Weather Relay is an automated SMS service. You text it GPS coordinates and it replies with a short weather forecast for that location, compressed to fit in a single 140-character message so it works over satellite when you have no cell service.
Text START to +1 XXX-XXX-XXXX
By texting START to this number, you agree to receive automated text messages from Grady West Labs.
See our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
This service uses text-to-join opt-in. There is no sign-up form, and no phone number is ever collected through a form or entered by anyone other than the subscriber. Consent is given by the subscriber texting START from the handset that will receive the messages, which means the consent record originates from the device itself.
You can withdraw consent at any time by replying STOP.
Once you are signed up, text the number any of the following:
44.43 -110.59 3-day forecast for those coordinates 44.43 -110.59 5d 5-day forecast (up to 7) 44.43 -110.59 h next 12 hours, in 3-hour steps 44.43 -110.59 a active National Weather Service alerts ? usage instructions
Coordinates are accepted as plain decimals, with hemisphere letters
(N44.43 W110.59), in degrees and minutes off a paper map
(44 25.8 N 110 35.4 W), or as a dropped map pin.
GW Labs 43.73,-110.81 11391' Sat 50/35 FEW SW18g35 Sun 49/37 SNOW47% SW18g31 Mon 41/29 SNOW83% SW21g36
That reads: at 43.73°N, 110.81°W, elevation 11,391 ft — Saturday, high 50°F, low 35°F, few clouds, wind 18 mph gusting 35 from the southwest; Sunday, high 49°F, low 37°F, 47% chance of snow; and so on.
Forecasts may be wrong, delayed, or unavailable, and the service can fail without notice. Do not use it as your only source of weather information for any decision affecting your safety. Carry a forecast you obtained before you left and a plan that does not depend on this service.