Track rainfall without installing a weather station
Precip is a virtual rain gauge: measured rain and snow at every field or job site you pin, in an app you can actually use.
No hardware
Get rainfall amounts at any site
Save each field, job site, or property. Precip estimates how much rain and snow fell there from radar. No gauges to install, read, dump, or maintain. Every rain day recorded for you.
- 1Drop a pin on each site — search, or use the map crosshair if it has no address.
- 2Read measured hourly, daily, and storm totals at that location.
- 3Turn on threshold alerts, or share the same sites with a team in Precip for professionals.
60% more accurate than a NOAA forecast as history
A physical gauge only sees the water that lands in a small opening. Wind, splash, evaporation, and a tree overhead all distort it. Precip maps the cell from radar plus ground truth, then keeps improving the total as more gauge reports arrive.
Watch many sites without a gauge on each one
You can't afford to put hardware on every field, job site, and rental property. Pin each location in Precip instead. Teams that need shared sites, exports, and routed alerts use Precip for professionals.
Frequently asked questions
How can I get hyperlocal rainfall data without installing a weather station?
Use Precip as a virtual rain gauge. Drop a pin on each field or job site — even if it has no address — and Precip measures rain and snow at that spot from radar and quality-controlled gauges.
What is a virtual rain gauge?
A virtual rain gauge estimates how much rain fell at a latitude and longitude using radar, satellite, and quality-controlled ground gauges. Precip puts that number in an app, with history and alerts, instead of a gauge out in the yard that needs to be dumped.
How do I track rainfall for multiple farm locations without physical rain gauges?
Save each field as a location in Precip. You get measured totals, last-rain timing, and optional threshold alerts per site — no hardware on every field. Teams that need shared sites and exports use Precip for professionals.
Is a virtual rain gauge as accurate as a physical gauge?
Physical gauges have their own errors: wind undercatch, splash, evaporation, and placement. Precip is validated against gauge networks and is 60% more accurate than using a NOAA HRRR forecast as history. No estimate is perfect; Precip documents how the data is made.
How is Precip different from other rain gauge apps?
Precip runs its own observation product that, in internal benchmarks, beats the free NOAA MRMS mosaic that apps like RainDrop republish — especially in low-radar-quality areas and in real time. Precip also blends rain, snow, and mixed precipitation into one map layer, shows snow depth, and adds soil, ponding, a web app, and professional/API features. See Precip vs RainDrop.
Do I need to pay for a virtual rain gauge in Precip?
Precip’s free tier includes a custom saved location, recent totals, and current-month history. Solo plans start at $24.99 per year for more locations, full history, and premium layers.
See how much rain fell at your spots
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