How do I decide whether to move an outdoor event because of rain?
Look at the hourly forecast for the exact place and hour, not the daily chance of rain, and decide your cutoff in advance. Rain Check does that check for every plan on your calendar and calls each one fine, iffy or move it, so you only think about the ones that need a decision.
Download Rain Check on the App Store
How the options compare
- Check the daily percentage: Easy, but misleading: a 60% day can be dry at 2pm, and a 20% day can soak the one hour you need.
- Hourly forecast in a weather app: The right data. You need to look it up for each venue and judge it yourself.
- Radar: Best for the next hour or two. Rain Check shows your plans as pins on a US radar you can scrub forward 48 hours.
Where Rain Check fits
Set the cautiousness once: Relaxed, Standard or Cautious. Event planners and coaches usually want Cautious for events with guests; a hike with friends can be Relaxed.
For wedding and event planners, youth sports and market booths, the value is the morning list: every plan today with one word each.
It is a forecast, and forecasts can be wrong. Rain Check tells you what the forecast says for your hour; the decision is still yours.
What it costs
Rain Check is free to download. Today, which covers every event on your calendar today, the radar and severe-weather alerts, is free. Rain Check Plus adds fine, iffy or move it for tomorrow and up to 10 days ahead: $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $59.99 once in the US. Prices from the US App Store, checked 2026-11-03; they vary by region.
Quick answers
What if I need to move it?
Tap Move it. Rain Check finds the best open slot on your calendar and moves the event, with 15 seconds to undo. Or choose Keep and remind.
Does the radar work outside the US?
No. Radar is US only; elsewhere you still get your plans and the hourly forecast.
Are there heads-ups?
It can send a heads-up when a plan turns iffy or worth moving, and severe-weather alerts when you turn them on.
More questions about Rain Check
- Is there an app that warns me if rain will ruin my outdoor plans?
- Which weather app checks the forecast for each event on my calendar?
- Is there a weather app with no account, no ads and no tracking?
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