Built for Shopify fulfillment teams
Stop shipping orders into dangerous temperatures.
WeatherIShip checks the destination forecast against your carrier's transit time and tells you how to pack every order — then writes the answer onto your Shopify order tags.
- Free plan — 25 tagged orders a month
- No card required
- No theme or checkout changes
Open orders
- #104299501 · Anchorage, AK
- #104333139 · Miami, FL
- #104497201 · Portland, OR
- #104559718 · Bozeman, MT
- #104685004 · Phoenix, AZ
Live demo — click to tag these sample orders.
The cost of guessing
Temperature damage doesn't show up until the customer opens the box.
By then you're paying twice — once for the ruined product, once for the replacement — plus the support ticket, the shipping label, and whatever the review costs you.
Chocolate & confections
Arrives as a melted block. Full refund, every time.
Liquids & beverages
Freezes, expands, splits the bottle in the box.
Supplements & actives
Potency degrades silently. You hear about it in reviews.
Live plants
Cold shock in transit. Dead on arrival.
Most merchants decide on insulation by feel — a glance at the weather app, a gut call at the packing bench. That's fine until the week it isn't.
How it works
Three steps, and none of them are yours.
- 01
It reads the route, not just the ZIP
For every open order, WeatherIShip pulls live transit estimates from UPS and USPS to work out where the package actually goes and how long it sits in each place.
- 02
It checks the forecast across the whole window
Then it pulls destination highs and lows for every day the package is in transit — because a 96° afternoon on day two ruins an order just as thoroughly as a hot delivery day.
- 03
It tags the orders that need attention
Anything crossing your thresholds gets a native Shopify tag — Heat Pack Needed, Insulate, Do Not Ship. Your team sees it in the admin they already use.
Route weather — order #1042
Peak temperature along the full transit path, not just at delivery.
- ORIGINColumbus, OHWed74°
- HUBMemphis, TNThu93°
- HUBDallas, TXFri104°
- DELIVERYPhoenix, AZSat112°
Peaks at 112°F in transit — 27° above your ceiling. Hold this order, or upgrade to 2-day to clear it.
No spreadsheets. No manual weather checks. No end-of-day guessing.
The output
Five outcomes. Every order.
However complicated the forecast is, the answer your packing bench gets is one of five tags — written straight onto the Shopify order.
- Safe to Ship
- Insulation needed
- Heat Pack Needed
- Cold Pack Needed
- Do Not Ship
Safe to Ship
Forecast stays inside your limits the whole way.
Insulation needed
Borderline conditions — line the box and it travels fine.
Heat Pack Needed
Cold enough to freeze the contents without a warmer.
Cold Pack Needed
Hot enough to melt or spoil without a cooler.
Do Not Ship
No packing fixes this one. Hold it for a safer window.
And nothing else changes
WeatherIShip only writes tags. Line items, fulfillments and customer data are never touched.
Features
Built around how fulfillment actually runs.
Your thresholds, not ours
Chocolate fails at a different temperature than live plants. Set your own heat and freeze limits, decide which tag fires at which point, and the rules apply to every order automatically.
Temperature thresholds
Rules
- Cold Pack Neededabove 85°F
- Do Not Shipabove 100°F
- Heat Pack Neededbelow 32°F
Know what's shippable this morning
Ship Today splits your open orders into what can go now, what needs protection, and what should wait — so the packing bench has a plan before the first box is taped.
Ship today — Wed, Aug 5
Ship today
34Ship with protection
12Hold
5Runs itself at end of day
Pick a time and a timezone. WeatherIShip checks and tags your open orders every day without anyone opening the app.
Hold until it's safe
When today is too risky, it finds the earliest ship date whose whole journey stays inside your limits — Hold until Thu, Aug 13.
Upgrade suggestions
If your chosen service can't beat the weather, you see the slowest faster service that clears it. Never Next Day when 2nd Day works.
Works with Shopify Flow
A Weather status applied trigger fires per tagged order, so you can wire up your own alerts and workflows.
See what it saved you
The analytics dashboard totals value protected, at-risk orders flagged, and your highest-risk destination ZIPs.
Route Weather
Risk along the lane, not just at the door — hub by hub, on a map, with temps at every stop.
If temperature matters to your product, it belongs in your shipping decision.
WeatherIShip is used by Shopify stores whose margins live and die on what happens inside the truck.
