kellylfordFeb 4

I have another build of my Fast Weather app available for testing. Build 19 has a fairly robust set of features and fixes. You can try the app at:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/QwMz3Hep

Further notes:
***Important***
Some settings have changed so if you are not finding the data you expect, please open Settings and use Reset at the bottom of the page to get the updated settings and defaults. This will not delete your existing cities.
***New*** (1/5)

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*A use my current location is now available when adding a new city.
*If you want to read some *really* cold temperatures, browse under international and add some of the newly listed Antarctica weather stations. (2/5)
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*Extensive cleanup of settings to organize and allow for greater customization of the details in each major category--City List, Today's Forecast, Weather Alerts, 24 Hour Details, 16 Day Details and more. Use VoiceOver actions on the headings for each category in settings to adjust the order of the category.
*Expected Precipitation, Historical Weather and Weather Around Me now on by default and not behind the developer Settings option.

***Changes and Fixes*** (3/5)

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*Precipitation section for city details removed. This data was supposed to show actual amounts of precipitation at a given time but was not working. You can still view many details around the expected precipitation in both hourly and daily details.
*Better identification of the general category of precipitation and specifics for rain and snow.
*Performance improvements throughout the app.

***Test Notes*** (4/5)

Feb 4 at 9:16pmMona for iPhone
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*Please try the full app experience. There are a number of under-the-hood improvements for performance and reliability as well as the previously mentioned changes to settings.
*Feedback on any visual issues/glitches or quirks in the app is appreciated. I'm using AI description services and my own understanding of how various controls should show information but the app has had limited actual sighted review. (5/5)
Show threadDoug LawlorFeb 5
@kellylford The only thing I can say at the moment: This app is absolutely amazing! Give it a try. This app is not leaving my phone. This is the only app where I can get an accessible look at the weather on a certain day over 20 years. I'm in Canada and the data is wonderful. The only thing I would love it to do is have the ability to get marine and aviation forecasts. How easy would this be to implement? Let me know if there is anything I can do. This app is totally awesome!
Show threadkellylfordFeb 5
@douglawlor Thanks for the kind words. I will have to see about those types of forecasts and what sources exist to use.
Show threadkellylfordFeb 6
@douglawlor It seems like the API source I use has some marine forecast info available. Can you give me any idea of the sort of info you'd like in such a forecast an
d I'll try and add it as another section under the details for a city.
Show threadkellylfordFeb 6
@douglawlor This is an example of the data I can get for a marine forecast. This will be a section like the daily and hourly sections for a location. Not all will be on by default but configurable. I have this working and the next update will have this. (1/2)
Show threadkellylfordFeb 6
12 AM, Wave height 2.8 feet, Wave direction west, Wave period 12.2 s, Sea temperature 62.4°F, Swell height 2.6 feet, Current speed 0.2 mph, Current direction northeast, Sea level 2.23 feet, Wind wave direction southeast, Wind wave period 1.8 s, Swell period 11.1 s (2/2)
Show threadDoug LawlorFeb 6
@kellylford Looking good.
Show threadKevin R JonesFeb 6
@kellylford @douglawlor Did you say that your Fast Weather app can tell you what’s happening around you, almost to the point of showing where weather fronts are? How does one find that feature?
Show threadkellylfordFeb 6
@kevinrj @douglawlor You are probably talking about Weather Around Me. Use the Actions button when you are on the details for any city. It at least gives you an idea of the weather in different directions around you.
Show threadKevin R JonesFeb 6
@kellylford @douglawlor So I opened up the details for Madison,
Tapped on the actions menu button
but all I got was: refresh, view historical weather, remove city, dismiss. And the app just updated. I’m usually not this dense :)
Show threadDoug LawlorFeb 7
@kevinrj @kellylford I see the weather around me in my version. I'm running Version 1.0 build 20 here.
Show threadKevin R JonesFeb 7
@douglawlor @kellylford So when you tap on the action menu you see, refresh weather, view historical weather, remove city, weather around you, dismiss.?
I also have version 1.0 build 20, but do not see weather around you.
Show threadkellylfordFeb 7
@kevinrj @douglawlor Make sure the feature is turned on in Settings. What options do you get in the actions menu?
Show threadKevin R JonesFeb 7
@kellylford @douglawlor I didn’t think to turn it on in settings. It’s on and working now. Will be interesting the next time we get a significant temperature front.
Show threadkellylfordFeb 7
@kevinrj @douglawlor I want to refine this over time. There is a lot of data available but sifting through it and or figuring out the right queries takes time. I have seen it work when I was down south and a cold front was moving through. You can also get some sense of surrounding weather with Apple Maps but I find that very sluggish to use.
Show threadKevin R JonesFeb 7
@kellylford @douglawlor Interesting, ye I have played with weather on Apple Maps but iPhone screens are too small for that.
What would you like to do in the future with Fast Weather that blind people haven’t had access to from other weather apps?