Understanding Issues Affecting the Dissemination of Weather Forecast in the Philippines: A Case Study on DOST PAGASA Mobile Application Lory Jean L. Canillo and Bryan G. Dadiz Abstract Mobile phone-based technologies are becoming the trend of the digital generation. Prior studies have shown that the simplicity of mobile devices makes it more conducive in the weather forecast dissemination. However, there are only few that explore the issues that may affect the delivery of the forecast via mobile phone- based apps. In addressing the issue, a case was conducted on the DOST PAGASA mobile app. Using a qualitative approach, it was found out that the weather forecast information issues and the mobile app usability issues have greatly influenced the dissemination of weather forecast in the mobile app. Nevertheless, the app usability as well as the user’s satisfaction was critical in this study. Keywords Weather apps · Human–computer interaction · Mobile phone-based technology 1 Introduction The study is aimed to apprehend the issues that affect the dissemination of weather forecast via Android application. Recent Information and Communication Technology (ICT) modernizes not only the way people communicate globally but also improves the delivery of information especially in the distribution of the weather forecast information. Moreover, the contemporaneous use of emerging mobile phone-based technologies in forecasting has altered the hoary way of broadcasting the weather warnings like tuning into radios and watching television. Numerous meteorological agencies around the globe like Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) in Australia and the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) in Taiwan have already exploited this technology in their forecasting services. In the L. J. L. Canillo (B ) · B. G. Dadiz Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, College of Information Technology Education, Technological Institute of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines e-mail: ljcanillo.mis18@tip.edu.ph B. G. Dadiz e-mail: bryan.dadiz@tip.edu.ph © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 S. K. Bhatia et al. (eds.), Advances in Computer, Communication and Computational Sciences, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 1158, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4409-5_73 821