Environment Canada has made it a few steps easier from sticking your head outdoors to learn what your weather is: it has gone mobile.

The federal agency launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rainstorm or blizzard is going to hit their backyard.

WeatherCAN is free, can be operated in English or French, and includes Indigenous symbols for northern locations. Push notifications warning of extreme weather are also an option.

The app tracks 10,000 Canadian locations, from the biggest cities to the smallest town in the country.

Key features:

Current conditions, hourly and seven-day forecasts for over 10,000 locations in Canada

Push notifications for all weather alerts issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for your location and saved locations anywhere in Canada

Weather information for your location (following you as you travel) as well as for saved locations

High resolution radar animation on a zoomable map background

A message centre providing weather facts and climate information relevant to the current weather

Today and short-range forecast widget for quick, at-a-glance weather information

Accessible in English and French, and an in-app ability to switch between languages

The app is available for free in the Google Play and Apple stores.

See it here on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JZ2eaQwSqU