When it comes to planning your next adventure, you can either dig through multiple clunky websites and spend hours sifting through weather data or you can check OpenSnow, your one-stop-shop for avoiding lightning, knowing what to expect for trail conditions, tracking wildfire smoke, and much more. Get the most out of OpenSnow with these expert tips...

Search For Any Location, Worldwide

Our weather forecasts are available for any location on Earth. Simply search for any location using the dedicated "Search" tool, go to the "Maps" screen and tap any location, or enter the coordinates (latitude and longitude) to get the forecast, instantly.

Save up to five custom locations to view on your "Favorites" screen for quick and convenient access to the latest 10-day weather forecast and estimated conditions.

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Avoid Lightning With Hourly Forecasts & Radar

Don't get zapped. View hourly precip, lightning, temperature, wind, and cloud cover forecasts for the next 10 days to help you get off the summit in time to avoid any potential weather and lightning risk.

You can also track incoming storms with forecast radar for the next 2 days, along with live radar to track ongoing storms when you have service on your mobile device.

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Know If Trails Are Wet, Snowy, or Dry

Before heading out on your next hike or mountain bike ride, check the recent weather and know if the trails are snow-covered, muddy, a little wet, or dry. Open the "Weather" tab under the Favorites screen or go to any location screen and tap the "Weather" tab to check the current conditions. 

The estimated conditions are updated every hour and built by integrating radar, surface and satellite observations, stream gauge data, climatology, and our in-house weather forecast system.

Check Trail Conditions →

Track Wildfire Smoke & Check Air Quality

Don't get caught in the smoke. Our maps highlight the approximate locations of current fires and forecast downstream smoke impacts for the next 2 days. Get started by tapping the large overlay button located at the bottom of the "Maps" tab. Once the overlay card opens, you’ll see our list of map layers to select and view.

These maps include the "Smoke (surface)" overlay to track smoke for the next 2 days near the ground where it can impact breathing (North America only) and the "Air Quality Forecast" overlay to view the likely location of smoke and other pollutants for the next 5 days, worldwide.

View Smoke Maps →

Learn About Snow & Weather Science

Our team of local forecasters not only provide daily updates during the winter but weather discussions via the Western US Daily Summit throughout the summer.

You can also learn about snow and weather science from our expert meteorologists via the "News" section under the "Search" tab. Topics include everything from lightning safety to what constitutes a perfect powder day to long-range weather forecast outlooks.

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The Essential Weather Tools, All In One App

After reading these tips, we hope you've come to the conclusion that you might now be able to retire your other weather apps. As outdoorsy meteorologists, we started OpenSnow to make it easy for our friends (and their friends) to find powder and explore complex, mountain terrain.

Now over 10 years later, we still obsess about making the forecast even more accurate and creating features for planning your next adventure, all in one app.

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Sam Collentine, Meteorologist