What do blue dots on Google weather app mean? (2024)

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What do blue dots on Google weather app mean? ›

What the blue dot means. The blue dot shows your location on the map.

the blue dot is your device's predicted location based on the results of some unseen algorithms intertwined with the results of a set of fused location services.

The different colors on the weather map indicate the different types and quantities of precipitation an area is experiencing. Blue on the weather map indicates that an area is receiving precipitation in the form of snow. Lighter blue indicates less snow with darker blue meaning the area is getting more snow.

The dots are raindrops. The number of drops indicate how hard it will rain. Detlef M.

Some common examples include: Sun: Clear skies and bright sunshine. Cloud: Overcast or partly cloudy conditions. Raindrop: Indication of rain showers. Snowflake: Signifies snowfall or wintry precipitation.

Dark Blue: Extremely Cold (less than 0°C) Light Blue: Cold (0°C to 15°C) Green: Slightly Cold (15°C to 20°C)

The blue dot shows your location on the map. When Google Maps isn't sure about your location, there will be a light blue circle around the blue dot. You might be anywhere within the light blue circle. The smaller the circle, the more certain the app is about your location.

The blue field entoptic phenomenon is an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the appearance of tiny bright dots (nicknamed blue-sky sprites) moving quickly along undulating pathways in the visual field, especially when looking into bright blue light such as the sky.

The number of the symbols can even tell how much rain or snow is falling. So, a dot stands for rain, three dots in a triangle shape tell us the rain is moderate and continuous, and 4 dots in a diamond shape means the rain is heavy and continuous.

What is Google's hidden weather app? ›

You see, weather updates from Google are not available as a standalone app and are instead offered as part of the Google app. Like many other Google apps, this hidden weather app also uses the Material You design language, which not only makes it attractive but also user-friendly.

Simply put, the dots on the map represent lightning flashes within a thunderstorm. The bigger the dot, the greater the lighting density. Orange dots suggests the most severe conditions and are associated with the strongest storms.

The dot has been designed to indicate where the current temperature falls on the temperature scale for that day. If the high is predicted to be 42 degrees and the white dot is at the end, that is the warmest part of the day.

Blue is colder, green/yellow is warmer.

On a weather map, a cold front is usually drawn using a solid blue line with triangles pointing in the direction of the warm air that will be replaced. Cold fronts typically move from northwest to southeast. A cold front can bring cold temperatures, torrential rains and high wind speeds.

A series of blue dots indicates you are traveling on foot. If you are using public transportation, the walk you take from your starting location, to a train or bus stop, will be shown with blue dots.

The intensity of rain, snow, sleet, or hail is estimated based on color, where light blue represents light rain (or snow), and red/magenta indicates flooding rains and severe storms.