The network's studio and master control facilities are based at AccuWeather's headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania.

The Local AccuWeather Channel, which peaked in distribution in the early 2010s, remains available on a small and declining number of stations.

Plans to form a competing network began to be developed by AccuWeather in 2013; however, the company did not intend to publicly announce the launch until later the following year, with founder and president Dr. Joel N. Myers citing the decision to announce the launch earlier based on the limited "availability of quality forecasts on TV", and a then-ongoing carriage dispute between The Weather Channel and satellite provider DirecTV to make notice of the new service.

[14] The network will provide a national programming feed with regionalized local weather data for most Spectrum service areas.

AccuWeather Network also displays weather information on a L-shaped ticker placed at the lower and left-sides of the TV screen, which is visible at all times.

The left top two-thirds of the ticker cycles between current weather conditions (including sky condition, actual and RealFeel (or apparent) temperatures, wind speed/direction and ultraviolet indexes), two-hour MinuteCasts and a loop of Doppler weather radar imagery over the course of one hour, while the bottom one-third of that area displays a rundown of upcoming forecast locations.

On the national feed,[15] the bottom of the ticker displays MinuteCast & 24-hour forecasts for five major state capital cities in six individual regions (Southeast, Northwest, Southwest, North Central, South Central & Northeast), while the L-bar displays Doppler weather radar imagery in UTC timezone and current conditions for those cities.

In addition to weather news, with the latest updates on severe weather, and interviews, "AccuWeather Prime" includes exclusive new features that will provide practical weather-wise solutions on how people can live their best lives, whether they are traveling around the world or as staying as close as their backyard.

The live 2-hour AccuWeather Prime show is hosted by Senior TV Weather Broadcaster and American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Adam Del Rosso, who brings an exciting, fresh approach to weather news reporting.