Forecasts and product recommendations matter only if they hold up where the activity actually happens. Field Reports compare what My OWL products showed before a trip with the conditions observed on location.
The goal is not to prove a forecast right. It is to understand the difference, learn from it, and make the products more useful.
Capture the location, timing, activity, forecast, and product recommendation before the trip.
Go to the actual place rather than treating a nearby city or generic forecast as the destination.
Record conditions, terrain effects, clouds, wind, temperature, and other details that influence the experience.
Compare forecast and reality, identify useful differences, and feed the lessons back into future product decisions.
New Field Reports appear here automatically from the YouTube playlist, using the published video title and description.
The forecast for Hanging Lake was noticeably cooler than the nearby towns. Would that difference actually be there when I reached the trail? In this Field Report, I compare what I expected with what I actually found—and discover that weather wasn’t the only part of this trip I should have planned for. What did I expect
Watch on YouTube →Conditions can change across terrain, elevation, distance, and time. But the larger point is not simply that forecasts differ—it is that weather only becomes useful when it is connected to the activity and the decision.
Field Reports are one way My OWL Tech™ closes the loop between product design, forecast data, and what happens outdoors.
My OWL consumer products currently support locations within the United States.
