Peak WX
features:
location search by name, zip, airport code, or lat,lon
recent locations, permalink urls (?q= short), geolocation
recent list: type to filter, remove single / clear all, re-shows METAR/TAF for saved airports
forecast current + daily periods, expandable hourly detail
mountain base/peak temps (lapse-rate estimate, ±300m from station elev), snow depth, icy-conditions flag
sub-freezing temps highlighted
freezing level FZLVL
aviation raw + decoded METAR/TAF by ICAO/IATA
3-letter codes auto-tried as K-prefixed US ICAO; falls back to aviationweather.gov link if no raw report
alerts live NWS alerts, winter hazards flagged distinctly
self-computed overnight frost/freeze
trackers cold - coldest US + world spots (400+ locations, US + world)
snow - ski area current conditions & 7-day forecast (549 top areas)
snow: near me - sort/filter by distance via geolocation
units F/C toggle (persisted), switches wind/precip units + date format
auto light/dark theme
text mode plaintext view, curl/lynx friendly, ?format=text urls
copy link / copy plaintext summary
offline cached results with per-type TTLs, stale fallback, force refresh
batched + rate-limited tracker requests
header live clock, updates every 30s
shortcuts:
/ search location
f F units (°F, mph, in)
c C units (°C, km/h, mm, cm)
k cold tracker - coldest spots US + world
s snow tracker (now / 7-day)
r force refresh - purge cache, reload fresh
t toggle text mode (pre block, curl friendly)
h toggle this help
esc close tracker / help / unfocus
sources: National Weather Service (weather.gov) / Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com) / Aviation Weather (aviationweather.gov)
cache: location 3h, cold 3h, snow now 6h, 7-day 12h
text mode - preformatted, copy/paste friendly
recent
decode metar/taf
region:
/ = search · f/c = units · k = cold · s = snow · r = refresh · t = text · ? = help · esc close