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How to get real weather where there is no service. Written for the field, not for a search engine.

  • How to get weather with satellite texting

    A step by step guide to getting a real weather forecast over satellite texting, on an iPhone, a Galaxy, a Pixel, a Garmin inReach or a ZOLEO. No app and no subscription device.

  • iPhone satellite texting: how it works and how to get weather with it

    How Messages via satellite works on iPhone 14 and newer, how to set it up on iOS 18, the unknown sender rule that surprises people, and how to get a real NWS forecast by text with no cell service.

  • How to get NWS weather alerts with no cell service

    Wireless Emergency Alerts need a cell tower, so they go quiet in the backcountry. Here is how to pull National Weather Service warnings and live wildfire information by text instead, over satellite.

  • Samsung and Android satellite texting weatherComing soon

    How to get a weather forecast by text over satellite on a Galaxy or another Android phone, using Verizon satellite texting or T-Satellite.

  • Garmin inReach weatherComing soon

    How to get National Weather Service forecasts on a Garmin inReach by texting Tentcast, and how that compares to Garmin's own weather service.

  • ZOLEO weatherComing soon

    How to get National Weather Service forecasts on a ZOLEO satellite communicator by texting Tentcast.

  • Checking weather offline in the backcountryComing soon

    What actually works for weather with no signal: cached apps, NOAA weather radio, satellite messengers, and getting the forecast by text.

  • Weather for backcountry airstripsComing soon

    A supplemental way to get weather information for remote airstrips by text. Tentcast is not a weather briefing service and is not a primary source for preflight planning.

  • Satellite texting coverage in AlaskaComing soon

    What satellite texting coverage really looks like in Alaska, why the far north is unreliable, and how to get a forecast by text where it does work.