The 7-day forecast in MigraineMe is a risk forecast, not a weather forecast. It tells you how likely a migraine looks for today and the six days ahead, based on the patterns the app has learned about you so far. Sleep, weather, food, cycle, stress and the things you have logged all feed into it.
You do not have to read the forecast every day. It is there if you want it.
Where to find it
- Open MigraineMe.
- Stay on the Home tab. The forecast sits with the big risk gauge.
- You will see a row of seven small gauges: Today, then the next six days labelled with their weekday names ("Mon", "Tue", and so on).
Today's risk is free for everyone. The full 7-day forecast is a premium feature. On the free plan you will see today's gauge only, and tapping the other days offers the upgrade.
What each box shows
For each of the seven days, you will see:
- The day ("Today", then weekday names).
- A small gauge filled in to show that day's predicted risk.
Tap any day to highlight it. The big gauge above updates to show the same day, and the breakdown below shows what is driving the risk for that day.
How accurate is it?
The forecast is best at one or two days ahead, and gets fuzzier further out. It is a hint, not a promise. Many high-risk days pass without a migraine, and many low-risk days bring one anyway. The forecast learns from the data the app has, so it tends to get better the longer you use MigraineMe.
Where the data comes from
- Weather data for the days ahead is provided by Open-Meteo, a free weather data service, using your phone's location. It is refreshed regularly through the day.
- Your own history (sleep, what you logged, cycle, etc.) is combined with the weather forecast to produce the per-day risk.
If you have not given MigraineMe permission to use your location, weather will be missing from the forecast and the numbers will be less informative. The separate guide "Letting MigraineMe use your location for weather" walks you through that.
If the forecast looks empty or flat
- Check your internet. Weather and risk recalculation need wifi or mobile data.
- Give it a few days. If you have only just installed MigraineMe, the app does not have enough of your data yet to forecast usefully.
- Check your plan. On the free plan, only today's gauge is shown.
If you do not want weather mixed in
Weather is one of several inputs to the forecast. You can switch the weather metrics off:
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Data and Notifications.
- Open the Environment section.
- Switch off the weather metrics you do not want collected.
The forecast will still appear, but it will rely on the rest of your data.
A gentle reminder
The forecast is here to help you plan, not to worry you. A high day is a hint, not a sentence. MigraineMe is here to give you the picture, and you decide what to do with it.
