Construction · Concreting
Prepare the weather questions before the pour.
Use the forecast to prepare for a conversation with the supplier and the person responsible for placement. A general weather app cannot approve a mix or a pour.
Build a weather brief for the whole operation
- Identify the placement location and planned delivery, placement and finishing times.
- Review hourly weather over the operation and the protection period specified for the job.
- Record forecast rain timing, air temperature, humidity and wind, with the source time.
- Confirm how actual concrete temperature and local site conditions will be measured.
Why air temperature is not enough
Queensland TMR’s concrete specification considers air temperature, relative humidity, concrete temperature and wind when assessing evaporation. It also addresses protection from rain. That specification applies to the work governed by it; use your project’s applicable specification and supplier instructions.
Atmosphr has no concrete-temperature sensor or mix data. It cannot calculate a reliable project-specific evaporation rate from the daily maximum alone, and it does not label a forecast as “safe to pour”.
Questions to resolve before booking
Which forecast source and site measurements will be used? What conditions trigger a review? Who makes the decision? What protection is available, and how long must it remain effective? Write the answers into the job’s plan rather than treating a green weather icon as acceptance.
Use the construction planning checklist to capture the review, and the rain guide to separate forecast timing from a daily total.