The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) today said its MyObservatory app has been awarded at an international weather apps competition.

The app won in the “Public weather forecasts & information - information content” category and earned an honourable mention in the “Specialised apps award - weather warnings” category at the World Meteorological Organization International Weather Apps Awards 2020.

The organisation is a specialised agency in weather and climate under the United Nations.

The awards were organised for the first time this year to recognise well-designed mobile apps that provide reliable weather and climate information. It received more than 110 entries from all over the world.

MyObservatory, downloaded more than 8 million times, provides a range of personalised weather information services, including location-based rainfall and lightning forecasts.

It also features the trial Dr Tin chatbot service, which lets users enquire about weather information interactively.