ForecastBooked

HVAC and plumbing phones ring hardest the week after the first freeze, a heat wave or a big storm. Most shops start marketing after the rush has already begun.

ForecastBooked checks the National Weather Service forecast for your service ZIP codes every 3 hours, up to 84 hours out. When a trigger is coming, it builds a ready-to-edit marketing kit for that event: an email to past customers, an SMS script, a Google Business post and a social caption. Pro adds a 1080x1080 graphic. You see each kit on your shop's private kit page, review it, and send it to your own customers.

Triggers include the season's first freeze (a forecast low at or below 32°F, or an active NWS Freeze Warning), a hard freeze (28°F or below), a heat index of 105°F or more or an NWS Heat Advisory, and NWS Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, Winter Storm, Blizzard and Ice Storm alerts.

Plans are $19, $39 or $79 a month, with a 14-day free trial and a 7-day refund after any charge.

Data: NOAA/NWS. Climate normals: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020. ForecastBooked is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service.