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Should I ride the motorcycle today?

Problem

Should I ride today? Or will I get stuck in bad weather?

Solution

an immediate yes or no decision to ride with weather details

Rider questions

  • Should I ride or drive?
  • Will it rain?
  • Be too windy?
  • Too hot or cold?
  • Is it safe?
  • Am I confident in the weather, given my skills?
  • Will I be OK at the beginning and end of the day?
  • Start and end of the route?

Rider wants

  • I want an immediate yes or no
  • I want to see some basic info too
  • I want to dig into more details if needed

User Story

As a new motorcycle rider, I want a quick yes or no if I should ride, so I can stay safe in the current weather, given my skill level, and not get caught in the rain.

Default ride if algorithm

  • precip < 25%
  • current precip = no
  • temp < 100
  • temp > 40
  • wind < 12
  • gust < 20
  • night = no

Weather Underground examples

http://api.wunderground.com/api/WUNDERGROUNDAPIKEY/geolookup/conditions/q/ZIPCODE.json
http://api.wunderground.com/api/WUNDERGROUNDAPIKEY/geolookup/forecast/q/ZIPCODE.json
http://api.wunderground.com/api/WUNDERGROUNDAPIKEY/geolookup/forecast10day/q/ZIPCODE.json
http://api.wunderground.com/api/WUNDERGROUNDAPIKEY/geolookup/hourly/q/ZIPCODE.json
http://api.wunderground.com/api/WUNDERGROUNDAPIKEY/geolookup/astronomy/q/ZIPCODE.json

Get a Weather Underground API Key here

http://api.wunderground.com/weather/api/d/pricing.html