RainCastPro by SkyScout AI
· v3.4
About
Know exactly when to head out — down to the minute.
RainCast Pro is the premium precipitation widget for serious athletes and outdoor enthusiasts. Built by AIBIN.AI, powered by SkyScout AI's prediction algorithm, it combines real-time weather intelligence with a smart Go Window algorithm that tells you precisely when to go for your run, ride, or hike.
THE WEATHER WINDOW:
RainCast Pro's signature feature scans the next 8 hours of precipitation data and finds your best dry window automatically — scored by precipitation probability, rainfall amount, and wind speed. Daylight-aware: sunrise and sunset are factored in, so you'll never be pointed to a 5am window in December.
Instead of staring at bars and guessing, you get a direct answer:
"Best time to head out: 19:00 – 21:00 · 2h · Low Risk"
The confidence tier tells you how good the window actually is:
- Clear — very low precipitation risk across the day
- Low Risk — good conditions, go for it
- Some Risk — possible rain, plan accordingly
- Risky — no great window, but this is the best available
When no good window exists, RainCast Pro still helps:
"No dry window · Rain expected"
So you always know the optimal moment to go — or the least bad one.
NEW — ATHLETE WINDOW:
A dedicated screen for runners, cyclists, and outdoor athletes. Finds your best 2-hour window to train based on four factors: precipitation, wind speed, temperature comfort, and air quality index. AQI, wind, and temperature shown are all averaged across your window — not just current conditions.
Temperature scoring uses a comfort curve centred on 10–20°C. Warnings surface automatically for rain, heat, cold, freezing temperatures, strong wind, and poor air quality. Unlike the Weather Window, the Athlete Window always returns a result — because some athletes head out regardless.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Athlete Window — best 2-hour training window with AQI, wind, temp, confidence, and warnings
- Weather Window — best dry window in the next 8 hours, daylight-aware, with start/end time, duration, and confidence tier
- Next 60 minutes — precipitation probability in 15-minute intervals
- Next 4 hours — hourly forecast overview
- Your location name shown as header — updates automatically as you move
- Color-coded by type: Rain (blue), Snow (white), Ice (light blue), Mix (purple)
- Visual timeline showing your Weather Window vs rain slots at a glance
- Smart summaries: "Rain possible in ~15 min" or "Great conditions · go!"
- Night hours skipped automatically (22:00–06:00) — no useless 3am windows
- Auto-refreshes every time you open the widget
HOW IT WORKS:
Uses your watch GPS to fetch hyper-local precipitation and air quality data via Open-Meteo — no account, no subscription required beyond the one-time purchase. Location name powered by OpenStreetMap. No ads, no tracking.
Powered by Open-Meteo & OpenStreetMap | Built by AIBIN.AI | SkyScout AI Algorithm
What's new
v3.4 - GPS & Forecast Improvements
RainCast Pro now makes better use of weak GPS signals. On Forerunner, Fenix, and other devices where GPS acquisition is slow indoors, the app now accepts a poor quality signal rather than discarding it — a weak fix is accurate enough for a weather forecast. Garmin's own "last known" position is skipped in favour of our own timestamped location cache, which is more reliable for recent locations.