Community-Based Weather Reporting App

Weather Lodge

Purpose

Weather Lodge is a professional worldwide community weather application that combines official forecasts with local weather reports.

The app should feel like a real weather app, not a learning app.

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Main Screen

Displays:

- Current temperature
- Cloud cover
- Rain intensity
- Thunder activity
- Live location
- Last update time

No wind section.

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Weather Squares

The Earth itself is not divided.

Only the weather information is divided into 1 km × 1 km weather squares.

The weather squares update according to reports from nearby users.

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Live Weather Updates

- Current weather updates every 10 minutes.
- Community reports refresh every 10 minutes.
- Temperature, rain, cloud and thunder maps refresh every 10 minutes.
- A label should always be visible:

Updated just now

or

Last updated: 10 minutes ago.

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Temperature Map

Temperature colours:

Purple
Dark Blue
Blue
Light Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Pink

Colours blend smoothly between nearby weather squares.

For sea areas, because there are very few users, nearby reports may be intelligently spread throughout the surrounding sea.

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Actual Temperature

The actual temperature must always be shown.

Example:

31°C

Warm

Both the number and the colour are important.

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Temperature Categories

- Serious cold – below -50°C
- Extremely cold – -30°C
- Very cold – -10°C
- Cold – 0°C
- Cool – 15°C
- Pleasant – 22°C
- Warm – 28°C
- Hot – 32°C
- Very hot – 36°C
- Extremely hot – 40°C
- Seriously hot – 50°C or higher

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Cloud Cover

- Clear – no clouds
- Partially cloudy – few or many clouds
- Cloudy – lots of clouds

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Rain Map

Colours:

Blue = Light rain
Yellow = Moderate rain
Red = Heavy rain
Black = Violent rain

Colours blend smoothly between nearby weather squares.

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Rain Categories

- Light rain
- Moderate rain
- Heavy rain
- Violent rain

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Thunder

Three options:

- A lot!
- Yes
- No

The most common reports are displayed.

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Cloud Map

Clouds are displayed only in white.

The cloud map is entirely determined by community reports.

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Community Reports

Users report:

- Temperature
- Cloud cover
- Rain intensity
- Thunder activity

The most common reports determine the displayed weather.

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Cloud Reports

Cloud reporting is simple.

Question:

"Which clouds can you currently see?"

Users can tap one or more cloud types they can see.

Cloud types:

- Cirrus
- Cirrostratus
- Cirrocumulus
- Altostratus
- Altocumulus
- Stratus
- Stratocumulus
- Nimbostratus
- Cumulus
- Cumulonimbus

The number of reports helps improve future weather determination.

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Future Weather

24-Hour Forecast

Displays:

- Temperature graph
- Rain graph
- Cloud icons
- Thunder forecast

The graphs should look similar to professional weather apps.

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7-Day Forecast

Displays:

- High and low temperatures
- Weather icons
- Rain chances
- Cloud cover
- Thunderstorm chances

The forecast should look similar to professional weather apps.

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Cloud Information

Pictures are compulsory.

Each cloud page contains only:

- Picture
- Name
- Short explanation

This section is optional and does not dominate the application.

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Goal

Create a professional worldwide weather application that combines:

- Professional forecasts
- Community observations
- Street-by-street weather maps
- Future forecasts
- Community cloud reports

Weather Lodge should feel like a serious weather application with powerful community weather information.