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This app provides clear outdoor risk guidance based on hourly weather data, highlighting safe times for outdoor activities. It accounts for lightning, heat, wind, air quality, and rain, offering tailored advice for various pursuits.
What's New in Storm Window
2.4
October 23, 2026
Plans • Searchable location picker matching the Locations screen. • “Use Current Location” support. • Optional custom names for Plan locations. • Location suggestions while searching. • Partial forecast guidance when only part of a Plan is within the forecast horizon. • Exact forecast-coverage times on Plan cards. • Risk-factor explanations such as gust speed, AQI, heat, or lightning. • Weather-aware icons for sun, clouds, rain, snow, and thunderstorms. • Precipitation probability on Plan cards. • Improved contrast for the Plan actions menu. Outdoor Sessions and reminders • Multiple Outdoor Sessions can run concurrently for different locations. • Active sessions are shown separately and managed independently. • “Best Time” reminders are separated from active Outdoor Sessions. • Starting a session no longer incorrectly changes every location. • More reliable reminder-to-session promotion. • Improved notification classification and delivery behavior. • Fixes for stale or incorrectly retained Live Activities. Best Time recommendations • New “Prefer Dry Conditions” preference. • Recommendations can favor similarly safe windows with less precipitation. • Better presentation of actual activity-planning hours. • Improved explanations when recommendations fall outside preferred hours. • Planning notification quiet hours. Settings and appearance • Settings reorganized into a navigable menu. • Redesigned Appearance controls with animated light/dark previews. • User-selectable Dynamic Type override from Extra Small through Accessibility 2. • Dynamic Type now applies consistently to Settings and other independently presented views. • Clearer descriptions for notification, subscription, profile, and condition settings. Forecast and reliability • Better degraded-network handling. • Expanded forecast explanations and risk-factor presentation. • Forecast tutorial improvements and more targeted coach marks. • Improved Watch forecast confidence and complication states. • Various chart, layout, and Dynamic Type refinements. Widgets and Apple Watch • Extra-large Home Screen widget for iPad, Mac, and visionOS. • Updated large widgets and forecast presentation. • Improved Apple Watch session handling and refresh feedback. • Risk-change markers and clearer status presentation on Watch complications. Support and infrastructure • Search within the User Guide and Support content. • Improved Storm Alerts support identification. • Notification delivery metrics and backend monitoring. • Updated website, documentation, screenshots, and product guidance. The largest headline features are: concurrent Outdoor Sessions, dry-weather Best Time preferences, redesigned Settings with Dynamic Type controls, and substantially richer Plans with location search and partial forecast guidance.
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FAQ
What is Storm Window?
Storm Window provides clear outdoor risk guidance by turning hourly weather data into an easy-to-understand timeline. It helps users identify when conditions are safe for outdoor activities, considering factors like lightning, heat, and air quality.
What types of weather risks does Storm Window cover?
Storm Window covers a range of weather risks including lightning, heat, air quality, wind, UV, rain, and snow. It aims to give users a comprehensive understanding of potential hazards for outdoor planning.
Does Storm Window offer personalized features?
Yes, Storm Window Pro and Pro+ offer personalized features. These include activity-specific risk profiles, custom activity profiles, personal heat and AQI sensitivity tuning, and activity-aware guidance like 'Should I Go?'.
What are the subscription options for Storm Window?
Storm Window offers monthly and annual subscription plans for Storm Window Pro and Pro+. Annual plans include a 7-day free trial, with prices ranging from $19.99/year for Pro to $29.99/year for Pro+.
How does Storm Window provide risk explanations?
Storm Window provides built-in explanations for each hour's risk, detailing what factors are driving the assessment. Pro+ versions leverage Apple Intelligence on supported devices for enhanced risk explanations.
Is Storm Window available on Apple Watch?
Yes, Storm Window supports Apple Watch, offering Home Screen widgets and complications for convenient access to weather risk information on your wrist.
Does Storm Window offer live lightning alerts?
Live Lightning alerts are under development for Storm Window. These push notifications will alert users when lightning strikes near their active location and include a map of recent strikes.
How often is Storm Window updated?
Storm Window was last updated on September 2, 2026, indicating a relatively recent update. The latest version is 1.4, suggesting ongoing development and feature enhancements.