- Chocolate & confections
- Live plants & cuttings
- Supplements & nutraceuticals
- Specialty beverages
- Cosmetics & skincare
- Frozen & refrigerated foods
- Candles & wax goods
- Live aquatics
- Pharmaceutical & clinical
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when the weather makes you.
Every paid plan includes a 14-day free trial, billed through Shopify alongside the rest of your apps. Cancel any time from inside the app.
Free
For the occasional shipper.
- 25 tagged orders per month
- Manual weather checks and tagging
- Custom heat & freeze thresholds
- Safe-ship-window recommendations
- Ship Today view
- Checks up to 25 orders per fetch
Pro
Everything, unlocked.
- No order caps
- End-of-day auto-run
- Analytics and ROI dashboard
- Carrier upgrade suggestions
- Rapid-change warnings
- Route Weather and Shopify Flow
Business
For high-volume fulfillment.
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited volume
- Priority support
- First access to new features
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Pro | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagged orders per month | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Weather checks and packing statuses | Included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Custom heat & freeze thresholds | Included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Safe-ship-window recommendations | Included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Ship Today view | Included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Orders checked per fetch | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| End-of-day auto-run | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Analytics and ROI dashboard | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Carrier upgrade suggestions | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Rapid-change warnings | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Route Weather | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Shopify Flow trigger | Not included in Free | Included in Pro | Included in Business |
| Priority support and first access | Not included in Free | Not included in Pro | Included in Business |
Prices in USD, billed through Shopify. Taxes may apply. Already subscribed before these plans existed? Your current plan keeps its features — nothing changes.
Questions
The things merchants ask before installing.
Does WeatherIShip change my orders?
It only writes tags. When it tags an order it removes the weather and service tags it previously managed, then writes a deduped set — every other tag on the order is preserved. It never edits line items, fulfillments, or customer data.
Which carriers does it check?
UPS Transit Times and the USPS Service Delivery Calculator, queried live per destination ZIP. That gives a real expected delivery window rather than a flat guess, so the forecast it checks is the one your package will actually travel through.
Where does the weather data come from?
OpenWeather's daily forecast, out to 16 days. WeatherIShip reads the highs and lows at the destination across the entire transit window — not just the delivery date — because a package sitting in a 96°F facility on day two is at risk even when delivery day is mild.
Can I set my own temperature thresholds?
Yes, and you should. Chocolate, live plants and supplements all fail at different points, so you define the heat and freeze limits that match your product and decide which tag fires at which point.
Can it run without me opening the app?
On Pro and Business, yes. Pick a time and a timezone and the end-of-day run checks and tags your open orders automatically, so the tags are waiting when your team starts picking. On Free you run the check yourself.
What happens on the free plan when I hit 25 orders?
Tagging pauses for the rest of the calendar month and resumes automatically when it resets. Nothing breaks and no existing orders are altered — you simply stop getting new tags until next month or until you upgrade.
Does it work outside the US?
Not yet. Transit estimates rely on US carrier services, so WeatherIShip covers US destinations only today. International support is on the roadmap.
How long does setup take?
A few minutes. Install from the Shopify App Store, set your thresholds, and run your first check on today's open orders. No code, no theme edits, and no change to your checkout.
Shipping guides
Stop losing shipments to weather.
When to ship, when to wait, and how to protect temperature-sensitive products in transit.
Heat Packs vs. Insulation for Shipping: When to Use Each (and When to Use Both)
A practical guide for plant sellers, reptile breeders, and shrimp keepers on when to use heat packs, insulation, or both — with niche-specific recommendations and a quick-reference decision table.
What Temperature Is Too Cold to Ship Plants? (Full Guide)
A complete guide to safe shipping temperatures for live plants — from the 50°F caution zone to hard hold thresholds, with carrier transit tips and a quick-reference table.
Why Your Live Plant Shipments Are Dying (It's Not the Carrier)
If your live plants keep arriving damaged or dead, the carrier is probably not the problem. Here's what's actually killing your shipments — and how to fix it.
The next heat wave is already on the forecast.
Install WeatherIShip, set your thresholds, and let it flag the orders that shouldn't go out today.
Free plan available · 14-day trial on paid plans · Cancel any time
Questions before you install?
Tell us what you ship and we'll tell you honestly whether WeatherIShip helps.