Travel Tip: New Weather Driving App
There are plenty of apps that can help drivers get from point to point and no shortage of weather apps, but for the first time, someone combined the two. Drive Weather (driveweatherapp.com) was recently created to alert you of weather conditions along your route to help you plan accordingly. The app uses government-recognized weather reports and clear-cut icons to indicate conditions like cloud cover, precipitation, fog, hail, smoke, haze, snow, thunderstorms, temperature, and wind. There’s also a seven-day “time machine” that shows the forecast. With approximately 1.2 million weather-related traffic accidents in the U.S. each year, planning for extreme conditions is in everyone’s best interest. A subscription for the app is $10 per year, and a seven-day trial is free.