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Weather, in plain English

Weather data is public, free, and genuinely readable once someone explains the vocabulary. Nobody ever does. These guides fix that — no jargon for its own sake, no signup, no cost. The same principle as the app: you deserve to understand what's actually happening outside.

THE SOURCE · 5 MIN READ
How to read a METAR
The airport code that contains everything — station, wind, visibility, clouds, temperature, dew point, pressure. Ten minutes to learn, useful forever.
THE NUMBERS · 4 MIN READ
Dew point, explained
The honest measure of moisture in the air, why it beats humidity, and how it doubles as a fuel gauge for storms.
THE NUMBERS · 4 MIN READ
Reading a pressure trend
The oldest forecasting instrument still works — but the direction matters far more than the number.
THE FORECAST · 3 MIN READ
What 40% chance of rain means
Not 40% of the day. Not 40% of the area. A stranger and more useful idea than either.
THE NUMBERS · 3 MIN READ
Why humidity is the wrong number
The percentage swings all day while the air doesn't change at all. Here's what to read instead.
THE SOURCE · 3 MIN READ
Why airport sensors
Calibrated instruments, properly sited, maintained because lives depend on them — versus a guess about your address.
See these numbers on your own sky
Fat Tail shows measurements from the airport sensor nearest you, and explains every number when you tap it. Free forever, coming soon to iOS.
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