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Appalachian Trail Weather

Due to the spotty, slow, and unreliable cell signal in the Appalachian mountains I had a tough time getting weather forecasts with data hungry commercial weather applications. I created Appalachian Trail Weather to use an extremely small amount of data (less than 1kB) in order to pull back a fast, accurate forecast with as little battery drain as possible.

Simply enter what mile you are at and get the closest 7 shelters to your location, click on the shelter you wish to get the current and future forecast for that location.

Sort by State, or view all shelters in one list.

I created Appalachian Trail Weather over a weekend half way through my thru-hike in 2011 while visiting family. It proved to work well back in 2011 and several 2012 thru-hikers found success as well.

Good luck to all NOBO and SOBO 2018 hikers as well as section hikers this year.

I'll be doing trail magic around Front Royal and the Roller Coaster this year.

Category : Weather

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Reviews (29)

Ant. B. Apr 3, 2022     

Great app to keep up with current and upcoming weather. A good reliable app.

Mic. J. Jul 18, 2019     

Only NOBO mileage the app looks greats, but would love to see the option to switch to SOBO.

Iri. K. Mar 13, 2022     

Useful Thank you for an app that doesn't drain. You did a great job on it.

Ric. R. Jul 22, 2019     

Would be 5* if tracked by actual date instead of just day of week. Also, does not match usual weather forecasts of 10 days.

Mik. G. Jul 12, 2019     

Great one stop place to view the weather on the AT. Makes planning more efficient and effective

Joh. W. Nov 14, 2019     

Looks awesome, works great, but think it would be a lot better if it had Sobo mile marker # also.

Dav. S. L. May 1, 2021     

Great app for finding out the weather conditions in the Mountains on the Appalachian Trail!

Ric. D. Mar 19, 2021     

Very helpful and accurate weather data specific for the AT.

Lay. H. Mar 6, 2019     

Thank you! This is great. Easy to use and easy on the eyes.

Joh. S. Jun 29, 2019     

Mile markers for New Hampsire can be off by over 10 miles. Do the mileage markers ever get updated? Missing Liberty Springs Campsite.

bre. h. Feb 20, 2021     

Love the accuracy of the shelter to shelter weather .....keep up the good work homie

Ser. L. Oct 27, 2020     

Why in heavens would this not include the low temp... Which is what can kill you in the winter.

Edw. V. Jul 23, 2020     

Good for the local weather. 👍

Ran. L. Apr 11, 2022     

Awesome idea, thanks!

Tow. Apr 2, 2019     

This app is an amazing asset

gre. r. Aug 26, 2018     

I'm preparing for a week long trek on the AT and have been scouring weather sites and apps for accurate forecasts. Ran across this app and I do believe my search is over. The idea alone is brilliant. The interface is simple and from what I can tell, the developer has taken great care to pay attention to the details that a hiker needs to be concerned with while using an app on the the trail. I'll be using this for sure on my near future excursion. Thanks so much for this app!!

Zac. S. Jun 20, 2018     

Amazing app! Not hiking this year, but maybe soon. Thanks Shutter! -Tabasco, (PCT 2014)

Win. B. Apr 1, 2016     

Just keeps getting better. Probably the best app I have on my phone, if there ever is any problem it is taken care of really fast. well designed, small footprint in memory, works excellently.

Tom. S. Apr 1, 2016     

To get new version you have to uninstall and reinstall! Weather data cannot be obtained until you do that.

Hal. May 25, 2016     

Love the app & the updated format. I do have a question though: are the shown temperatures reflecting what they are at the higher evaluations of shelters like old version did or are these listed temps for the nearest weather stations at lower elevations?

A. G. u. Mar 2, 2018     

Live near trail use on and off trail it's easy to use and spot on!

Jef. B. Dec 12, 2016     

Works great! Love the mile markers

Lee. F. Oct 17, 2017     

Works great with even 1x signal.

A. G. u. Oct 24, 2017     

Hade well that out good for a thru-hike

Zip. F. Jul 15, 2017     

Cannot set the app for Sobo mile marker

wan. t. Feb 28, 2018     

If you are on the AT, this is the app for you!

Rob. C. Feb 24, 2017     

Here come. boom

joh. b. Mar 31, 2016     

This app is great. It really helps me plan my section hikes. Thanks for creating this wonderful tool.

Tho. G. Apr 1, 2016     

Still not working