Axel Le Pennec

Wayther: Road Trip Weather - Stay safe, avoid delays, and save money on your road trips

Wayther is an app designed to give accurate, worldwide weather forecasts along any route: temperature, wind, precipitation, visibility, official weather alerts, sunset/sunrise and more at different points along a route based on a departure or arrival time.

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Axel Le Pennec
👋 Hey Product Hunters! I’m Axel, and I’m thrilled to introduce Wayther — my new iPhone app designed to keep you safe, help you minimize delays and save you money on your road trips by making you avoid bad and dangerous weather. My little app was recently featured in TechCrunch, AppAdvice and Gear Patrol. Wayther was born out of my experience working on another app, a digital boating log book. Weather plays a crucial role in boating, so I began integrating weather forecasts into trip planning. Coincidentally, while developing this feature, I had to drive a few hundred miles and wanted to dodge bad weather. I found myself constantly switching between Apple Maps and Apple Weather, manually checking conditions along my route. That’s when it hit me: there should be an app that provides weather forecasts specifically for road trips. Wayther gives you: 🌦️ Accurate real-time weather forecast along your route 📆 Up to 10 days in advance (choose departure or arrival date and time) 🌍 Anywhere in the world You can compare different routes and adjust your departure or arrival times to find the safest, most enjoyable window for your trip. It’s a powerful tool to avoid dangerous weather and unexpected delays by planning ahead with precise forecasts. The app is perfect not just for car drivers, but also for motorcyclists, RVers, truckers, bus drivers, and even bikers. Whether you need to dodge high winds, bad weather, or simply plan the best time to hit the road, Wayther has you covered. The app is free to download, and your first three trips are on completely free — no trial required. If you love the app and want unlimited trips, you can choose between a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription, depending on how often you are on the road. To celebrate this launch, I’m offering 40% off your first year with the code PH40, available until September 5th, 2024. Click here to redeem this offer. Download Wayther today, and I’d love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions—drop a comment below! This is the first version of the app, and I have many features planned. But I wanted to get it out there to see what people like, what they want, and how they use it 🙂. Thank you so much for your support! 🙏 🚀
Arnaud Joubay
Well done @alpennec! I've had a couple of nasty surprises in the past months, and I hope this will help prevent more!
Axel Le Pennec
@sowenjub thanks Arnaud for your comment, let me know how it goes and how the app turns out to be helpful to you!
Ricki Q
Congrats on the launch, @alpennec ! Wayther looks like a must-have for road trips! Are there any AI features that help suggest the best times to start a journey based on weather forecasts? It would be great to know how the app leverages AI to enhance trip planning.
Axel Le Pennec
@riikkii_ oh that’s a nice idea for a future version of the app! Technically speaking, it should be possible but it requires a little bit of thinking to make it right because there are a lot of weather inputs for each waypoint, and they depends on the departure and arrival time. Thanks for sharing!
Damjan Dabo
I always bookmark 3-4 cities in the weather app on my way from Munich to Zagreb. I always needed an app like this one. Great job Axel, I'm looking forward to trying it!
Axel Le Pennec
@damjandabo I’m happy you find the app useful! Let me know how it goes, and how accurate it is. Stay safe!
Chris Krueger
Congrats to the app. Nice idea, I like it 👍
Axel Le Pennec
@chriskruegerdev thanks Chris, I’m happy you like the idea 🤩
Vladimir Khuraskin
There can't be many weather apps. And this one has a unique approach. Great app. Congrats with launch Axel!
Axel Le Pennec
@vladeku thanks so much for this feedback. I’m really happy you like it. Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!
Mitia
Looks great! Congrats and good luck with your launch today
Axel Le Pennec
@mitia thank you Mitia! 🫶🏻
Adrien Lelièvre
Axel your app seems pretty redundant, can't people just use Google Maps and check the weather themselves, what's the real value here, and since you talk about future features, anything in there that's worth waiting for
Axel Le Pennec
@adrienstartups hey Adrien. Thanks for your comment. I’m not sure I totally understand your point though. Have you tried the app?
Amanda Weston
Why create yet another weather app, don't we have enough already, maybe focus on adding more unique features like traffic conditions or integrating it with more map services, just a thought
Axel Le Pennec
@cbslinepro thanks for the feedback. Have you tried the app? Because I don't think my app is "yet another weather app". Happy to discuss about that.
jeremy
Stumbled upon this app while browsing TechCrunch, the concept is cool but honestly are there not already similar apps like Storm Radar or MyRadar doing the same thing? I mean, is there really a need for another weather app, it feels too niche, also some bugs on route comparisons, hope those get patched soon
Axel Le Pennec
@craftydev92 thanks Jeremy for the feedback. Can you share the bugs you experienced with me by email so I can have a look? Thanks!
Julien
This is kinda neat but isn't it just another weather app? I'm curious, will you add features to integrate with other navigation apps directly so we don't have to switch back and forth all the time? Also, the subscription model, what guarantees do we have that the forecasts will stay accurate enough long-term for it to be worth it?
Ali Karagoz
This is such a clever idea, Axel! I love the concept of having real-time weather forecasts specifically for road trips. It makes planning so much easier and safer. Can’t wait to try Wayther out on my next journey! 🚗🌦️
Axel Le Pennec
@alikaragoz so cool to read your comment Ali! Happy you like the concept, and I hope the app will be useful for your upcoming trips. Stay safe!
Sebastian Röhl
Congrats on the launch, the app is amazing 🙌
Axel Le Pennec
@sebastianroehl 🤩 thanks Sebastian!
Cyril
Just for the smart name, you have to upvote this guys
Axel Le Pennec
@cyril_nb ah ah yeah, pretty happy about the name too! I picked it few minutes before submitting the app to Apple for review.
Ghost Kitty
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Axel Le Pennec
@zulkarnaim thanks Zulkar. It means a lot to me 🙏🏻
Murat Menzilci
Congrats on your launch Axel!
Axel Le Pennec
@murat_menzilci thanks Murat for the feedback!
Alberto Moral
I will use it on my next trip. I like the design and features a lot. Well done, @alpennec ! 🙌
Axel Le Pennec
@albertmoral thanks for this feedback Alberto. Let me know how it goes 🙂
Michael Tigas
Good luck with the launch Axel, this is a great weather app!! 🔥
Axel Le Pennec
@teeeeeegz wow, thanks Michael! Proud you like the app 🙂 Thanks!
Ajmal Salim
Congrats mate. Looks cool. Would be handy for the upcoming trip!
Axel Le Pennec
@ajmalsalim let me know how it goes. Happy to read your experience, feel free to share it with me. Thanks!
Itohan blessing Eigbadon
This app looks fantastic for road trips enthusiasts. The feature to compare different routes based on weather conditions is something I haven’t seen before
Axel Le Pennec
@itohan_blessing_eigbadon thanks Itohan for the nice comment. I’m happy you enjoy the app 👍🏻
Blondelle Pai
I'm thankful for this tool that helps plan trips with weather in mind. It seems like a great way to avoid unexpected weather-related issues on the road
Axel Le Pennec
@blondelle_pai 🤩 great to read your thoughts. Thanks for sharing!