Blog - Weather App

Article: "An iPhone App That Predicts The Weather To The Moment" - found at FastCompany

To oppose the regular weather forecast model, which gives a new idea of the weather every hour, a free weather app called Ourcast predicts the weather as its happening. The app gives a window of two hours, in ten minute intervals, of how the weather will be.

This is a cool idea in the sense that if someone had a lunch break at 1:30 and wanted to spend it outside, but didn't know if they could as it was expected to rain at approximately 2, they could look at the app and see if the forecast called for rain exactly at 2 or closer to 2:20. However, I do agree with the article with its mention that the app is a bit pointless beyond that. You can't see past the two hour mark to check the weather at a later time, even at a shorter interval (nor can you set a reminder with the app to check a certain time within the two hour mark). So the new forecast model is great, except when it isn't needed. My opinion is that if Ourcast updates at some point, they should allow for both forecast models -- one for immediate, ten-minute interval weather forecasts, and one for longer term forecasts.