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Letting you know when the conditions are just right to fly your kite!

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About When to Kite

About When to Kite

How When to Kite works...

When to Kite, with your permission, gets your latitude and longitude and makes an API call to OpenWeather.org

This returns an array of local weather conditions that When to Kite then uses to make a calculated Kite Call which lets you know if the conditions are right to fly your kite.

Note; your location information is not saved to a cookie but rather uses your browsers local storage so When to Kite does not know or retain any data on your location. For more information, visit our Legal Stuff link in the footer.

The Kite Call

The Kite Call is a formulation that takes into account the various weather conditions and displays a message letting you know if it would be a good time to fly your kite.

Although the Kite Call is ultimately all you need to know, the other conditions may also influence your decision to fly (ie. it's too cold out!) so those factors are displayed as well.

There are four levels to the display of the conditions. These are easily identified using colors and symbols.
The weather condition displays are as follows...

  • GOOD:
  • OK:
  • BAD:
  • UGLY:

What is When To Kite?

When to kite was a concept born out of neccessity.

While I'm not a super avid kitist (is that the right word?) per se but I have a nice kite that I like to get out when the conditions are right.

And that was the problem, it wouldn't even cross my mind about when the conditions were right.

So I thought I would take my website development skills and apply them to just that problem... and WhenToKite.com was born!

The Future of When to Kite

There are a lot of plans moving forward for When to Kite!

Below will be a list of ideas for features we are working towards here on When to Kite. Some of them are perhaps just dreams right now we hope together with our visitors, we can make them a reality.

  • Translated to your language
  • Pilot Log - simple log of when you flew
  • Flight Plan - check ahead for days to fly
  • Notifications
  • Check different location
  • Where to Kite - best kiting locations
 

Welcome to When to Kite!

We've all been there: you want to go outside and fly your kite, but not sure if the the wind is just right for kiting.

Fortunately, we've got you covered with our custom calculation based on the weather now and forecasted that gives you the best verdict on flying your kite.

To get started, we need to check your geographical location first...

Privacy note; We don't save your location, it is only available on your device. No cookies used either!

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