Seven must-have smartphone apps this rainy season 

Rainy season is here so before stepping outside your house, make sure you check one of these seven mobile phone applications to know all about weather and traffic in the metropolis.

 

"These apps comes very handy and must-haves this rainy season," Leo Gotfrey Jao, Project NOAH's information officer 3, told GMA News Online on Wednesday in a chance interview during the launch of the Interior and Local Government's "One Safe Future" project. 

 

"This rainy season dapat before bagyo, alam mo na [ang mga impormasyon].  Kung gawin mo pa siya sa panahon ng bagyo kung saan wala na'ng signal, wala na'ng kuryete, wala ka nang magagawa," he pointed out. 

 

 

Project NOAH

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This app provides an array of information about the weather. It offers probability of rain on one's area, weather outlook, and PAGASA's cyclone update. 

 

It also equipped to predict 3-,6-,12-, and 24-hour rainfall possibility.

 

Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) also provides update directly from PAGASA's Twitter feed.

 

 

Arko

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Also built by Project NOAH team, this application is more user-friendly. In one touch, users may know the weather, temperature, pressure, humidity and Philippine Standard Time on their current location. 

 

Flooded areas can easily be avoided using this app because it has a flood hazard map embedded on the application's map. 

 

 

Flood Patrol

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This mobile phone application is very handy during floods because, aside from the flood hazard that it shows, it also provides emergency hot lines and shows inundation history of a certain area. 

 

As a crowd-sourcing tool, users may also report their situation using this app, which is also directed to Project NOAH team.

 

 

Rain Check PH

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This application also gets its information from Project NOAH. However, it interface is more intuitive. 

 

A click will show the current hour's weather forecast plus the "real feel" of the climate together with an hourly chance of rain forecast.

 

 

PAGASA News

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Although this application provides more information and more maps to choose from, it take some time before it loads. 

 

Its interface is also less user-friendly compared to other weather applications. It does not have automatic location service so that you should manually input your area. 

 

 

MMDA

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Users of this application may choose to look at the traffic situation using map and system view. This app is practical and easy to use. 

 

 

 

I M Ready

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What's great about this application is that it is a two-in-one app providing weather and flooding information at the same time. 

 

The weekly weather forecast's data comes from Project NOAH, while its traffic data comes from Waze. If users are not Waze's fans, they may opt to check the traffic situation on the listed major thoroughfares. 

 

— TJD, GMA News