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By Sam Collentine, Meteorologist Updated 3 months ago August 23, 2024
2024 New Feature Recap
We're always staying busy behind the scenes building new features to make planning your next adventure even easier.
We can't thank you enough for your direct support of OpenSnow by subscribing to All-Access. Your support fuels new features and helps us continue to grow our team.
Here's a recap of new features and enhancements that we've released so far in 2024.
My Location Screen
We’ve added a dedicated screen in the OpenSnow app for "My Location". This new screen provides the current conditions, contextualized mini weather maps, the 10-day forecast, astronomy data, recent news articles, and historical weather for your current location.
View → My Location
Mini Location Maps
The "My Location" screen and any other location screen in OpenSnow now feature contextualized weather maps based on the current conditions at that location. These "mini maps" will populate with animated radar if precipitation is in the forecast, nearby weather stations, fire maps if we detect smoke in the forecast, and much more.
View → Mini Location Maps
Fall Colors Map
Time the peak fall foliage for any area in the continental United States with our new "Fall Colors" map overlay. The map is updated twice per week and animates from historical color starting in early September through forecast color ending in late November.
View → Fall Colors Map
Free Active Fires Map
The Active Fires map overlay is now FREE for anyone to use without a paid subscription. That way you can share details for active fires and satellite-detected hotspots with anyone without worrying about their subscription status.
View → Active Fires Map
Faster US Radar Updates
The "Current US Radar" is now updated every 4 minutes (vs. 8 minutes) to help you track incoming and ongoing precipitation. This faster update time provides you with the most recent available radar data in the United States.
View → Current US Radar
Lightning Distance Rings
View lightning distance rings from your current location or tap anywhere on the map to adjust the center point of the rings to view the approximate distance of nearby lightning risk and strikes.
View → Lightning Distance Rings
Public & Private Land Maps
Navigate private property lines and research public land information for any area in the United States with our "Public Lands" and "Land Ownership" map overlays.
View → Public & Private Land Maps
Lightning Risk Map
View the location of recent lightning strikes and the probability that lightning will strike in the next 60 minutes for any area in the United States.
View → Lightning Risk Map
Hail Size Map
See the maximum expected hail size over the past two hours in the United States.
View → Hail Size Map
Weather Stations Map
Get the latest temperature, wind, and snow data from over 50,000 global weather stations.
View → Weather Stations Map
Forecast Summary Widget
Get a quick overview of current conditions and weather for the next week on your iPhone and Mac home screen with our "Forecast Summary" widget.
View → Forecast Summary Widget
3D Maps
Explore trails, terrain features, satellite imagery, and high-resolution weather data (current radar, snow depth, wildfire smoke, air quality, and more) with our 3D maps.
View → 3D Maps
Current Global Radar
In addition to our high-resolution radar for the United States, track storms worldwide with our "Current Global Radar" map overlay.
View → Current Global Radar
Feels Like Temperature
View the "Feels Like" temperature under the current conditions, 5-day hourly, and 10-day forecast sections for any location, worldwide.
View → Feels Like Temperature
Snow Ratio Forecast
Get a good idea of the upcoming snow quality for the next storm across any location, worldwide.
View → Snow Ratio Forecast
Powder Vision
In addition to our "Live Snow" data that shows hourly snowfall from nearby weather stations, we built a system to estimate the amount of snow that accumulates on a snow stake camera every hour.
View → Powder Vision
Current Japan Radar
Track incoming and ongoing storms across Japan with our "Current Japan Radar" map overlay.
View → Current Japan Radar
OpenSnow Subscription
An OpenSnow subscription is valid for 365 days and provides unlimited access to all of the features listed above. That means that when you upgrade today, your OpenSnow subscription will be good for the next year to:
- Compare 10-Day Forecasts
- Read Expert Analysis
- View 3D Maps
- Get Forecast Anywhere
- Receive Snow Alerts
"OpenSnow excels at its primary service: weather insights to help the layman plan winter trips. Whether it's skiing, snowboarding, climbing, etc. I also really enjoy OpenSnow as a mapping and trip-planning tool because of the accuracy and detail of the forecasting data. You can add a variety of data to your homepage, including detailed daily forecasts from professional meteorologists. To put it simply, OpenSnow has amplified the stoke. Well worth the small fee."
- March 2024 App Review
View → All-Access Features