Good time
Mild, dry and calm for the next few hours. No material concern in the forecast.
Doppler: “Clear on the radar. Off you trot.”
Isobark · weather-aware dog walks
Is now a good time to walk?
Your weather app forecasts for people. Isobark reads the same data for your dog: their size, their age, their coat, and the hours you actually walk. You get one of four plain answers, and the reason for it.
Get IsobarkAvailable now for iPhone. Android beta testing is coming soon.
The problem
The 7am squint at the sky
You know the routine. Lead in one hand, phone in the other. The app says 21°, but 21° on its own tells you nothing. Is it humid enough that panting stops working? Is the pavement already hotter than the air? Does the rain arrive at nine or at eleven?
So you guess. A guess costs you both ways. You head out on an hour that deserved more care, or you skip a walk that was fine all along and carry the guilt around the kitchen instead of the park.
Who's making this call
I'm Beckie. I have a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science, Behavioural Studies, and a dog who does not care what any app says.
Isobark applies the same reasoning I use on my own walks: heat and humidity together, not heat alone. Pavement in sun, not just air in shade. A senior flat-faced dog and a young greyhound reading the same 24° very differently.
Nothing in the app is guessed. Everything it tells you, it shows the reason for.
The four answers
Four answers, never a maybe.
Whatever the sky is doing, Isobark lands on exactly one of these, with the reason underneath in plain English. No score out of ten to work out. No amber blob to decode.
Every status shows as an icon and words, so it reads clearly whoever's looking.
Take care
Warm and humid. Panting cools your dog less well in conditions like these, and sun can heat pavements well above the air temperature.
Beaufort: “Shady side of the street today, I think.”
Choose another time
Heavy rain is likely this hour. A better window is forecast soon, and the suggested time is the calmer option.
Isobark shows the next 24 hours so you can pick your own window. It won't tell you not to walk. It'll tell you when.
Avoid outdoor exercise
Severe conditions/thunderstorms are forecast for your area. Keep garden toilet breaks brief and choose indoor games instead.
Inside the app
One screen answers the question. The rest is there for the days you want more.
- Home: today's answer, the reason, and the better windows ranked. Most days, this is the whole visit: open, glance, lead on.
- Today: the next 24 hours, hour by hour, each with its own status. For planning the evening walk over morning coffee.
- Profile: the dog, your settings, the safety guide, and privacy, all in one place. Nothing buried.
And if the forecast data is stale or missing? Isobark says so and holds its answer, rather than dressing up a guess. You'll always see when it was last updated, and where it came from.
Hebden Bridge
Updated 09:35
Good time
Doppler: “Clear on the radar. Off you trot.”
- Now
- 14°C
- Feels like
- 13°C
- Humidity
- 62%
- Wind
- 9 km/h
Forecast source: OpenWeather
Better windows
1
17:00–18:00
✓ Good time · feels 13°C
2
19:00–20:00
✓ Good time · feels 11°C
Home
Today
Profile
How it works
Set it up once. Check it in three seconds.
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1
Tell Isobark about your dog
Two minutes, once. Size, age, coat, a flat-faced flag if it applies, how they feel about rain, and the hours you actually walk. After that every forecast is read for your dog, because 24° is a different day for a greyhound puppy than for a senior pug.
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2
Pick your patch
Type a town or tap the location button. That's the only thing that ever leaves your phone. No location history requested, none stored.
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3
Get your answer
The status now, the reason behind it, and the calmer hours ranked across the next 24. The forecast source and its age stay on screen.
What leaves your phone: the location you typed. That's the entire list.
Your dog's details stay on the device. No advertising cookies, no behavioural analytics, no account needed.
Before you go
One thing we'll always ask you to do yourself:
Place the back of your hand on the pavement for five seconds. If it is too hot to hold comfortably, choose grass, a cooler time, or an indoor activity.
Questions
Straight answers
Does Isobark tell me it's safe to walk?
No, and we'd gently distrust any app that says yes. A forecast is an estimate, conditions change fast, and no app can see your street or your dog. Isobark gives you the forecast-based answer and the reasoning behind it, so the decision that stays with you is an informed one.
Do I need an account?
No. Everything works with the profile held on your device. Sign-in exists for exactly one reason: so a profile can follow you to a second device, and for nothing else.
Who's behind Isobark?
A dog owner in Liverpool with a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science (Behavioural Studies) and a firm view that an app should say “I don't know” when it doesn't. Isobark is built from published forecast data, the dog in front of you, and plain reasoning you can always see.
Is my dog's data shared?
Only your chosen location goes to the weather provider, and that's the whole export. Your dog's details never leave your device in a forecast request, and there are no advertising cookies and no behavioural analytics. The forecast itself comes from OpenWeather, named on screen next to the time the data was last updated.
When does it launch?
Isobark is available now on iPhone. Android beta testing is next — sign up below and we'll email when places open.
What will it cost?
Free on Android. Check the App Store for iPhone pricing and availability.
If your dog shows signs of distress or illness, stop and contact a vet or emergency service.
The dogs
Meet the forecast team: Doppler and Beaufort.
One's keen, one's seen it all — and between them they set the tone of your day. Doppler brings the good news. Beaufort handles the gentle cautions, because a caution lands better from someone calm.
Doppler
Young, keen, and hopelessly weather-obsessed. He watches the charts so you don't have to, and fronts the clear hours with the occasional bit of wordplay.
“Clear on the radar. Off you trot.”
Beaufort
Senior, shaggy, unhurried. He's seen every kind of sky and been impressed by none of them. He takes the take-care days and keeps the advice practical.
“Shady side of the street today, I think.”
And when the weather turns properly serious, both dogs step back into the artwork. Serious advice arrives in the app's own plain voice. A warning should look like a warning, and a cartoon dog never delivers one.
Get Isobark for your next walk
Isobark is ready for iPhone. Android users can sign up for beta testing and we'll be in touch when places open.
Android beta testing
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