OpenAir Atlantic Launches Free Outdoor Conditions Tool for Prince Edward Island

Growing up in the Bahamas, Jared Whyms had a lifelong familiarity with warm water, open skies, and weather that was easy to read. When he moved to Prince Edward Island in 2021, he discovered something unexpected: a place just as tied to its outdoor landscape, but with conditions that were far harder to track. Tides, beach water quality, trail walkability, radar — the information existed, scattered across a half-dozen government websites. Nobody had put it together in one place. So he did.

The result is OpenAir Atlantic, a free web tool now available at openairatlantic.com, built specifically for PEI residents and visitors who want a real-time read on what is happening outside. No account required, no app to download, no cost. Just open the page and go.

The tool draws data exclusively from open government sources — Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the open-source Open-Meteo platform — the same authoritative data Islanders already rely on, presented in one convenient, community-focused page. The service carries no advertising and collects no personal user data.

“Coming from the Bahamas, I understood immediately what it means to live your life around the water and the weather. PEI has that same relationship with the outdoors — it's just that the conditions change a lot faster here. I wanted to build something that made it easier for anyone on the Island, whether they've been here their whole life or just arrived, to step outside with confidence.”

— Jared Whyms, Founder, OpenAir Atlantic

Prince Edward Island draws roughly 1.5 million visitors each year, many of them drawn specifically to its beaches, coastline, and rural landscape. OpenAir Atlantic is designed to serve that audience alongside year-round residents — providing the same live, reliable conditions information whether someone is planning their first visit to a red-sand beach or deciding whether to take their regular morning walk.

Coverage is expanding across PEI communities, with each location receiving its own dedicated conditions page at no cost. For municipalities, tourism organizations, and local websites that want to surface live conditions directly, a free embeddable widget is also available — one line of HTML, no API key, no subscription, three sizes for different layouts.

PEI is the first province to receive dedicated OpenAir Atlantic coverage. Additional Atlantic Canadian communities are planned to follow, as part of a broader mission to make reliable outdoor conditions freely accessible to everyone in the region.

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