television or radio, but in the computer age, there are far more convenient ways, such as mobile apps and search engines.

One such search engine that can present you with the weather is Bing. Today, Microsoft is improving the weather functionality of its search engine by offering improved visuals. As you can see in the image above, it is much more pleasing than Google's. In addition, Bing is now offering ski resort snow reports for skiers and snowboarders.

"We refreshed the weather experience on Bing to help you plan your days using visually rich forecast information. Now, when you search for the weather in your city (for example, New York), Bing provides an animated experience using real-time forecasts. You can view the forecast by the hour using the interactive slider. Move the slider and the background animation and forecast data update to match the time of day, helping you to plan your day with confidence," says The Bing Team.

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The team further says, "If you ski or snowboard, you’re likely used to checking mountain resort conditions in advance of your trip. This means searching for the resort, going to the site, and clicking on several links. To help you get information on your favorite ski resort more quickly, Bing now provides the latest snow conditions and snow forecasts for ski resorts in the United States. Just search for a ski resort and you’ll discover the snow surface condition, snow depth, past and predicted snow fall, weather forecast, links to live web cams, when available, and latest status of the lifts and trails in the ski resort."

While Bing may not be the top search engine as far as number of users, Microsoft deserves kudos for constantly improving it and never giving up. Quite frankly, I think if Google users gave Bing a chance, they might be pleasantly surprised. Quite often, Microsoft's solution offers better visuals when compared to Google -- the enhanced weather is not the only beautiful aspect of Bing.

What do you think of these improvements? Tell me in the comments.