Check the danger of snowy roads with the app, a new function of the weather news app

On January 31st, Weathernews began offering "Snow Driving Risk Forecast" as a new feature of its iOS/Android app "Weathernews".

A function that displays the road surface conditions on the driving route in four ranks and allows you to check risks such as slip accidents in advance. By entering the departure point and destination, you can check the road surface conditions on the route in four ranks: "Ice Burn", "Uneven Frozen", "Sherbet", and "Snow".

It is a function that focuses on road surface changes that are difficult to predict just by looking at the weather forecast, such as whether it is snow that can be handled with tires and chains, or whether it is a severely icy road that is likely to lead to an accident. Since forecasts can be displayed every 3 hours up to 3 days ahead, it can be used for planning before leaving for a drive.

Utilizing the knowledge of Weathernews, which specializes in weather forecasts, we will create forecast values ​​based on snow forecast data, taking into account the effects of snow melting and rain due to temperature rise. In addition, since it has a mechanism to utilize reports such as weather and snow conditions received from app users, it has the advantage of being able to make pinpoint forecasts that cannot be covered with data from observatories alone.