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Weather and joint or back pain

Old injuries, sore backs and stiff joints often speak up in damp, cold weather. Feelcaster tracks the changes where you are and alerts you early.

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What Feelcaster watches for joint and back pain

Strongest first. You choose which triggers apply to you in the app.

  1. Damp, humid air

    Heavy, humid air, worse when it is windy. Starts to count at: Humidity above 70%.

  2. Pressure swings

    Air pressure rising or falling fast, usually around a passing front or storm. Starts to count at: A swing of about 6 hPa within 3 hours, or a clear shift from the day before.

  3. Cold

    Cold air, wind chill and fast drops in temperature. Starts to count at: A feels-like temperature below 50°F, or a drop of 8°F or more within 4 hours.

One thing to do on those days

Keep a warm layer handy and start the day with a gentle warm-up when a cold front moves in.

Feelcaster forecast screen for someone watching for joint and back pain

Joint and back pain: questions people ask

Can Feelcaster help with an old injury?

It can tell you when the weather that tends to bother it is on the way. Choose Old injury or surgery site in the app, then log how it feels so the pattern shows up in your Report.

How much warning will I get?

A Feelcast Warning means a rough stretch is likely within the next 12 hours. A Feelcast Watch means one is possible within the next 2 days. Quiet hours, 10 PM to 7 AM, hold both back.

Know before the weather does.

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