Tip 1080: Showing Weather in Outlook 2013

A new user of Outlook 2013 had this question:

I like the Weather feature in Outlook 2013, but I need it for more than the 2 days that are showing up.

Outlook 2013 will show three days of weather but the catch is that the area between the date and search field needs to be wide enough to fit three days of weather. If the month name is long, the calendar period spans multiple months with longer names, or the city name is long, the space available for weather will be reduced and only one or two days will display.

The weather bars in this screenshot illustrate the relationship between the length of the bar, the length of the month names, and how much weather you'll see. (Click the triangle to the right of the city name to change cities.)

The monitor used for the screenshot is 1280×720 and Outlook is running at full screen. In the bottom screenshot, the navigation pane is minimized. It's open on the top two versions.

To add the weather to Outlook 2013's calendar, go to File, Options, Calendar and enable it at the bottom of the dialog.

Published April 9, 2013. Last updated on April 12, 2013.