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I built a weather app for picking the best camping spot

· One min read
Andrew Leader
Andrew Leader
Climber, coder, off-roader

You know the drill — you've got a free weekend and two possible spots, and you're bouncing between NOAA tabs trying to figure out which one will actually be good. I got tired of that, so I built Roam Weather — a free app that lets you save all your go-to locations and see their forecasts side by side, scored against your activity.

Roam Weather screenshots

Define what "good weather" means for you (temp range, max wind, precip threshold), and every day at every location gets an idealness score. No more guessing — you can see at a glance that Saturday at Vantage is 92% while Washington Pass is sitting at 45%.

A few things I'm particularly happy with:

  • Elevation-adjusted temps — uses your spot's actual elevation, not whatever NOAA's grid happens to be
  • Sunlight-adjusted "feels like" — 45°F sunny vs. 45°F overcast are very different days
  • Offline support — works cached once you've installed the iOS or Android app

Free for up to 6 saved locations. Available on web, iOS, and Android. See https://weather.roamapps.com to try it yourself!