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PegCast

Know when to hang the washing out, and when to bring it in.

An iPhone app that reads the hourly forecast for your town and gives you three times for each load. It works in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Coming soon to the App Store

PegCast Home screen for Sunderland, under a blue day sky. Round blue About and Refresh buttons sit at the top. The sky says Hang now. Bring in between 11:30 am and 7:00 pm. Sunshine helps drying. Below, on a white sheet, are three steps. Hang time: Today, 9:00 am. Dry from about: Today, 11:30 am. Bring in before dark: Today, 7:00 pm. Below the steps are a full-width I've hung it out button and the reason Moving air helps drying.PegCast Home screen for Sunderland, under a navy and purple night sky. Round blue About and Refresh buttons sit at the top. The sky says Hang now. Bring in between 11:30 am and 7:00 pm. Sunshine helps drying. Below, on a black sheet, are three steps. Hang time: Today, 9:00 am. Dry from about: Today, 11:30 am. Bring in before dark: Today, 7:00 pm. Below the steps are a full-width I've hung it out button and the reason Moving air helps drying.

Three times for every load

PegCast reads the rain, wind, temperature, humidity, cloud cover and daylight, hour by hour. It also works out how much sun reaches the washing. Then it tells you what to do and when.

Built on drying science. PegCast works out drying time from Apple Weather forecasts and published research on how fabric dries. Weather can change, so keep an eye on the sky.

  1. Hang timeWhen to peg the washing out.
  2. Dry from aboutWhen the washing should be dry.
  3. Bring in before darkThe latest time to bring it in, and why.

What PegCast does

Hang now in one tap

When the advice says Hang now, tap I've hung it out. PegCast saves the load and tells you when to bring it in.

Tells you why

The time to bring the washing in comes with its reason: dark, rain, damp air or strong wind. A small chance of rain only adds a caution, such as “A light shower is possible at 2:00 pm.”

The Load Plan

Plan a load for later. PegCast checks the weather again before you hang it out. While the washing is out, Check again tells you if the time to bring it in has changed.

The Load Plan screen, with a blue card on a white screen. An Everyday Load is on the line in Sunderland. Bring in before dark, today, 7:00 pm. Checked today, 9:00 am. Sunshine helps drying. The card has a Check again button. Below it, PegCast asks once: Want a reminder at 7:00 pm? with Remind me and Not now buttons. Below that are the Remind me at 7:00 pm, Show on Lock Screen and Alert me if the forecast changes switches, all off, and a full-width Brought in button.The Load Plan screen, with a navy card on a black screen. An Everyday Load is on the line in Sunderland. Bring in before dark, today, 7:00 pm. Checked today, 9:00 am. Sunshine helps drying. The card has a Check again button. Below it, PegCast asks once: Want a reminder at 7:00 pm? with Remind me and Not now buttons. Below that are the Remind me at 7:00 pm, Show on Lock Screen and Alert me if the forecast changes switches, all off, and a full-width Brought in button.

Reminders

Turn on a reminder for when to bring the washing in. A load you plan for later can also remind you at its Hang time. PegCast can alert you if the forecast changes. iOS decides when its background checks run, so an alert can arrive hours late.

Widget and Live Activity

See when to bring the washing in on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, without opening the app.

Siri

Say “Check drying advice in PegCast” or “Open my Load Plan in PegCast”.

Drying Outcomes

Keep a record of how each load dried. Export your Drying Outcomes when you like, and choose where they go.

A small Home Screen widget on a blue day sky. It says On the line, before dark, today, 7:00 pm, checked at 10:30 am.A small Home Screen widget on a navy and purple night sky. It says On the line, before dark, today, 7:00 pm, checked at 10:30 am.A Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in light colours. It says bring in before dark, today, 7:00 pm, checked at 10:30 am.A Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in dark colours. It says bring in before dark, today, 7:00 pm, checked at 10:30 am.
On a white background. Three weather charts, from 9 am to after midnight. Drying speed: estimated water lost each hour from 1 square metre of wet fabric. Drying is fastest from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, then slows as the sun gets lower. Its bars end at 5:00 pm, when rain is due, and a dashed line shows no drying after that. A key names the Recommended Window, the hang time at 9:00 am, the drying estimate from 10:30 to 11:30 am, and bring in before rain at 5:00 pm. Rain chance: from 0% to 55%, highest at 6:00 pm. Wind: from 4 mph to 12 mph, strongest at 2:00 pm. A green band along the top of each chart marks the Recommended Window, and a thin strip along the bottom marks the daylight hours.On a black background. Three weather charts, from 9 am to after midnight. Drying speed: estimated water lost each hour from 1 square metre of wet fabric. Drying is fastest from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, then slows as the sun gets lower. Its bars end at 5:00 pm, when rain is due, and a dashed line shows no drying after that. A key names the Recommended Window, the hang time at 9:00 am, the drying estimate from 10:30 to 11:30 am, and bring in before rain at 5:00 pm. Rain chance: from 0% to 55%, highest at 6:00 pm. Wind: from 4 mph to 12 mph, strongest at 2:00 pm. A green band along the top of each chart marks the Recommended Window, and a thin strip along the bottom marks the daylight hours.

The weather chart

Small charts show the drying speed, the chance of rain and the wind for each hour. A green band marks the Recommended Window, lines mark the advice times, and the chart shows the hours of daylight.

Coming soon

PegCast is in its last round of private testing. Then it comes to the App Store for iPhone.

Made by Dean Whittaker

Privacy

The app has no account, no adverts and no tracking. Your plans stay on your iPhone.

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