Alexa weather alerts are efficient in notifying you about severe weather conditions, including tornadoes, thunderstorms, flash flooding, heavy snowfall, etc.
However, the alerts could be annoying if they come on repeatedly or do not correlate with your current location. In addition, it could affect your entire routine or become too noisy.
You can turn off weather alerts on Alexa by giving her simple voice commands to stop. You can also turn off the weather alerts under the notification settings in your Alexa app. Additionally, you can turn off the weather alerts by activating the ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature on your Alexa app. All of these methods would effectively turn off the weather alerts.
How to Turn Off Weather Alerts on Alexa?
You can turn off weather alerts on Alexa by giving a voice command to disable the alerts. You only need to give your Alexa device the precise command to stop the warning.
The voice command you need to give involves calling Alexa’s name and asking her to turn off the alerts. The command goes thus: “Alexa, turn off weather alerts.”
The alerts would go off once Alexa acknowledges the command. However, if the voice command is ineffective, you should try repeating it till the device acknowledges it.
The device might not recognize the command on the first attempt. Therefore, you need to keep repeating it till the alert goes off.
You can also try another sentence in the voice command. For example, you could say, “Alexa, cancel weather alerts.” Alternatively, you can turn off the weather alerts from your Alexa mobile app.
Then, you only need to access the app and adjust the weather notification accordingly. Follow the steps below to turn off the weather alerts in the app.
- Open the Alexa app on your phone.
- Navigate through the ‘More’ options to get to ‘settings.’
- Open the settings menu.
- Then, go to “Notifications’ on the settings menu.
- Locate ‘Severe Weather Alerts’ on the following list.
- Select the option to turn off the notifications.
- Tap on ‘save’ in the upper right corner of the screen.
It is essential to note that some versions of the Alexa software may not have the save option. Once you turn off the notification, press your phone’s back or home button.
Additionally, an option to stop the weather alerts from repeating might be on the list. You can select this option to prevent alert repetition.
Furthermore, you can temporarily turn off the weather alerts by activating the ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature.
Although, this action would turn off some other notifications as well. Avoid activating the ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature if you still want to receive other alerts. Although, you will still receive time-based alerts while the feature is activated.
The steps to turn on the feature are as follows.
- Open the Alexa app on your mobile device.
- Navigate to the devices option in the app.
- Locate ‘Do Not Disturb’ on the list.
- Tap on it to turn on the feature.
- It would temporarily turn off the weather alerts.
- You can follow the same procedure to turn off the feature.
Why Does My Alexa Keep Telling Me the Weather?
Your Alexa keeps telling you the weather because the repeat alert function is on. You need to adjust the app settings to stop the weather alerts from repeating.
The device settings sometimes notify you when the weather or temperature changes. It can keep telling you until you turn off the weather alerts.
Also, the device could keep telling you the weather alerts if you do not acknowledge the initial notification verbally or on your Alexa app.
The ‘repeat severe weather alerts’ function is under notifications in the app. So you only need to navigate through the app to turn it off.
The steps to turn off the function is as follows:
- Open your Alexa app on your mobile device.
- Go through the ‘More’ options to get to ‘settings.’
- Open the settings menu.
- Then, go to “Notifications’ on the settings menu.
- Locate the option to stop weather alerts from repeating on the following list.
- Select the option to turn off the notifications.
Your Alexa would stop telling you the notifications after turning it off. Therefore, you should ensure you save the settings before exiting the app.
You can test the success of the settings by asking your Alexa device for the weather. She would give you the answer only once this time around.
How Do I Change the Alexa Weather Warning Location?
You need to update your location on your Alexa mobile app. Then, you will begin to get alerts for your new location.
Alexa uses your location to predict the weather and notifies you accordingly. Therefore, updating your location to get accurate weather alerts is vital.
Follow the following steps to change your Alexa weather warning location.
- Open your Alexa app on your mobile device.
- Locate the devices tab at the bottom of the screen and tap on it.
- Tap on Echo & Alexa on the next screen display.
- Choose your Alexa device from the following list.
- Scroll down the list that appears and click on ‘Device Location.’
- The screen would display empty tabs to enter your new location. You would also see ‘Time Zone’ on the screen.
- Enter your new location in this order- street address, city, region, and your new zip code.
- Change the country by tapping on the option at the top of the page.
- Adjust your time zone, too, if you need to.
- Tap on save at the top-right corner of the app display.
After saving the update, your Alexa weather alerts will be from your new location. However, it is essential to note that if you have multiple devices connected to the same app.
It is vital to change the location for each of them. Then, you can repeat the steps above to change the location of all your devices.
What Weather App Does Alexa Use?
Alexa uses the Accuweather app as its default weather provider for weather predictions. The weather app uses your location through your Alexa app to predict the weather.
In addition, the app indicates the weather app it uses on its display screen. Therefore, when you open the Alexa app on your mobile device, you will see the weather app.
Immediately after you open the app, you might see the weather for your current location. Then, you will see “Accuweather.com” under the visible weather forecast.
Although the weather app Alexa uses is efficient. However, it is not accurate and sometimes gives the wrong weather predictions.
Fortunately, your Echo device skills can help to give you a more accurate weather prediction. The skill also helps the device respond whenever you ask for weather information.
However, you must save your location on the Alexa app to access the Echo device skills. Then, you can ask, “What’s the weather?” to get the forecast in that location.
Additionally, you can ask the app for weather forecasts in another city, state, or country. You will have to say, “Alexa, what’s the weather in (name of location)?”.
The device skills also help to predict the weather for a particular day or severe weather conditions such as a storm, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall.
Also, the Alexa app can predict seven days of weather conditions for the location you request. Alexa uses AccuWeather to update this vital information.
You can’t change the AccuWeather app for your Alexa because it is the default. Therefore, it would be best to check the pros and cons of the app before relying entirely on it.
The pros and cons of the AccuWeather app are listed below.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| It gets the forecast right most time. | You can get minute cast in only the US and Canada. |
| It gives information about dew point, visibility, and UV index. | You might get inaccurate forecasts outside your location. |
| You can adjust the kind of weather alerts you want. | Media content within the app slows it down. |
| It has an easy-to-use interface. | It needs a manual location update for making predictions. |
You should note that the pros and cons only apply to the AccuWeather app. Therefore, a few of them may not apply to your Alexa app using it as a weather app.
Why is Alexa Giving Me the Wrong Weather Location?
Alexa is giving you the wrong weather location because your Echo device location is incorrect. It could also be a result of a less accurate weather provider.
It is possible to be in a location, and your Alexa device would give you weather predictions for a different location.
It is common to face this issue if you recently changed location and didn’t upgrade the location settings on the app.
Another possibility is that someone purchased and set the device in a particular location and sent it to you, who lives in a different location.
The easy fix to this situation is changing the Alexa app’s new location. Then, the device would stop giving you the wrong weather predictions after the update.
Furthermore, a less accurate weather provider could give you the wrong weather forecast. For example, the weather app Alexa uses is not entirely accurate.
Therefore, it is possible to get an incorrect forecast significantly if you recently changed location. Updating your location settings would also help to solve this issue.
Conclusion
In the end, Alexa is reliable in giving accurate weather predictions. However, it would be best if you kept adjusting your settings so you don’t get it wrong.
Following the principles above, you should be able to adjust your weather alerts on Alexa easily. It helps to keep a tab of every adjustment so you can readjust them when you want.