Weather forecast for your road trips, in advance, worldwide
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Axel Le Pennec

Wayther: Road Trip Weather - Stay safe, avoid delays, and save money on your road trips

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Wayther is an app designed to give accurate, worldwide weather forecasts along any route: temperature, wind, precipitation, visibility, official weather alerts, sunset/sunrise and more at different points along a route based on a departure or arrival time.

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Sofia Lupu
Hey Axel congrats on the new app launch, the idea of having accurate weather forecasts for road trips is super helpful especially for long drives and avoiding bad weather, I think it's gonna be really useful for a lot of people, maybe adding user reviews on routes could make it even better
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@sofia_lupu thanks Sofia for your comment! I’ve added your suggestion to add reviews to my list of things to consider! Thanks.
Sami Ben Hatit
Hey Axel, congrats on the app launch, it's gonna be super helpful for road trips, reminds me of Waze but with a weather twist, it'd be cool to have feature that alerts for unexpected hazards like accidents or road closures, any plans for an Android version?
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@sysdevguru thanks for the comment Sami. No plan for an Android version yet, I first have to validate the app idea before expanding to other platforms.
Daniel Gutierrez
Axel, love the idea, having accurate weather updates and planning tools is super helpful for making trips safer and smoother, maybe also consider adding a feature that gives real-time traffic updates to make the app even more useful 👍
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@devfocususer thanks for the feedback!
Carla Oates
Interesting idea but yet another subscription-based app, it's like paying rent for weather updates, wondering if it'll actually save enough time and money to be worth it 🤔
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@carlaglow Thanks for the feedback, Carla. Yes, it’s another subscription-based app because the weather APIs we rely on also require a subscription.
Boris
While the idea of having a weather forecast app specifically for road trips seems innovative, I'm wondering how accurate the info will be, especially in remote areas where data is often lacking, also, it might be a good idea to include a traffic forecast feature or show where there's likely to be heavy traffic due to weather issues, feels like more could be done to differentiate it from existing apps, any plans to integrate such features?
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@bpcemgr thanks Boris for your comment. Good questions! 1. Data is provided by Apple WeatherKit, an API provided by Apple. The data is the same as the one used in the Apple Weather app. From what I know, Apple provides hyperlocal forecast, but I've not checked how accurate it is for remote areas. Other data services provide weather forecast from distributed weather sensor meshes, so this could be used in the future for sure. 2. I'm not quite sure technically how the weather-related traffic forecast could be solved. I'll keep that in mind!
Tiphaine Delaunay
Hey Axel, congrats on the launch, this is definitely a game-changer for road trips, the fact that it can predict weather along different routes is super helpful for planning and safety, though I wonder if expanding to other platforms beyond iPhone might help reach more users, great start though!
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@brandnarrator Thanks so much for the feedback, Tiphaine! I'm still in the process of validating the idea and assessing the market demand for this app. Depending on how things go, I'll definitely explore expanding to other platforms.
Vignesh
All the best on the launch Axel 🚀
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@vignesh_ey thanks Vignesh!
Iivari Saaristo
Hey Axel, stumbled upon your app through some online buzz and gave it a shot, tbh while the weather tracking is cool, switching between planned routes seems kind of wonky, maybe it's just me but do you think adding a more intuitive map interface would help users plan better? Also curious if you have any plans to integrate with other navigation apps for a more seamless experience
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@iivari_saaristo Thanks for the feedback, Iivari. 1. I'm still refining the app's UX, and I've noted your suggestion about route comparison. 2. I tend to prefer Apple integrations, so I initially focused on Apple Maps. However, based on user feedback, I'm open to adding other apps. Could you share which apps you have in mind and why you prefer using them?
Pistakkio Marketing
Android version?
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@pistakkio depending on the market. Not planned yet.
Stan
Very nice idea. I needed it ! great launch
Axel Le Pennec
Maker
@co_tunder thanks for the feedback Stan!
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