WeatherFix™ by Eelios

Well, we finally submitted WeatherFix v1.7 to Apple for review. This is the global version which will enable you to get a forecast literally for anywhere on earth. (Previously WxFix has only provided forecasts for the continental US.) With luck we’ll have it up on the App Store in 30 countries (including the US) very shortly.

There are a few caveats with WeatherFix 1.7 globally (i.e., outside of the US) that we need to make note of: First, lack of radar coverage outside of the US. We has hoped to have a non-US radar solution in time for this release, but for a variety of reasons (cost, radar feed availability/coverage, data feed integration issues) we were unable to get this done. We are continuing to look into this issue and hope to have at least a partial answer sometime this spring or early summer (or fall or early winter if you’re south of the equator).

Second, the grid forecast locational accuracy. In the US WeatherFix (or WxFix) is on a 1 sq. kilometer grid; that is, the forecast you get in the US is for the 1 sq kilometer of real estate in which your dropped pin or saved favorite sits. Outside the US the grid size will vary from 1 sq. kilometer up to 50 sq. kilometers. This is a function of how the gridded forecasting engine that WeatherFix uses works, and is highly dependent on how much local/regional weather forecast data is available for a particular part of the world. As you might imagine, it varies widely, especially in remote areas of the world, where most of the forecast “input” is inferential vs. observational.

Notice the name change: We’re now calling it “WeatherFix” vs. “WxFix.” Because of how users search for apps on the App Store, we decided that “WxFix” was not very searchable. Because “Wx” is the abbreviation for “weather” we decide to make the change and just spell it out, and make it much easier (hopefully) for App Store users to search for it. Note: If you bought a previous version of WxFix you’ll be able to download this new version free as with previous version upgrades.

The 30 countries WeatherFix will available include:

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta, Republic of

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

So, look for WeatherFix 1.7 soon (hopefully) on the App Store.