Orbit SI · Weather

Weather along your route, by the time you get there.

A weather app tells you the weather where you are. Orbit tells you the weather where you'll be: every stretch of your drive, at the time you reach it, with rain and storms called out before you're in them.

Weather by arrival timeEach stretch of road, timed to when you reach it. Orbit Pro.

Rain aheadWhen rain or snow is on your route, Orbit tells you before you're in it.

Leave later?If waiting a little would miss a storm, Orbit tells you when to leave, before you go.

Banner and radarCalm blue, heads-up amber, warning red, with radar and 10 days ahead. Free, on the phone and on CarPlay.

Icy, wet and flooded roadsOrbit checks the road surface itself, not just the sky: an icy bridge, snow or slush, standing water, a flood warning or thick smoke ahead, said before you reach it. Free.

Weather for your familyA heads-up when bad weather is coming where someone in your Orbit Family is.

The weather banner and radar are free. Weather by arrival time and storm dodge come with Orbit Pro, $4.99 a month, with a 14-day free trial.

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Weather along your route

Weather by the time you get there.

Now · Fort Worth

78° Clear

Leaving at 1:40 PM

Mile 12 · 1:55 PM · Arlington

76° Cloudy

Wind picking up from the south

Mile 22 · 2:08 PM · Grand Prairie

Rain starts

Heavy at times, about 30 minutes

Arrive · 2:25 PM · Dallas

71° Storms

Clearing by 4 PM

Leave later?Leave at 3:15 PM and you'll miss most of the storm. Orbit tells you before you go.

Questions

Weather: common questions

How is this different from a weather app?

A weather app forecasts one place. Orbit forecasts your drive: it splits the route into stretches and shows each one at the time you'll reach it, so rain an hour down the road shows up as rain at mile 40, not "60% chance today".

Does it work on CarPlay?

Yes. The weather banner and radar are on your car's screen, and Orbit speaks up when weather is coming on your route.

Where does the weather come from?

Apple Weather for forecasts and conditions, and the National Weather Service for official alerts like fog, flood and winter storm warnings.

Will it tell me to leave later?

When leaving a little later would miss a storm on your route, Orbit says so before you go, with the time to leave.

Will Orbit warn me about icy roads?

Yes, and it's free. Orbit looks at the road surface itself along your drive, for the time you'll be there: dry, wet, slush, snow or ice, and the road's temperature. Before you go, the route card says where (Icy bridges from mile 38, around 8:10 PM). Driving, a slim strip under the turn banner counts down to it (Icy bridge in 2 mi), Orbit says it once, and CarPlay shows it too. Standing water, floods, fog, blowing snow and wildfire smoke get the same heads-up. Bridges freeze first, so they get a closer look.