The app provides all the weather information users have come to expect from AccuWeather in an interface that is visually pleasing and easy to navigate.
The app makes use of iPad's accelerometer to facilitate a landscape view and users can access all major features with the "scrubber" scrolling bar at the bottom of the screen.

Features of the app include:

- 15-day local forecasts for 2.7 million U.S. and international locations.

- 24 hours of hour-by-hour forecasts for all of these locations.

- A wide range of original videos including national and regional forecasts, sports weather, and breaking weather news.

- Weather news headlines that allow users to keep up on the latest weather stories.

- Detailed conditions for the user's current location.

- Large animated radar and satellite images.

- Weather alarms that warn users of potential high winds, heavy rains, snow, ice, and thunderstorms.

- Severe weather alerts for US locations.

- GPS location technology allows users to easily pinpoint their location.

- Accelerometer motion sensitivity for easy and fun navigation.

- Large, realistic weather icons and big numerals for easy viewing.