Weather.COBBNZ.COM Weather Gadget

Compatible with Windows 7 and Vista, Weather.COBBNZ.COM Weather Gadget is a desktop gadget that shows the weather forecast in Fendalton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, which is issued by the Fendalton Weather Service (weather.cobbnz.com).
This includes the temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, and humidity. It integrates basic options that can be easily figured out.

Simple UI for viewing weather details

After the one-click setup, Weather.COBBNZ.COM Weather Gadget displays a small frame on the screen, which shows the weather conditions, such as temperature (Celsius), humidity (%), barometric pressure (hPa), rainfall (mm), and speed (km/h).
Clicking on the geographical location extends the pane to reveal additional information, such as the minimum and maximum values, the current day's, year's and all-time values, along with evolution graphs when it comes to the temperature and barometric pressure. Moreover, you can view a seven-day rainfall forecast, the sunshine duration, and UV index.
If you click on the date and time, this will launch the weather provider in your default web browser to find out more details. Thanks to the options shared among most desktop gadgets specifically designed for Windows 7 and Vista, it's also possible to make the frame stay on top of other windows, as well as change its opacity level.

Evaluation and conclusion

There were no stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the widget didn't trigger the operating system to hang, crash or prompt error messages. As we expected, it had minimal impact on the computer's performance, running on a low amount of CPU and RAM.
Thanks to its intuitive UI and options, Weather.COBBNZ.COM Weather Gadget can be handled by all types of users who want to find out the latest weather conditions in Fendalton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.