The rain reminder: never lose a load of washing again

There are few small domestic defeats quite like re-washing a load that was dry an hour ago. The rain reminder exists for exactly one reason: to get the washing in before the weather gets it.

How it works

Once you enable Rain & washing, Home Heads Up watches the hourly forecast for your address during daylight hours. When rain becomes genuinely likely — a real probability and a real amount, not a 10% sprinkle — you get one message:

• Rain likely this afternoon. Bring the washing in before 4 pm.

The time in the message is the first hour rain is expected, so you know how long you’ve got.

What counts as “meaningful rain”?

Two thresholds have to be met at the same time: the probability of rain (60% by default — adjustable) and an actual forecast amount. That combination filters out the classic Queensland afternoon where the radar looks dramatic and two drops land. You can tune the probability threshold in Settings if you’d rather be warned earlier or later.

What it won’t do

• It won’t message you at 11 pm — quiet hours hold it, and by then the washing’s fate is sealed anyway.
• It won’t repeat itself every hour as the forecast updates. One useful warning per day.
• It won’t pretend certainty. Forecasts change; the app’s language stays honest.

Setting it up

1. Add your home address (once, during onboarding).
2. Turn on Rain & washing in Weather heads-ups.
3. Optionally adjust the rain probability threshold.

That’s it. No schedules to build — the weather does the scheduling.

Home Heads Up is a free app for Australian households — no ads, no account. It sends the reminders described here automatically.