Apollo Weather for Apple Watch Released

I'm thrilled to introduce Apollo Weather for Apple Watch, an important addition to the existing iOS app designed to keep outdoor enthusiasts and endurance athletes one step ahead of the weather.

Key Features

1. Detailed Forecasts: Users can access both current and 10-day hourly and daily weather forecasts, ensuring they're always informed of changing conditions.

2. Innovative Complications: Apollo Weather brings a fresh perspective to complications with designs that are simple yet intuitive. Their primary goals are:

   • Clear, bold text for easy readability during activities like cycling or running.

   • Colors and icons that instantly relay information about the user's ideal conditions.

3. Focus on Athletes: Apollo isn't just another weather app; it's tailored specifically for endurance athletes, prioritizing data that empowers them to make informed training decisions. Some examples include its unique features, such as the display of ideal ratings and active times.

Availability & Pricing

Apollo Weather for Apple Watch requires a PREMIUM subscription, priced at $9.99 annually. First-time users are welcome to explore the PREMIUM features with a 7-day free trial.

Note that the Apple Watch app is compatible with watchOS 10+.

Feature: Ideal Conditions Provide Unique Value to Endurance Athletes

What does perfect weather mean to you? One of the features that make Apollo Weather unique and valuable to endurance athletes is Ideal Ratings. How does it work?

In Apollo, you can define your own conditions to define your ideal workout. You can configure perfect and acceptable parameters for:

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Wind

• UV Index

Apollo includes a 10-day hourly forecast, and every hour is rated as PERFECT, ACCEPTABLE, or BAD depending on your ideal conditions.

You can then configure your active times to reduce noise and make it easier to find the best days and times to train.

How can you take advantage of Ideal Conditions?

1. The Today screen shows hourly ratings for the current forecast and the next 24 hours.

2. The Daily screen shows a 10-day forecast with a color-coded bar chart that helps you find the best days to train in seconds.

3. Once you find the best days to train, you can zoom in on any day to find the best hours to train during the day.

4. You can always tap on any hour to get a detailed hourly rating for individual data points.

How do I use Ideal Ratings?

Everybody has their own routine for planning their weekly workouts. I'll share with you how I plan my weekly bike rides.

My ideal weekly mileage goal is 100 miles, with a minimum of 75 miles. I don't have a planned schedule for bike rides because, often, work forces me to readjust my priorities. I ride 3 to 4 times per week, and in most cases, I ride both Saturday and Sunday.

• I start with the Daily screen to get a general idea of conditions for the full week.

• If there's rain forecasted for the weekend, I'll try to add an extra ride during the week.

• If weekday mornings are too cold, I'll look for weekend afternoons to schedule my long rides.

• Before rides, I look at the rating for the current hour to decide how to prepare for my ride. That means extra electrolytes or fuel during the summer or additional layers during the winter.

As you can see, my schedule can be defined as chaotic during the week. Balancing full-time work, developing Apollo, and working out is extremely challenging. Apollo helps me reduce weather uncertainty to make sure I can complete my weekly goals.

Apollo Weather Adds Support for Lock Screen Widgets

I'm excited to announce that Apollo Weather finally has support for Lock Screen Widgets. Home screen widgets were released back in March and have been popular among existing users including cyclists and running coaches.

For Lock Screen Widgets, I wanted to build something unique instead of duplicating widgets from Apple's weather app. That's why all widgets in Apollo focus on ideal ratings. Every hourly forecast is rated as Perfect, Acceptable or Bad, depending on ideal conditions set by users.

New widgets include:

1. Ideal Forecast — users can view the current weather and ideal ratings. Plus two customizable data points.

2. Ideal Hourly Forecast — users can view the hourly forecast and ideal ratings. There's a customizable data point for each hour.

3. Data Point Rating — Individual data and rating for Temperature, Feels Like, Wet Bulb, Wind Speed and UV Index.

You can download Apollo Weather from the App Store.

Apollo Weather Adds Support for Wet Bulb Globe Temperature

I'm excited to announce that Apollo is adding support for Wet Bulb Globe Temperature just before the summer kicks into full gear. The measurement is a secret weapon for engaging in outdoor activities in direct sunlight.

What is Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)?

The WBGT is a quantitative measure of heat stress in direct sunlight, which encompasses factors such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle, and cloud cover (solar radiation). The WBGT is used by military agencies, OSHA, and many nations to manage workload in direct sunlight.

How Can Apollo Users Benefit from WBGT?

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is a better tool for athletes to keep track of temperature conditions during the summer because of its increased accuracy when measuring conditions in direct sunlight.

Here's how users can use WBGT within the app:

1. Users have the option of choosing “Wet Bulb” as the temperature method in their Ideal Conditions

2. Every hourly forecast now includes WBGT measurements

3. Hourly ratings show Perfect, Acceptable or Bad conditions using WBGT instead of Actual and Feels Like temperatures

You can download Apollo Weather from the App Store.