Hi Ron.
In this modern age of technology, guests and hosts alike, should take ownership of their travel plans, but also take advise on the ground, from the local host if on site.
The daily weather has too many variables globally, and Airbnb shouldn’t hand feed information that is really just white noise.... it’s also intrusive.
I think a guest has the responsibility to do their own weather checks and make contingency plans for rain, snow etc. Government sites can be subscribed to for catastrophic events or civil unrest or a heightened terror alert.
We are all smart enough to do some research when travelling locally or internationally. If not, book through a different platform and pay for supervised tours.
However, Airbnb guests, who book online, are generally smart enough to bookmark the local weather forecasts as well as to anywhere else they are going. Take the gear they need, or buy it in situ. As a host, I provide large golf umbrellas for guests to use during the Wet Season. But as a guest, I take my fold up umbrella, poncho and any other gear required when travelling.... just in case! My decision.....
There are specialty apps and experts who do weather, and Airbnb is not the expert here. They are a rental platform, not a bureau of meteorology. They shouldn’t cause confusion or fear.
Only when there is a severe weather event such as eg: a cyclone/typhoon/hurricane should they send an alert to both guests and hosts to communicate and check in with one another. That is being responsible. This allows communication and action when needed for safety and well being.
Outside such a major weather event, Airbnb should back off and be the rental platform only. Leave the weather to the experts and the locals on the ground.
Airbnb is not a weather service provider, so this feature which can be misleading, is not serving their clients from either side of the service: host or guest.
Be gone... on the weather feature, and do better with some accommodation filters/features.
🙂
Cathie