Umbrella Today?

By Miss Cellania in Everything Else on Sep 9, 2008 at 9:03 am


It’s the simplest weather report ever! Will you need an umbrella today? Just enter your ZIP code (it only works for the US) and Umbrella Today will give you a yes or no answer. You can also sign up to get a text message by phone on days you will need an umbrella. By coincidence, today is the first day my area has seen any rain in a couple of weeks. Link -via Geek Like Me


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  1. Gail Pink
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    Wow, this is the best idea ever and goes along with my proposal of doing a “Coat report,” where they announce what type of outer wear you need for your region. Nifty!
    http://www.worleygig.com

  2. sparge
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    what about http://www.doineedajacket.com ? It’s been around for a few years at least.

  3. Tony C.
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am

    Excellent! It’s raining right now where I live (on Long Island), and the answer was “No”. Ergo, simplicity doesn’t necessarily equal accuracy.

  4. Dave Alan Caruana
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 10:40 am

    a british version of this could be made cheaply, and be accurate all the time.

    It simply needs a ‘yes’ graphic, and if you really want an SMS system, send one a day to all subscribers..

    it’s UK .. yes .. you need an umbrella !

  5. mrmuggles
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Too bad, nothing for Canada. I’ll still have to check out the window ;)

  6. TwoDragons
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    *snort* Texas weather would break that widget in minutes!

    –TwoDragons

  7. Compwalla
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I’m in Texas. It’s been raining all day but it’s apparently the kind of rain that doesn’t get you wet because it says I don’t need an umbrella today.

  8. Jason Morrison
    Sep 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    @jmp478 – haha, a small world indeed; Eric Mill (mill-industries.com) of isitchristmas.com used to work withthoughtbot.com, who made umbrellatoday

    @TonyC I think we threshold it at a low (but non-zero) chance of precipitation, so you might get a little wet on some non-umbrella days. Would you prefer it to message you if there’s any chance of precipitation (honest question)?

  9. bollo
    Jul 28th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    … and for Hamburg/Germany people, there’s http://www.umbrellatoday.de


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