# A what should I wear today app that checks the weather

Canonical: http://localhost:3000/use-cases/what-to-wear-today
Updated: 2026-09-24

> Outfello is a what should I wear today app whose daily planner, on paid plans, suggests outfits for today or tomorrow from your own wardrobe. It compares the feels-like temperature, rain and wind in a chosen city with each garment's warmth, coverage and protection. Each suggestion is labelled Checked, Idea or Partial, with any missing garment detail named.

The morning question is rarely "what is fashionable". It is "will I be cold in this by six o'clock, and is it going to rain". A what should I wear today app is only useful if it answers that with your own clothes. Outfello's daily planner, available on paid plans, looks at the forecast for your city and picks from the wardrobe you have imported, checking each garment against the weather rather than guessing from its name.

## Setting it up

The planner needs two things: a location and some garment details.

**Location.** Search for a city or use your current location. Only the position rounded to about a kilometre is sent to the weather service. You can also set the hours you will be outside, so the forecast is read for your actual day rather than the whole 24 hours. Without a location, suggestions still appear, labelled "Weather not checked".

**Garment details.** Each piece can carry the details the planner reads:

| Detail | Values |
| --- | --- |
| Warmth | light, medium, warm |
| Coverage | sleeve length, leg length, open or closed shoes |
| Rain protection | none, resistant, waterproof |
| Wind resistance | recorded per piece |
| Breathability | recorded per piece |
| Availability | available, in laundry, unavailable |

You add or correct these in the piece editor. The more pieces have them, the more suggestions the planner can confirm.

## A worked example: Bratislava

Take Bratislava on a late-autumn morning. You set the city, choose "Smart casual" (or leave the style on Auto) and open Today.

The planner reads the feels-like temperature for the hours you are outside, plus the chance of rain and the wind. If it feels cold, it looks for a jacket recorded as warm, full-length bottoms and closed shoes. If rain is likely, it wants outerwear with recorded rain protection. On a gusty day it prefers a wind-resistant layer, and on a day that warms up it may suggest a layer you can take off.

It then builds combinations around a colour scheme, such as neutral, tonal, analogous or neutral with an accent, and gives the reasons: "Warm outer layer for a cold day", "Neutral colours with clear contrast", "A different top from the last two days".

## Checked, Idea and Partial

Every suggestion carries one of three labels:

- **Checked.** The weather was read and the pieces have the details needed to confirm they suit it.
- **Idea.** A reasonable outfit that could not be fully confirmed. The planner says why, for example "Rain protection not recorded" or "Weather not checked".
- **Partial.** The outfit is missing a part, such as shoes, and says which.

When details are missing, the planner names the pieces to fix, so one evening of filling in warmth and rain protection turns most Ideas into Checked suggestions. On snowy or icy days it will not vouch for anything and tells you to check yourself.

## Recent wear and laundry

When you get dressed, mark the outfit as worn: "Wear today" on a suggestion, or "Mark as worn" on a planned day. That record is what lets the planner avoid repeating the top from the last two days. If you skip it, the planner cannot know what you wore.

Pieces marked as in the laundry or unavailable are left out, and the planner tells you how many are set aside. Mark them available again when they are back in the wardrobe.

## Planning ahead and the calendar

Switch to Tomorrow to see suggestions for the next day and plan one, which saves it for the morning. The outfit calendar shows planned and worn days side by side, and you can plan a day further out; weather-aware suggestions, though, only cover today and tomorrow. If the forecast changes after you saved a plan, the planner flags it. Any suggestion can be opened in the outfit builder to swap a piece.

For planning a full week, see [plan outfits for the week](http://localhost:3000/guides/plan-outfits-for-the-week).

## What it does not do

- It does not work on the free plan. The daily planner and the calendar need a paid plan; see the [pricing page](http://localhost:3000/pricing).
- It does not suggest things to buy. Suggestions come only from your own wardrobe, and when nothing fits the forecast it says so.
- It is not a stylist chat. You pick a style or Auto, and the planner applies its rules.
- It cannot judge snow or ice.

For the underlying rules of layering and fabrics, read [how to dress for the weather](http://localhost:3000/guides/dress-for-the-weather). For the builder and saved looks that the planner draws on, see the [outfit planner](http://localhost:3000/use-cases/outfit-planner) page.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the daily planner available on the free plan?

No. Weather-aware suggestions, planning a day and the outfit calendar are on paid plans only. The outfit builder and saved looks work on every plan.

### What location data is sent to the weather service?

Only your chosen position rounded to about a kilometre. You can pick a city by search or use your current location.

### Why does a suggestion say Idea instead of Checked?

The planner could not confirm everything, for example because the weather was not checked or some pieces have no warmth, rain protection or style recorded. It names the missing detail so you can add it in the piece editor.

### Does it handle snow and ice?

No. On snowy or icy days the planner tells you to check the outfit yourself rather than claiming it is suitable.

### Will it suggest something that is in the wash?

No. Pieces marked as in the laundry or unavailable are skipped until you mark them available again.

### How does it avoid repeating outfits?

It avoids the top you wore in the last two days, based on outfits you have marked as worn. Without that record it has nothing to go on.