I got home tonight and my Wii had a blue glow around the disk slot. Curious I turned it on and saw I had a mail message indicating that the forecast channel was live. I clicked the update button, waited a few minutes and lo! and behold! there it is - weather forecasts on my Wii.

I simply had to tell it where I lived and I could then see the weather. It shows the UV index, current temperature, todays forecast, tomorrows forecast and a 5 day view. You can also have a look at global weather. It looks a bit different to what is shown on the web site but you can get the idea.

It's kind of cool, but I think the most pleasing thing about this update was the way the WiiConnect 24 service works. It's very unobtrusive with just a simple visual indicator that there's an update available. I don't need to to check web sites, subscribe to mailing lists, or any of that business - just do the update and it's done.

I'm guessing the same thing will happen when the news channel becomes available and that it will be another painless update.