I bike to work in warmer months and when I see a rain notification I move my bike under cover. Rain Alarm is particularly handy in the warmer months, when you may be riding your bike to work or driving with the top down in your convertible. This app is great for letting you know when the roads might be get slick. But somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes before it rains or snows you’ll get a notification warning you. In the app all you can see is a map with current weather information overlaid with a pin marking your location. When it’s about to rain, snow, sleet or precipitate in any way, Rain Alarm tells you.
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All in all, it’s a fun way to get ideas on how to dress, but doesn’t offer a very detailed weather forecast. Sometimes they like to throw in some kind of celebrity or character, just to mix things up. Another time, Legolas appeared on my screen, bow and arrow and everything. Recently, the little guy on my screen was wearing a tasseled cap, scarf, winter coat, jeans, and snow boots. With that person will be little captions pointing out what they’re wearing. When you open Swackett you’ll simply see a stick figure dressed for the day. Unfortunately, you need to create a user account the first time you sign in, but it’s quick and simple to set up.
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The Android and iOS apps are very fast and lightweight.
Having trouble deciding what to wear? Just give Swackett a quick look.
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Swackett ( web, Android, iOS, Windows Phone)Swackett is a fun little app (also available as a web page) that let’s you know how to dress for the day. Please enable Javascript to watch this video If you’re on one of those carriers, you’ll have to stick with the app. NOTE: Currently, TWC SMS Alerts are not available to phones on the Sprint, Boost or Virgin Mobile networks. TWC has Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps as well that can alert you to the same conditions via the app, instead of text message. And yes, if you want to know what the surfing conditions are off of Oahu’s North Shore, you can do that too. Want to know how the walk to school and back is going to be? There’s an alert for that. Want to know if there’s going to be a lot of pollen in the air today? Sign up for their Pollen Alerts and get a text message sent to your phone on days it’s predicted to be high. TWC offers text alerts for almost any weather condition and scenario you can imagine. Luckily, The Weather Channel has stepped in to keep you up to date on the weather as well. The Weather Channel SMS Alerts (all phones) With these five apps you can check everything from road conditions to what you should wear outside the house. Luckily, it’s never been easier to find out what’s ahead. The weather can change quickly and roads can get slick after just a few minutes of snow. In the winter months, it’s important to know what’s coming so you can plan appropriately. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Swackett does include detailed weather information for the weather junkie (including AccuWeather "real feel" temperatures, humidity, dew point, wind direction and speed, weather timelines, animated satellite and radar imagery) but our forecasts are tailor-made for the time-starved person who needs essential weather information fast.This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. This is a fun, fresh and truly useful weather report experience for people of any age. Rain? swackett peeps appear with rain jackets and an umbrella. A hot, sunny day? swackettpeeps appear wearing shorts and sunglasses - and they even remember to bring along drinking water and sunblock. If it happens to be cold outside, swackett peeps appear dressed in winter hats, coats and boots. Our unique approach is to combine raw weather data (current conditions, radar, and detailed forecasts) with thoughtfully crafted people symbols (called “peeps”) who always appear appropriately dressed for the weather. It converts complex weather data to easily-understood, visual weather reports designed for people of every age. Swackett is a whole new way to look at the weather.
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