Don't keep checking — get a Paw Window alert
A Paw Window is a stretch when conditions ease into a better time to walk. We'll email you the moment one opens where you are — and stay quiet when it isn't.
🐾 Paw Check by Wyndo
Is it too hot to walk your dog right now?
A concern-based read for right now — never a green light. Always finish with the hand test.
How the paw check works
Pavement heat, estimated conservatively
Asphalt can run 10–15°C hotter than the air in full sun. Wyndo estimates surface temperature from air temperature and measured sunlight, with a worst-case margin — so a warm, sunny afternoon gets flagged before paws get hurt.
Whole-dog heat, not just the ground
Dogs cool almost only by panting, so humid heat is a heatstroke risk even on grass. That's a separate check from hot pavement, and the read reflects both.
Cold and winter ground too
Severe cold and salted, icy footpaths get their own flags and paw-care notes — the check works year-round, not just in summer.
The hand test is the backstop
Press the back of your hand to the pavement for 7 seconds. If it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for paws. Weather is an estimate — your hand and your dog are the final word.
An informational estimate, not veterinary advice. Wyndo defaults to a healthy-but-vulnerable dog; save a dog profile — a breed pick prefills size and coat, and you add age and health — and the check warns sooner where your dog feels it first. Always do the physical check.