kWx vs Please Don't Rain

Minimize bandwidth and eliminate third-party data collection by directly asking official NOAA weather stations, which include many Canadian and Mexican stations. You can add/ rearrange /subtract from the list. kWx retrieves data directly from weather.gov. Get the current conditions and temperature for most airports and then get the 7-day text forecast for those stations, or offset the forecast location from the weather station, e.g. use KNUQ (Moffett) for current temperature but set the latitude and longitude of Cupertino for the 7-day forecast. This is how NOAA reports the weather for any location. On the list page a station that has an asterisk means the forecast location is different from the weather station or you can rename that station to the actual location. Sometimes data are missing from weather.gov but available from aviationweather.gov (the FAA). These data are used as backup. On the Add station screen you can click the "Get Location" button and using your favorite mapping app you can enter in the location for where you want the forecast to be from as well as naming the station. Find Station button links to new page that allows you to see all the stations for each State and Canadian Province. If the corrected lat/lon offset is within 0.02 degrees the asterisk is omitted. Most stations are K+ Airport Locator (e.g. KORD), but Alaska/Hawaii begin with PA/PH, and Canadian stations begin with C. Many Canadian stations are C+Airport Locator (e.g. CYVR for Vancouver) but others begin CW, CX and CZ. In-app lookup for both US and Canadian weather stations. If available the Heat Index (combination of temperature and humidity) is presented. A heat index below 105F is in yellow, below 125F in orange, above that in red. ~40 Mexican stations are available, all start with MM rather than K (US) or C(Canada). No forecast for the Mexican stations, just current weather. Most foreign airports have now been added. Enter the ICAO code and aviationweather.gov will return the current temperature, conditions and winds for that airport. ICAO codes are different from IATA codes, which are typically 3 letters. ICAO codes are 4 letters and info about the region the airport is based in. All existing US weather stations (e.g. KORD) are ICAO codes but overseas they tend to be more obscure, eg Heathrow, which has an IATA code of LHR, has an ICAO code of EGLL, Narita is RIAA, CDG is LFPG, Seoul is RKSS, etc. The webs are pretty good at coming up with the right ICAO code for a given airport. Note that there is no forecast within these data, just the current conditions. We are tapping into METAR data for each airport. Try it and see! The app requires iOS 15

Please Don’t Rain is a fun, convenient way to track if weather will affect a day that’s important to you. When you have an important day coming up it can be cumbersome having to look up the weather for it over and over again. Not anymore! Choose a place and a day and you’ll get details about the weather for that day that will continue to update automatically. Please Don't Rain is a nominee for the 2023 AppleVis Golden Apple awards for its accessibility support. Free Features * Privacy First! - The app does not know your location, need your location, or ask for your location. * Image Creation (where available) - Create and share weather images from your friends, family, or your imagination. Requires Apple Intelligence. * Demo Mode - Lets you see what a majority of the app is like with having to start a free trial or subscription. * Strong Accessibility - VoiceOver - Voice Control - Dynamic Text - Audio Graphs - Differentiate Without Color - Multiple Font Choices * No advertising * Clean and playful design. * Dark Mode support (can be automatic). * Numerous settings to configure the user interface. Pro Features * Beautiful Weather Images - A variety of choices for each weather type that will automatically update to match the predicted weather. Standard weather symbols can also be used instead of these images. * Image Creation (where available) – Have your creations used instead of the built-in images for weather conditions. Requires Apple Intelligence. * Random Images – Can’t choose which images to use? Have them picked randomly! You can even choose to only pick from your own creations. * Themes - Easily change the weather images to a matching theme. * Widgets - Multiple Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Standby widgets. Track precipitation with a glance. * Charts - Precipitation - Temperature - Wind - UV Index - Pressure - Visibility - Humidity - Cloud Cover By Altitude - Monthly Averages * Automatic Updates – Automated forecast updates for your selected day will be reflected in the app and widgets. * Weather Alerts – If the app finds weather alerts for the currently specified location then it will provide a link to them for more details. * Weather Statistics - Numerous statistics for your selected day. * Shortcuts - See the basic forecast or the next hour for predicted rain for your selected day with shortcuts without having to open the app. * Alternate App Icons - Fun alternatives. * Favorites - Easily choose your most used locations. * Nearby Days - See some weather statistics for days close to your special day. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES English (U.S.), German, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (Latin America), Japanese, Korean, French Thanks to Stefan Blos for the German translation help! DEVELOPER Please Don’t Rain was made by just me, Chris, an indie developer. DETAILS Privacy Policy: http://chriswu.com/privacy/ CONTACT If you have any questions, problems, or comments please reach out! museumshuffle@gmail.com --- The Pro version of Please Don't Rain uses auto-renewing subscriptions. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms of Use: http://chriswu.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://chriswu.com/privacy/