New Weather App (Updated to 1.2; Now Hurricane and Storm Tracking)

[wsi]

Yes, I second that. If you could tap on the scrollable panel to get the specifics about that day, that would be awesome!

Thanks guys for the recommendations. I will add it to our enhancement list.

WSI.

 

[trihard]

Data issue and Additional Suggestion

Recently, the current conditions for my city are not being consistently updated. If you go to "Wheaton, MD" it shows no temperature and nothing for humidity. Yesterday, it also had nothing for Wind Dir and Wind Speed, although today it does have values for that.

Is there a reason for the data drop out for some of these cities? I have played around adding other cities nearby and some have values and some do not.

Also, another suggestion for the hourly forecast would be to move the temperature to the left near the hour. When I look at that page (which I do frequently), the quick thing I want to see is the time and temp, an then the other data.

 

[wsi]

Recently, the current conditions for my city are not being consistently updated. If you go to "Wheaton, MD" it shows no temperature and nothing for humidity. Yesterday, it also had nothing for Wind Dir and Wind Speed, although today it does have values for that.

Is there a reason for the data drop out for some of these cities? I have played around adding other cities nearby and some have values and some do not.

Also, another suggestion for the hourly forecast would be to move the temperature to the left near the hour. When I look at that page (which I do frequently), the quick thing I want to see is the time and temp, an then the other data.

Thank you for your feedback. I will investigate the "data drop out" and let you know what I find.

Thanks also for the Hourly Page suggestion.

WSI.

 

[macabouttobe]

All I can say is the weather here has been incredible since I've downloaded it. Pinch/Zoom/Drag the rain elsewhere... Quite a powerful little app.

 

[wsi]

New Client version KVUE WX

For those of you in Austin Texas we have launched KVUE's Weather app.

Note: These client apps will begin to gain local content as we move forward. The first being the stations local radar.

WSI.

 

[wsi]

The Compass Feature

Has anyone used the compass feature in the app?

Did anyone find it useful or not ?

 

[fhall1]

Has anyone used the compass feature in the app?

Did anyone find it useful or not ?

I turned it on just to see what it looked like....in my opinion, I don't see it being all that useful

 

[trihard]

Radar Update Button needed

Hi,

I wanted to suggest that you add a "refresh" button to the radar, so that if you are just sitting there monitoring the radar, it will update on the 5 minutes when the next update is available. I have been just quitting the app and going back in every 5 minutes to get the latest update, but it would be nice if it would either do it automatically, or give me a refresh button to do it.

Thx.

 

[wsi]

Hi,

I wanted to suggest that you add a "refresh" button to the radar, so that if you are just sitting there monitoring the radar, it will update on the 5 minutes when the next update is available. I have been just quitting the app and going back in every 5 minutes to get the latest update, but it would be nice if it would either do it automatically, or give me a refresh button to do it.

Thx.

All layers will refresh automatically.

 

[fhall1]

I'd like to post another suggestion...make the radar loop longer....I think it's 30 miutes now...I'd like to see it go to an hour....or maybe make it a settings choice with both options.

 

[wsi]

I'd like to post another suggestion...make the radar loop longer....I think it's 30 miutes now...I'd like to see it go to an hour....or maybe make it a settings choice with both options.

Nice suggestion.

We struggled with what to limit the loop to, because we were unsure of bandwidth on 3G. As such we ended with 2 limits, one for wifi and one for 3G. You'll notice there are more frames with WiFi. I'll add it to our list.

WSI.

 

[trihard]

Refresh Issue

Mine doesn't seem to refresh automatically. I sit there in the radar, and when a 5 minute increment is up, there is no update. I have waited way longer than that, but it never refreshes. I have to leave the app and come back in.

All layers will refresh automatically.

 

[wsi]

Mine doesn't seem to refresh automatically. I sit there in the radar, and when a 5 minute increment is up, there is no update. I have waited way longer than that, but it never refreshes. I have to leave the app and come back in.

Very strange. All our test devices and my personal 3GS all update automatically after 5min. I will investigate.

WSI.

 

[wsi]

1.1 Update has been released

A new version of the app has now been released, version 1.1.

This new version includes

* Earthquake plotting; tap a plot to see detailed info
* iOS 4 fixes
* HIGH Resolution Local Radar access for those clients that currently provide data e.g. WGRZ in Buffalo, NY (Stormteam 2)

NOTE: We're aware of some remaining issues with iOS 4 that we're currently working on and intend to fix in 1.2 due out SOON!

