Intelligent Weather Support
Thanks for using Intelligent Weather. This page answers common questions.
Common questions
Why does the disruption risk differ from the "chance of rain" percentage?
They measure different things. The disruption-risk donut is a composite score that factors rain, wind, thunder, snow, and temperature extremes. The rain-probability number below it comes directly from Open-Meteo and tells you only how likely rain is — not whether it'll actually disrupt your day.
The "Rain now" reading is 0 but the daily total says 1.7mm. Which is right?
Both. "Rain now" is precipitation in the current hour. The daily total (1.7mm) is the full-day amount, including rain that already fell earlier. If it rained this morning and stopped, "Rain now" reads zero while the daily total still shows 1.7mm.
What is the AI Intelligence Brief? Does it know my weather?
It's a short summary generated from the real forecast numbers for the location you're viewing. The forecast data is baked into the prompt, so the AI doesn't guess — it summarizes. If you see a value it cites, that value came from Open-Meteo.
Why are the ecological signals (bird migration, species loss) relevant to weather?
Regional-scale bird migration anomalies and biodiversity shifts often precede severe weather — the theory is that animals detect pressure and magnetic changes earlier than our instruments integrate them. We surface these signals as context, not as prediction.
Is my data private?
Yes. Read the Privacy Policy.
Report a bug or request a feature
Intelligent Weather is a free hobby project. The best feedback path is an App Store review, where the author checks regularly.
Data sources
- Weather — Open-Meteo (CC-BY)
- Radar — RainViewer
- Earthquakes — USGS
- Climate indices — NOAA
- Bird observations — Cornell Lab of Ornithology / eBird
- Biodiversity — GBIF
- Marine — OBIS
- Disaster events — EONET / FEMA