
Pascal Barometer
Weather
Free · In‑App Purchases
Pascal is a precision barometric pressure monitor designed for people who experience weather-related migraines, headaches, or simply want to track atmospheric conditions with scientific accuracy.
**WHY PRESSURE MATTERS**
Rapid changes in atmospheric pressure are a known migraine trigger for millions of people. A drop of just 5 hPa over 24 hours can be enough to cause symptoms. Pascal gives you the data to see these changes coming.
**WHAT MAKES PASCAL DIFFERENT**
Most barometer apps show you a number. Pascal shows you the trend—what matters is not the current pressure, but how it's changing.
• 12-hour interactive chart with pan and zoom
• Real-time 3-hour and 6-hour delta indicators
• Smart calibration that filters out elevation changes
• Clean, minimal interface inspired by aerospace telemetry
**HYBRID CALIBRATION SYSTEM**
Here's the problem: climbing two flights of stairs changes pressure by the same amount as a significant weather event. Pascal solves this with a two-layer calibration system:
Layer 1: Movement compensation using your device's altimeter to filter out stairs, elevators, and hills
Layer 2: GPS altitude calibration for accurate sea-level pressure
The result: you see weather changes, not your morning commute.
**FEATURES**
• Real-time pressure monitoring with 12-hour trends
• Interactive chart with pinch-to-zoom and pan gestures
• Home screen widgets (small, medium, large)
• Apple Watch app with complications
• Background sampling every 15-30 minutes
• Multiple units: hPa, mbar, inHg, mmHg, kPa, atm
• Data export to CSV
• No account required, no data collection
**PRIVACY FIRST**
All data stays on your device. We use GPS altitude for calibration—your location coordinates are never stored or transmitted. See our privacy policy for details.
**TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS**
• Sensor: Bosch BMP280 barometer (built into iPhone/Apple Watch)
• Resolution: ~0.18 Pa (1.5 cm altitude equivalent)
• Accuracy: ±1 hPa
• Data retention: 48 hours rolling
Built with care in Northern Ireland.
### Added
- **On-Device Machine Learning**: Personalized weather predictions that learn automatically
- **Instant Bootstrapping**: Uses existing pressure history to personalize immediately
- **Adaptive Forecasting**: Combines 110-year-old Zambretti algorithm with modern ML
- **Overnight Sampling**: Charging-aware background scheduling for better overnight coverage
- **Diurnal Correction**: Removes natural daily pressure cycle for more accurate trend detection
- **Storm Alerts**: Push notifications for rapid pressure drops and storm conditions
- **Live Activities**: Dynamic Island and Lock Screen pressure display (iOS 16.1+)
- **Flight Mode**: Cabin pressure tracking with altitude estimation
### Fixed
- Background processing tasks now run properly overnight when charging
### How ML Works
Pascal learns your local weather patterns automatically — no user action required:
1. **Instant bootstrap** — Seeds model with Zambretti archetypes on first launch
2. **History training** — Walks through existing pressure data to create observations
3. **Auto-evaluation** — After 6 hours, Pascal checks what actually happened
4. **Kernel likelihood** — Similar past conditions inform future predictions
**Result:** If you have a week of pressure history, Pascal is personalized immediately. New users reach personalization after ~25 auto-evaluated predictions.
All learning happens silently in the background. No feedback buttons needed.
The developer, CHRISTOPHER JOHN DILLON, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN DILLON
- Size
- 4.1 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 11.0 or later.
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Unlock Widgets $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Christopher Dillon