Facebook can be your new weatherman

New York, Feb 9: Facebook has rolled out a new feature that shows full weather forecast on its mobile app and desktop site.According to a report in TechCrunch, within the new Weather section, users can view a full forecast for a week ahead, powered by data from Weather.com.The new feature, an extension of its earlier version weather greetings , can be accessed from News Feed or the mobile app s More menu."Facebook confirmed that the new feature was launched to around 95 per cent of its global population this week," the report noted.Facebook rolled out weather greetings a year ago in News Feed, which would briefly update the weather on top of the News Feed.In the latest feature, users will see a similar weather information with a link to the full, five-day forecast."We are doing this because our goal is to develop products that connect people to the things they care about most and create moments of joy in people s day, like simply telling you that it s going to rain later," a Facebook spokesperson was quoted as saying.