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Weather Intelligence

Access your weather dashboard with current conditions, frost alerts, 5-day forecast, garden tips, growing zone info, and cold-hardy plant recommendations.

📊Weather Dashboard

The Weather tab shows your location, USDA hardiness zone, current temperature, conditions, humidity, wind speed, and UV index at a glance. Your location and zone are displayed in the header (e.g., "Portville, NY - Zone 5b").
  • Current temperature with feels-like
  • Condition icon and description (Partly Cloudy, Rain, Sunny, etc.)
  • Humidity percentage
  • Wind speed in mph
  • UV index
Weather Dashboard - 68F Partly Cloudy, humidity, wind, UV index
Weather Dashboard - 68F Partly Cloudy, humidity, wind, UV index

🥶Frost Risk Alerts

When any day in the 5-day forecast has a low temperature near or below freezing, a red frost alert banner appears at the top of the weather screen. The banner shows which days have frost risk and the expected low temperature for each.
  • Red alert banner with frost risk days and low temps
  • Actionable advice: "Protect tender plants!"
  • Alerts appear automatically based on forecast lows
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Check the frost alert every evening during spring and fall. If frost is expected, bring potted plants indoors, cover tender seedlings, and harvest any ripe produce before nightfall.
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Weather forecasts are estimates. Always check conditions yourself before deciding whether to cover plants or delay planting.
Weather Dashboard - frost risk alert banner showing Tuesday and Wednesday lows
Weather Dashboard - frost risk alert banner showing Tuesday and Wednesday lows

📆5-Day Forecast

Below the current conditions, the 5-day forecast shows each day with a weather icon, high and low temperatures, and precipitation chance. Today's row is highlighted in green.
  • Daily high and low temperatures
  • Precipitation chance percentage with water drop icon
  • Weather condition icon for each day
  • Today's row highlighted for quick reference
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Plan transplanting and spraying around the forecast. Transplants establish best on overcast days. Spray applications need low wind and no rain for 4-6 hours.
Weather Dashboard - 5-day forecast with temps and precipitation
Weather Dashboard - 5-day forecast with temps and precipitation
Weather Dashboard - forecast continued and garden tips below
Weather Dashboard - forecast continued and garden tips below

💡Garden Tips

At the bottom of the forecast, Verdix shows up to 3 context-aware garden tips based on current conditions and the upcoming forecast. Tips change dynamically — they're different on a sunny calm day vs. a cold rainy week.
  • Frost warnings: "Frost is coming — bring potted plants inside and cover tender seedlings tonight."
  • Watering advice: "No rain in the next couple days — good time to water your garden."
  • UV guidance: "UV is high today — best planting hours are early morning or evening."
  • Calm day tips: "Calm and mild conditions — great day to transplant or prune."
Garden Tips - frost warning, watering advice, and UV guidance
Garden Tips - frost warning, watering advice, and UV guidance

🗺️Your Growing Zone

  1. Scroll down past Garden Tips to the "Your Growing Zone" section.
  2. View your USDA Hardiness Zone, auto-detected from your zip code.
    The zone badge shows your zone number (e.g., 5b) with the minimum winter temperature range. Your zip code is displayed so you can verify the detection is correct.
  3. Review your average first and last frost dates.
    The Frost Dates section shows your average last spring frost (e.g., May 10) and average first fall frost (e.g., Oct 5), with countdown showing days away from each date.
  4. Check the Growing Season bar to see your outdoor growing window.
    The green bar shows your growing season length in days (e.g., 148 days) with the date range from last frost to first frost.
  5. Tap "Zone Details — Cold-Hardy Plants" to see plant recommendations for your zone.
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Your USDA zone is based on average annual minimum winter temperature. Zone 5b means your minimum is -15 to -10°F. Plant tags at nurseries show zone ranges — if your zone falls within the range, the plant should survive winter outdoors.
Your Growing Zone - Zone 5b with frost dates May 10 to Oct 5, 148 day growing season
Your Growing Zone - Zone 5b with frost dates May 10 to Oct 5, 148 day growing season
Weather screen with Growing Zone info, Garden Tips, USDA Hardiness Zone 5b, Frost Dates May 10 - Oct 5
Weather screen with Growing Zone info, Garden Tips, USDA Hardiness Zone 5b, Frost Dates May 10 - Oct 5

🌿Cold-Hardy Plant Recommendations

Tap the "Zone Details — Cold-Hardy Plants" button to expand a list of perennials, trees, and shrubs that can survive winter in your zone. Each plant shows its name, type (Fruit Tree, Berry Shrub, Perennial Flower, etc.), and the hardiness zone range it supports.
  • Apple Trees (Zones 3-8)
  • Blueberries (Zones 3-7)
  • Rhubarb and Asparagus (Zones 3-8)
  • Lavender (Zones 5-9)
  • Echinacea, Hostas, Peonies, Daylilies, Black-Eyed Susan
  • Grape Vines (Zones 4-8), Raspberry (Zones 3-9)
  • Sugar Maple, White Pine (Zones 3-8)
  • Sedum / Stonecrop (Zones 3-9)
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When shopping at a nursery, check the plant tag for the hardiness zone range. If your zone number falls within that range, the plant can survive your winters. Plants rated for zones lower than yours are especially tough choices.
Cold-Hardy Plants for Zone 5b - Apple Trees, Blueberries, Rhubarb, Asparagus, Lavender and more
Cold-Hardy Plants for Zone 5b - Apple Trees, Blueberries, Rhubarb, Asparagus, Lavender and more
Cold-Hardy Plants for Zone 5b list - Apple Trees, Blueberries, Rhubarb, Asparagus, Lavender with zone badges
Cold-Hardy Plants for Zone 5b list - Apple Trees, Blueberries, Rhubarb, Asparagus, Lavender with zone badges
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