 

[kas23]

A new version of the app has now been released, version 1.1.

This new version includes

* Earthquake plotting; tap a plot to see detailed info
* iOS 4 fixes
* HIGH Resolution Local Radar access for those clients that currently provide data e.g. WGRZ in Buffalo, NY (Stormteam 2)

NOTE: We're aware of some remaining issues with iOS 4 that we're currently working on and intend to fix in 1.2 due out SOON!

Thanks for the update. I have a feeling that the developers that integrate iOS 4 background functing and retina display support the quickest are the ones that are going to sell the most apps.

 

[wsi]

Thanks for the update. I have a feeling that the developers that integrate iOS 4 background functing and retina display support the quickest are the ones that are going to sell the most apps.

Kas23, to a certain degree you're correct. I suspect being able to suspend/resume the app will be MORE important than Retina support initially since the amount of iPhone 4 devices out there will be limited compared to 2G and 3G(s) devices.

We WILL be supporting iPhone 4 highRes in the future.

 

[wsi]

Hi Guys, wanted to give you a heads-up on V1.2 of our app just submitted to Apple for review.

We're very excited to release 1.2 which contains

• Storm Track plotting; tap a storm to display it's detail
• Hurricane Track plotting; tap it's historical, current or forecast position for more detail
• Bug Fixes

We really hope you like these new features.

Here are some screenshots of the Storm Tracks:-

 

[trihard]

Future Version Features

Any chance that this update has some of the enhancement requests mentioned on this forum, like zoom depth level memory points and integrating the 10 day forecast with the scrollable web panel quick forecast? These features will probably be a lot more beneficial to the average user than have a hurricane track plot IMHO.

Thanks!

Hi Guys, wanted to give you a heads-up on V1.2 of our app just submitted to Apple for review.

We're very excited to release 1.2 which contains

• Storm Track plotting; tap a storm to display it's detail
• Hurricane Track plotting; tap it's historical, current or forecast position for more detail
• Bug Fixes

We really hope you like these new features.

Here are some screenshots of the Storm Tracks:-

 

[wsi]

Any chance that this update has some of the enhancement requests mentioned on this forum, like zoom depth level memory points and integrating the 10 day forecast with the scrollable web panel quick forecast? These features will probably be a lot more beneficial to the average user than have a hurricane track plot IMHO.

Thanks!

This release does not contain the requested feature to display the detail 10-day forecast from the scrollable panel.

Can you explain what you mean by "zoom depth level memory points?"

WSI.

 

[fhall1]

Any chance that this update has some of the enhancement requests mentioned on this forum, like zoom depth level memory points and integrating the 10 day forecast with the scrollable web panel quick forecast? These features will probably be a lot more beneficial to the average user than have a hurricane track plot IMHO.

Thanks!

I have to agree....a hurricane plotting feature is probably not high on the list of a significant portion of the user base for this app.

 

[trihard]

Zoom level

Sorry -- I mean the ability to define depths of zoom for the radar, such that you don't always have to start at the same level and zoom in. It was discussed earlier in this forum. It would be nice to have different memory points so you can jump to a specific zoom and location and not have to pan and zoom every time to a spot you are interested in.

Thanks!

This release does not contain the requested feature to display the detail 10-day forecast from the scrollable panel.

Can you explain what you mean by "zoom depth level memory points?"

WSI.

 

[wsi]

It's released !!! See WVEC or WFRV for initial examples of 1.2. This is a staggered release and other client apps will be updated to this version over the next few weeks.

 

[fhall1]

Got it....still love the app, but haven't noticed anything major in the upgrade....we don't have any hurricanes to track in upstate NY

 

[wsi]

Got it....still love the app, but haven't noticed anything major in the upgrade....we don't have any hurricanes to track in upstate NY

Try out the Storm Tracks when there's some active weather around!

WSI.

P.S.*More to come ;-)

 

[trihard]

WVEC and WUSA

Yesterday I saw an add for an app called WUSA Radar, and when I went to check it out, it looks *identical* to WVEC Radar and it is by the same company. Why did they release 2 identical apps with different names -- is there any difference between these apps?

Try out the Storm Tracks when there's some active weather around!

WSI.

P.S.*More to come ;-)