Nobody saw the rain coming. The guests did.
A weather surprise on an outdoor day is not a small thing. It is refunds, apologies, a one-star line about the boat trip that never sailed — and weeks of "what will it be like?" emails you answered with a guess.
The morning it rains
07:12 — departure day- Vineyard lunch is outdoors. Forecast: 24mm of rain.
- Tour leader finds out from the sky, in the van.
- No alternative booked. The venue is now fully committed.
- Three refund requests by lunch. A review by Friday.
Eleven days earlier
Day the trip was confirmed- Forecast for the vineyard day already crosses the rain limit.
- Alert is pinned to the trip the moment it is built.
- Tour leader opens the trip and sees it on day one.
- A wet-weather alternative is chosen with a week to spare.
You set the limits. Tourical watches every day for them.
Rain, wind and heat each get a threshold — once, for your whole catalogue, or tuned per trip. Tourical checks every itinerary day against them and raises an alert on the trip when a day crosses the line. A hiking operator and a city-break operator do not want the same limits, so they are yours to set.
Above this, an outdoor day is flagged.
Boat days and exposed ridges get strict limits.
Walking tours flag when it turns dangerous.
Day 4 — Five villages boat tour
54 km/h gusts exceed your wind limit. The alert is attached to the trip with the forecast snapshot that triggered it, so anyone who opens the trip sees exactly why.
The leader sees it on day one — not on the morning it rains.
An alert is no use buried in an ops inbox. Because it is attached to the trip itself, it travels with the trip — so the person actually running it opens the itinerary and the weather flag is right there, with room to plan a wet-weather alternative while there is still time.
Roma to Venezia
Day 4 and day 5 trade places. The boat operator and the Cinque Terre trail guide are both re-contacted with the new dates.
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Travels with the trip
The alert is part of the trip record, not a notification that scrolls away. Reassign the leader and it goes with them.
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Room to plan
Days of notice means a real alternative — an indoor option, a swapped day — instead of a refund decided in a van.
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Guests are not blindsided
Because the alternative is set early, travellers hear about the change calmly, in advance, not as bad news on the day.
From forecast to tour leader, in five steps.
It runs quietly in the background. There is nothing to check, nothing to refresh — by the time you open a trip, the weather is already on it.
Pull the forecast
A trusted global weather service is checked for every city on the itinerary. The temperature, rain, wind and conditions come back for each day.
Match to the itinerary
Each forecast is tied to the actual day and location in the trip — day 4 in Cinque Terre, not a generic city average. Far-out days use seasonal normals instead.
Check your thresholds
Every day is compared against your rain, wind and heat limits. The check runs on a schedule, so a forecast that shifts is caught on the next pass.
Raise the alert
A day over a limit creates one alert on the trip, with the forecast snapshot that triggered it. One alert per day — it will not pile up or spam your team.
Surface it to the leader
The alert shows on the trip dossier from day one. The leader can plan a wet-weather alternative, and the traveller dossiers stay in sync.
What operators ask first.
Honest answers on range, accuracy and what this does and does not do.
How far ahead can I see a forecast?
A live daily forecast reaches roughly two weeks out. Beyond that, the day shows seasonal climate normals for that location and time of year, so a trip booked months ahead still has a number for every day. Each day is badged so you always know which you are looking at.
What about microclimates and mountain valleys?
The forecast is taken per city on the itinerary, so a coastal day and an inland ridge day get different numbers. It is a model-based forecast, not a sensor on the trail — for a tight mountain valley, treat it as a strong signal and pair it with local knowledge.
Does it automatically re-book the trip?
No, and that is deliberate. Tourical raises the alert and can surface a wet-weather alternative — swap two days, move an activity indoors — but a human applies it. Re-contacting suppliers happens on your say-so, never silently.
Can I set different limits for different trips?
Yes. Set sensible defaults for your whole catalogue, then tune rain, wind and heat per trip where it matters — a kayaking week and a city break should not share the same wind limit.
Will it flood my ops team with alerts?
No. It is one alert per trip day at most. Once a day is flagged it will not re-fire unless the forecast moves materially, and once you have acted on it the alert is resolved.
Where does the weather data come from?
From a trusted global weather service with worldwide coverage. Every alert keeps the forecast it was based on, so you can always see what triggered it.
Stop being blindsided by the weather.
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