Weather Forecasts for your Garmin InReach
Aug 31, 2019: For the past few days this service wasn’t working for US users because of a change that Garmin made to outgoing messages. The problem’s now been fixed.
How it works
- Send a message with a few key words from your InReach to wx2inreach@gmail.com.
- For an immediate forecast for your current GPS location, send the message “wx now” (without quotation marks). US forecasts are provided by the National Weather Service. Elsewhere they're provided by Darksky.net (formerly Forecast.io).
- Send the message “wx now nws6” for a detailed NWS 6-hourly forecast. These forecasts includes wind speed and direction, and wave heights for US coastal waters. They’re only available for US locations.
- You can choose a different forecast location than your current GPS location, and you can get a recurring daily forecast at a set time.
- You have to send your request from an InReach. It won’t work if you try to use a mobile phone or regular email.
- There’s no charge for this service, but InReach messaging rates still apply.
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It costs very little to keep this service going, but there are a few minor expenses. Any donations are much appreciated!
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Disclaimers:
- This is an experimental, non-commercial service. Use at your own risk!
- This isn’t affiliated with DeLorme, Garmin, the US National Weather Service or Darksky.net
