Who made this?

This site is a personal project by Antonio Rull, a Product Manager by trade with more than 10 years of experience. The idea comes from productizing the extraction of data from a weather API: looking for a “problem” and finding a “solution”. That is a big part of a Product Manager's job and what I like most about the role. This site has no commercial goal, not even tracking cookies.

When to hang out the laundry is a question I ask myself every time I'm about to put the washing machine on, especially in autumn and winter. I don't only have to check whether it's raining right now, but also whether it will rain in the next few hours. How many times have you been out, it started to rain and your laundry was hanging outside? I'm sure it sounds familiar, unless you have a dryer or hang your clothes somewhere covered and sheltered from the rain.

With a simple algorithm I work out whether it's the best moment to start the washing machine or whether you'd better wait. If, for example, it's raining now, but it will stop in two hours and not rain again for at least four or five days, the site will tell you from when you can hang out your laundry freely. The model doesn't only check whether it's raining now, but also whether it will rain during the time your clothes take to dry. I explain how these calculations work in more detail on this other page.

Write to me at this email if you want to get in touch: info@puedotenderlaropa.com

Credits

• Photos from the Unsplash API.
• Weather data from the Open-Meteo API.
• Detailed forecast icons: Uicons.