TEXT WEATHER KEYWORDS
Tentcast features
Text a keyword and your coordinates. Get a straight answer back, over cell or satellite. Here is every keyword, what it sends back, and which plan gets it.
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Weather
| Feature | What it does | Sample | Free | Tentcast | Tentcast Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENT?also works: tent | A yes or no on the tent tonight. Full descriptionSend TENT? followed by coordinates and get a straight verdict on whether the tent needs to go up tonight. Send TENT? on its own and we will ask where camp is. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: TENT? Tentcast: Tentcast: Where is camp? Text your GPS coords (Compass app shows them) and we will tell you if you need the tent. Reply STOP to cancel. You: 45.818198,-110.896455 Tentcast: Tentcast: Skip the tent - 3% chance of rain tonight. Full forecasts anytime, anywhere - free account: tentcast.com. Reply STOP to cancel. | Included in Free5/month | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| wx | Right now plus the next 12 hours. Full descriptionSend wx followed by coordinates to get a 12 hour weather synopsis for those coordinates. Weather data provided by the National Weather Service. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: wx 45.818198,-110.896455 Tentcast: 45.818,-110.896 el 6201ft Now 54F wind WNW12 clr 12h 54>46>43>42F pcldy wind<=12 | Not in Free | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| fcst | Tonight plus three days. Full descriptionSend fcst followed by coordinates to get a 3 day weather synopsis for those coordinates. Weather data provided by the National Weather Service. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: fcst 45.818198,-110.896455 Tentcast: 45.818,-110.896 el 6201ft Tngt clr lo 41 Wed 59/41 clr; Thu 61/49 clr; Fri 57/44 tstm 34% | Not in Free | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| alerts | Warnings and wildfires near you. Full descriptionSend alerts followed by coordinates to get every adverse weather advisory within 25 miles of those coordinates. That covers fires, flooding, high wind, winter weather watches, heat warnings and more. Pro accounts can change the alert radius in the settings dashboard at tentcast.com/account. Weather data provided by the National Weather Service. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: alerts 45.818198,-110.896455 Tentcast: 45.818,-110.896 alerts 25mi: *WINTER WX ADVSY til Thu 6PM (11mi NE) FIRE Sand Creek 35.5kac 36% (13mi SE) | Not in Free | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
Conditions
| Feature | What it does | Sample | Free | Tentcast | Tentcast Pro |
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| river | Live flows from the nearest river gauges. Full descriptionSend river followed by your coordinates. We find the closest river gauges to you and send back the latest flow rate or gage height for each, with which way it is trending. Gauge data provided by the US Geological Survey. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: river 45.6770,-111.0429 Tentcast: river 25mi: E GALLATIN R BOZEMAN 58cfs - (4mi N) HYALITE C BOZEMAN 36cfs ^ (8mi S) GALLATIN R 355cfs - (17mi SW) | Not in Free | Not in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| snowComing soon | Snow report and avalanche forecast. Full descriptionSend snow followed by your coordinates. We send back a snow report for that exact spot, plus the avalanche forecast when there is one. Snow reports provided by the National Weather Service, avalanche forecasts provided by the National Avalanche Center. | Sample when it ships. | Not in Free | Not in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
Aviation
| Feature | What it does | Sample | Free | Tentcast | Tentcast Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| metar | The latest raw METAR for any airport. Full descriptionSend metar followed by the 4 letter ICAO identifier to get the most recent published METAR. This works for every airport in the world. Data is provided by the Aviation Weather Center. This is a supplemental weather service and not an official briefing source, make sure you get a briefing from an official briefing source. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: metar KBZN Tentcast: KBZN 301856Z 29013KT 10SM BKN080 21/04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02110044 | Not in Free | Not in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| taf | The latest raw TAF, trimmed to fit. Full descriptionSend taf followed by the 4 letter ICAO identifier to get the most recent published TAF. Some airports do not publish TAFs, and those come back as no TAF available. This works for every airport in the world. Data is provided by the Aviation Weather Center. This is a supplemental weather service and not an official briefing source, make sure you get a briefing from an official briefing source. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: taf KBZN Tentcast: KBZN 301750Z 3018/0124 30004KT P6SM FEW150 FM010100 36006KT P6SM FEW250 | Not in Free | Not in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
Search
| Feature | What it does | Sample | Free | Tentcast | Tentcast Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| askalso works: srch | Any question, answered by text. Full descriptionSend ask followed by a question. Our servers search the web, find the answer and text it back in under 160 characters. Every ask is a standalone search: we cannot carry one question into the next. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: ask how long do I boil creek water at 9000 ft Tentcast: Boil 3 minutes at 9000 ft elevation. Higher altitude lowers boiling point so longer time needed. | Not in Free | Not in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
System
| Feature | What it does | Sample | Free | Tentcast | Tentcast Pro |
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| help | Every keyword, one text. Full descriptionText help and we send back every keyword and how to opt out. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: help Tentcast: Tentcast: keyword + coords wx 40.7710,-110.9160 = now+12h fcst = 3 days; alerts = warnings+fires TENT? = need the tent tonight? metar/taf KBZN = aviation (Pro) Emergency? Text 911 - satellite 911 works on iPhone. We are not an emergency service. | Included in Free | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
| support | Reach a human, report a bug. Full descriptionSend support followed by what is not working and a human gets back to you to sort it out. Use this to report bugs too. | Text Message Today 7:42 PM You: support Tentcast: Tentcast support: what's going on? Reply with your question or issue and a human will get back to you. In an emergency text 911. You: river says no gauges near camp Tentcast: Got it. Your message is on its way to a human. We'll get back to you soon. | Included in Free | Included in Tentcast | Included in Tentcast Pro |
Start with the tent question.
TENT? is free. Upgrade when you want the whole forecast.
Text TENT? to (406) 333-1298