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Decide on marquees, terraces and outdoor events with confidence

Guests, staff, stock and structures all depend on the weather. Get a clear verdict for outdoor events, beer gardens and temporary structures, the best hours of the day, and an alert the moment the outlook for your date changes.

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What you can do

  • Decide whether to open the terrace or beer garden, and when
  • Check marquees, gazebos and inflatables against gusts and storms
  • Choose the best day for an outdoor event and get alerted if it changes
  • Plan staffing and stock for outdoor service days ahead

Activities in this pack

Outdoor event (BBQ, party, wedding)

activity=outdoor-event · windows of 4 h or more

Several hours outdoors with guests: dry, warm enough, not too windy, in daylight.

Marquees, gazebos and temporary structures

activity=marquee · windows of 4 h or more

Putting up and keeping up marquees, gazebos, stages and inflatables: gusts first, then storms, heavy rain and snow. Always follow the supplier's wind limits.

Beer gardens, terraces and outdoor dining

activity=outdoor-dining · windows of 3 h or more

Guests eating and drinking outside: warm enough to sit, dry, not too windy; evenings count.

Drone flying

activity=drone-flying · windows of 1 h or more

Short flights in daylight: low wind and gusts, no rain or snow, good visibility, batteries above about 5°C. Always follow local drone rules.

Questions it answers

Which day this week suits our garden party? 
curl -H "X-API-Key: wai_..." "https://api.weatherai.io/v1/best-day?location=Oxford&activity=outdoor-event&days=7"
Is the marquee safe to keep up tonight? 
curl -H "X-API-Key: wai_..." "https://api.weatherai.io/v1/decide?location=Brighton&activity=marquee&when=today"
Should we open the beer garden tomorrow? 
curl -H "X-API-Key: wai_..." "https://api.weatherai.io/v1/decide?location=York&activity=outdoor-dining&when=tomorrow"

Your own limits, alerts and a widget

Custom rule example

Our marquee supplier's limits: gusts at most 50 km/h, wind at most 35 km/h, no thunderstorms, at least 6 hours.

Save it once in your dashboard (or with POST /v1/profiles), then call /v1/decide?profile=prf_…. Any hour that breaks a limit scores 0.

Alerts

Watch a site for the next days. When a day turns from go to no-go (or back) we email you and/or POST a signed webhook to your system.

Checks every 1, 3, 6 or 12 hours are free; each notification costs one call.

Website widget

Put the outlook on your own site, using any activity in this pack or your own custom rule.

One call per refresh, at most 48 a day. How it works

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