PinPointWxr


4.6 ( 1766 ratings )
Het weer
Developer: Paul Flatt
1.99 USD

Display the weather forecast in a graphical manner for locations anywhere in the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam. No ads, ever. Just a 7 day weather forecast in an easy to read graphical representation.

* Forecast data from the National Weather Service.
* Includes wave height for coastal areas.
* Map interface to select any point in the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, or Guam.
* Type in an zip code, city name, or full address and zoom to that location.
* Hit the current location button and get a forecast for the current location of the phone.
* Keep a list of your favorite locations (city, park, or your favorite backcountry location).
* Select the Details on the forecast page to see all forecast parameters for specific hours of the day through 7 days.
* Sunrise/Sunset for any location.
* Two finger pinch gesture to expand the graph and zoom in to see details.

The country is covered by a 5 kilometer grid with a unique forecast over each 5 kilometer square. If there is a long fuse Watch/Warning/Advisory in effect for your location, touch the red rectangle and display the hazard in the web browser. Display the weather parameters you want including Temperature, Dew Point, Relative Humidity, Probability Of measurable Precipitation, Wave Height (over coastal areas), Wind, Cloud cover, Rain and Snow amounts, and weather icons. Choose one, or all of the parameters, the choice is yours.

The forecast from this app comes from the best forecast source, the National Weather Service. If you want a forecast away from major population centers, this is the app to get. There is no interpolation from one city to another. This app gets its data from the National Weather Service where they produce a grid of forecast elements that take into account, elevation and proximity to water bodies. Each 5km grid point has its own unique forecast produced by meteorologists that pour over hundreds of observations nearby to get the best forecast possible for each point.

No ads ever. Just a weather forecast with numbers on a graph so you can see the trend over a 7 day period.