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Weatheroid (ウェザーロイド Uezāroido) is a proposed mascot to the weathernews web page.

History
Weatheroid Type A (Airi) (Nickname "Ailin") has a forte for high-altitude weather maps, her favorite type of sky is blue sky with jet streams and her recommended air pressure is 1030 hPa to 1052 hPa (High). Her motto is spreading good cheer through weather. Her specialty is forecasting the weather with puns which is a part of her unique trait in weather forecasts. The voice actress is said to be Airi Yamagishi.

Contest
There was a contest being held on Nico Nico Seiga for fans to design Weatheroid through January 22. The winning design will be used for her launch in April. Shuku-san was announced as the overall winner. The runners up are Kome100-san and Mimimi-san.

Trivia

 * AH Software, the owners of the Voiceroid and Voiceroid+ engines has released a statement saying that they know nothing about the Weatheroid project.
 * The series name is sometimes mistakenly called Weatherloid.

External link
Official :
 * weathernews web page
 * Nico Video channel
 * Nico Video info

Fandom :
 * Artwork Pixiv / NicoVideo (seiga)