How It Works:
The purpose of Rain Escape is to quickly and easily provide users with locations where it will not rain during a given period of time.
It works by obtaining the weather forecast in 3hr increments for all zip codes within the selected radius for the # of days chosen. Day 1 begins at midnight tonight.
When determining if it will rain in each of the zip codes being checked, the program searches the weather forecast for two key measurements:
1. Will the 'Chance of Precipitation' reach 30% or more, and
2. Does the 'Rainfall Volume' meet or exceed 1.5mm during any 3-hour time increment.
If BOTH of these two factors are true then the location is NOT included in the list of results. All other locations
are included, and the user can confidently travel there and expect to stay dry.
Please Note: The map is less accurate than the list of locations. The map uses 3 digit zip-codes instead of 5 digit. 3 digit zip-codes cover a larger area than 5 digit. If a 5 digit zip code is a rain-free location then the entire 3 digit zip code area it resides within will appear on the map. So be sure to check that a location you wish to visit is on the location list before traveling.
Rain Escape v1.0 Developed by Brian Stamile 2022
Reasoning Behind the Methodology
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