Updates

Features and Quality of Life Updates (July 2026)

• RailtrailWx Pass subscribers now have access to 10 day forecasts in the Hourly Tab for every trail
• Trail-averaged sunrise and sunset times added per day in the Hourly Tab

50% off Coupon

Early Subscribers to RailTrailWx Pass are eligible for a 50% off coupon for their first year when you e-mail feedback before your 7-day free trial ends! Please follow the below steps to receive your discount:

• Sign Up for a Free Pass
• Start the 7-day free trial of RailTrailWx Pass
• Email support@railtrailwx.com with any comments, bug reports, or feature ideas before your trial ends
• After receipt of your e-mail, we'll apply a 50% off coupon for your first year of RailTrailWx Pass

Features and Quality of Life Updates (June 2026)

• National Weather Service thunderstorm coverage forecasts added as an awareness button that activates when storms are expected on a trail during the remainder of today
• Weather variables added to the map view, including temperature, dewpoint, wind speed, precipitation, and cloud cover
• Comfort scores exportable as PNGs for sharing
• Trail selection dropdown improved with search capabilities and optimized for mobile devices
• Creation of personalized custom scores improved with visual mapping of user-defined thresholds to the colors associated with each sub-score
• Opt-in localization of the user added to the map view
• Informational tool-tips added to the forecast view of Comfort Scores and the personalization of Custom Scores
• Right-clicking on the map now opens a context menu with options to either copy the lat-lon coordinates or open Google Maps in a new browser tab, centered at those coordinates.
• FAQ page added with common questions about the product, forecasts, and RailTrailWx Comfort Scores.

Launch - Personal Comfort Scoring Live for PA Rail Trails!

RailTrailWx is now publicly available with microclimate-aware, personalized comfort-score forecasts for 100+ Pennsylvania rail trails.

• Coverage for 100+ Pennsylvania rail trails
• At-a-glance comfort scores for quick decisions, with deep hourly breakdowns for power users
• Microclimate-adjusted forecasts computed every 0.01 mile and delivered for each 0.1 mile trail segment, updated hourly, including direction-aware wind burdens
• Customizable comfort profiles for every activity
• State-of-the-art weather data blended from the ensembles of numerical weather prediction models from NOAA and ECMWF
• Interactive trail maps with comfort score overlays and live NEXRAD radar
• National Weather Service (NWS) alerts scoped to each trail
• Route-specific comfort scoring along trail segments