# Forecaster

> Minimalist weather extension using Weather.gov API. See current temperature at a glance and view extended and hourly forecasts.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/forecaster](https://chrome-stats.com/d/forecaster)

## Overview

- **ID:** `forecaster`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rheuz
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-14
- **First published:** 2026-03-11
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/forecaster/)

## Description

Forecaster puts the current temperature right in your Firefox toolbar and gives you instant access to detailed US weather forecasts:

Features: 
<ul><li>Live temperature badge with color-coded heat scale</li><li>Hourly forecast for the rest of today</li><li>Extended 7-day forecast with day/night breakdown</li><li>Customizable current conditions: wind, humidity, precipitation chance, dewpoint, and more</li><li>Light, dark, and auto (system) themes</li><li>Font size scaling for accessibility</li></ul>
Powered by the National Weather Service (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/9969768143da6ea77bda2736f0b39eeb1174113c5c9b5722d2f598b559156da3/http%3A//weather.gov" rel="nofollow">weather.gov</a>). US locations only.

## Rankings

- #104,256 — Overall
- #53 — forecast
- #170 — temperature

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `https://api.weather.gov/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/forecaster)