LightCast · Outdoor Photography

Best Outdoor Photography Weather App

Six photography-specific weather tools in one app. Sunset scoring, night sky forecasts, drone flight conditions, fog prediction, cloud conditions, and camera calculators.

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Photography-specific forecasts

Built for Photographers, Not Commuters

Standard weather apps are designed to answer: do I need an umbrella? LightCast is designed to answer: is tonight worth going outside with a camera? Every tool translates forecast data into a photography-specific score for the shoot type that matters to you.

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GoldCast — Sunset and Golden Hour

Cloud altitude, horizon clarity, and humidity scored into a sunset quality number. Exact golden hour timing. Push alerts when tonight looks exceptional.

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StarCast — Night Sky and Astrophotography

Moon phase, Bortle class, transparency, and cloud cover scored together. Dark window timing. Push alerts when conditions meet your threshold.

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DroneCast — Drone Flight Conditions

Wind, gusts, precipitation, visibility, and temperature scored into a single flyable/caution/ground verdict. Built for consumer drone pilots.

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FogCast and CloudCast — Specialist Tools

FogCast scores fog formation probability and burn-off timing. CloudCast separates cloud by altitude layer for cloud and landscape photographers. Both app-exclusive.

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GoldCast and StarCast Push Alerts

Set your location and score threshold once for each tool. GoldCast alerts you when an exceptional golden hour is forecast. StarCast alerts you when night sky conditions meet your threshold. Both exclusive to the iOS app.

Common Questions

What is the best outdoor photography weather app?

LightCast. Six tools: GoldCast (sunset), StarCast (night sky), DroneCast (drone flight), CloudCast (cloud conditions), FogCast (fog prediction), and TriCast (camera calculators). Free on web, $2.99/month for iOS after a 7-day free trial.

Is LightCast free?

Web versions of GoldCast, StarCast, DroneCast, and TriCast are free. iOS app: 7-day free trial then $2.99/month. Push alerts, saved locations, FogCast, and CloudCast are iOS-only.

Does LightCast work worldwide?

Yes, for any location worldwide. Save multiple locations to monitor home base and planned shoot sites simultaneously.

What makes LightCast different from a weather app?

Regular weather apps show temperature and a cloud cover percentage. LightCast translates forecast data into photography-specific scores — sunset quality, night sky conditions, and flight readiness — built around what outdoor photographers actually need to know.

Does LightCast send push notifications?

Yes — GoldCast and StarCast send push notifications when conditions at your saved location exceed your score threshold. Exclusive to the iOS app.

Six photography weather tools. One app.

Sunset · Night sky · Drone · Fog · Cloud · Camera calculators
Push notifications · Saved locations · 7-day free trial

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