Feature 06 · Weather
Conditions before you go, recorded once you are out
The home screen opens with the weather where you are standing and a short forecast, plus a plain read on whether it is decent hiking weather. The same data is stamped onto every observation you log, so a year later you can tell that the good photo was taken in the rain.
11 °C · Light rain · Fine for a walk
Two jobs, one source
Before you go
The home screen opens with the current temperature and conditions where you are, plus a plain read on whether it is decent hiking weather — not a wall of numbers to interpret.
The week ahead
A seven-day forecast with daily highs and lows, so you can pick the day rather than take the one you got.
While you are out
Every observation is stamped with the conditions and temperature at that moment, and keeps them for good. You will never wonder again what the weather was doing in a photo.
What you can do
- Current temperature and conditions for your location
- A seven-day forecast, so you can decide the night before
- A plain hiking verdict rather than a wall of numbers
- Conditions saved onto each observation as you log it
- No account and no signup — the forecast just appears
What is asked for, and what is kept
The lookup carries a rough location and nothing else — no name, no account, nothing that could be traced back to you.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source | Open-Meteo, a free and open weather service. |
| Right now | Temperature, how it actually feels, and conditions. |
| The week | Seven days of highs and lows. |
| Sent | A rough latitude and longitude. That's the whole request. |
| Kept | The conditions and temperature on each observation, readable offline forever after. |
Common questions
This is the only feature that needs the internet — what happens without it?
The weather card stays empty and the forecast is unavailable. Everything else carries on: plan, walk, log observations, read your whole history. Conditions already saved onto past observations stay readable, because they were copied in at the time.
What does the weather service learn about me?
A rough latitude and longitude, and nothing else. No account, no identifier and nothing attached, so there is nothing to tie one lookup to another — or to you.
Can I use Go Hike without granting location permission?
Yes. Deny it and the weather card stays empty and observations save without a location; you enter places by hand or pick them on the map. Nothing else changes.