Random storm alert

Update to SW 20.01

I get random storm alerts all the time. I have pretty much stopped paying attention. As far as I can tell the feature just doesn't work as intended.

Soft 19.20  very good  storm alert

Spaceman said:

I am getting random storm alerts when there are no storms to be found.

The feature is designed to alert you when there's a rapid change in pressure based on your settings.  It can alert you of an approaching storm, but a rapid pressure change doesn't guarantee a storm. For example, a rapid increase in pressure can mean better weather with higher winds to follow.  If you leave pressure/time setting to it's default setting, it means a storm may come in within the next 12-24 hrs. 

It's working exactly as intended. I just think they should change the text from "Storm Alert!" to "Barometric pressure trending downwards!"... if they could fit all that on the screen. It would clear up a lot of confusion and frustration.

As anyone with knowledge of how weather forecasting works would know, sudden barometric pressure drop "could" mean a storm is rolling it. But it doesn't mean it will. It doesn't even mean that it probably will. Just that it could.

Likewise, a storm could roll in even without sudden barometric pressure drop. So it's not an exact science. The watch just tells you what it thinks could happen based solely on the barometric pressure trend, and it's up to you whether you want to act on it or not. Or just...look at the actual weather forecast.

I know exactly what storm alert means and how it is supposed to work. I've had Suunto watches with storm alert feature for 6 years before getting Fenix. With Suunto barometric trend and storm alerts worked as intended. With Fenix I get it all the time when driving a car. I guess Fenix isn't smart enough to detect accelerations and decelerations associated with driving in a car and figure out that pressure changes are due to movements (e. g. driving over hills) rather than the actual weather changes. 

silentvoyager said:

Fenix I get it all the time when driving a car. I guess Fenix isn't smart enough to detect accelerations and decelerations associated with driving in a car and figure out that pressure changes are due to movements (e. g. driving over hills) rather than the actual weather changes.

Sounds as if you have a faulty sensor or partial blocked barometer port.  I've never had it trigger while I was driving. 

Sounds as if you have a faulty or partial blocked barometer port.  I've never had it trigger while I was driving. 

No, the barometer port is fine. I pay a close attention to elevation during my runs, and that is recorded perfectly.

You might not recall, but we're both from the same area.  I live in Pierce County. I ski, snowmobile and hunt (not all in the same areas) at White Pass, Crystal Mtn and Mount Baker. I have a cabin just outside Leavenworth I frequent and depending on traffic, I take either Snoqualmie or Stevens Pass to get to and from there. Surely I would see a storm alert driving to these locations if it was normal for the watch to do so.  Mine doesn't which is why I suspect something isn't right with your sensor. 

I was getting them while driving a lot when I was on 20.00, too. Since I updated to 20.01 it stopped. Have you tried 20.01?