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Weather on the Way also displays up to two alternate routes you can toggle between them to see if the forecast looks more favorable on one of the alternates.įinally, Weather on the Way allows you to both select a departure time, and a departure date up to three days ahead.Ī Real World Test Drive of the Weather on the Way App You can also click on a point in the timeline for more details, including precip chances, visibility, rainfall forecast, and more. If there are any National Weather Services watches/warnings/advisories en route, click on the warning icon for details. If your road trip involves travel where the sun sets after midnight – to, oh, say, Deadhorse, Alaska – the timeline shows a sunset right after noon instead. I did notice one glitch when playing around with the beta test, though. Interestingly, the app shows where you’ll encounter sunrise and sunset along your route, if applicable. Anyway, the timeline provides a simple, easy to read interface showing drive times and temperature/sky condition. I’m not entirely sure how the timeline selects forecast points each one is exactly the same distance apart, though at seemingly random 35-45 mile intervals. Either way, the app then calculates the shortest route between your two points, and displays the forecast at various points along the way.Ĭlick on the “Show Timeline” button to view more details. You can either type in two cities as the starting/ending points, or specific addresses. Launching the app reveals the very navigation-esque interface – one of my favorite features of the app. In that sense, it’s similar to the Drive Weather and Highway Weather apps, though with some differences in features. Weather on the Way takes things a step further, providing a range of weather info at frequent intervals along the way. Google Maps does alert you to warnings (such as winter storm warnings) along the way, but doesn’t provide specifics. In short, the app doubles as both a navigation aid and an updated weather forecast along your entire day’s route. Timeline also includes sunrise and sunset and dark mode makes it easy to use at night. Taking advantage of Dark Sky (and soon more forecast sources) and Apple Maps, it can provide a detailed forecast, that includes not just temperature and precipitation but also visibility range, wind and UV index, helping avoid unexpected delays.Ī beautiful Timeline view shows your position and forecast clearly and in big letters, useful when driving with your phone in a car holder. By combining navigation and weather, it can calculate a route to your destination and show a forecast for points along this route, precisely at the time you will be driving through. Weather on the Way is a new kind of weather app – it provides a weather forecast for a route. I’ll let Weather on the Way’s launch press release do the talking: I received no other compensation to promote the app. I was also provided a beta test version of the “Pro” version free of charge. When looking for a cool car to make the trip, check out this off road camper trailers on sale.ĭisclosure: the app’s developer, Piotr Knapczyk, reached out to me to write a post concerning the app’s launch today. Introducing the Weather on the Way app, an app combining navigation with a time-based forecast for your entire route. Over the last year, a few new apps have come out to provide real-time weather info as you travel a route. And at times, I wished I’d picked a different route after the weather turned more uncooperative than expected. Historically, figuring out the day’s forecast involved multiple National Weather Service forecast office websites to cobble something together. While driving 600+ miles in a day, you might pass through multiple forecast zones en route. I road trip frequently, and one vexing issue is finding a weather forecast for an entire route in one place. In any event, I recently had a chance to test drive the app, and so have combined the intro with my test. But thanks to user error, I forgot to actually hit publish. Note: I intended to post this to coincide with Weather on the Way app launch on July 28th.