Checking weather offline in the backcountry
What actually works for weather with no signal: cached apps, NOAA weather radio, satellite messengers, and getting the forecast by text.
This guide is being written. Here is what it will cover.
- Why cached weather apps go stale and how to tell
- NOAA weather radio: what it is good at and what it is not
- Satellite messengers with built-in weather, and what they cost
- Getting the forecast by text over satellite
- Reading a forecast for terrain, and why elevation matters
Try it
Text TENT? to (406) 333-1298 and see what comes back. There is no account to make and no app to install.
Text TENT? to (406) 333-1298