Wherecast
Wherecast is a daily geography puzzle where you read a real forecast for one mystery city and guess which capital it is in six tries, using weather, distance and direction clues as the puzzle resets daily.
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Wherecast is a daily geography game that hides one mystery city among 197 world capitals and shows its actual forecast including temperature, rain, wind, humidity and daylight. Use the weather to pick a capital and submit it; the game then gives distance and direction from your guess to the answer and gradually reveals a picture in Normal mode.
You get six guesses to find the correct capital. Each incorrect guess reveals how far and which way to go; extra clues unlock automatically after the second guess without costing turns. A new World Capitals puzzle appears at 00:00 UTC and the same answer is used across all supported languages. The game also offers continent and country variants and an iPhone app.
How to play Wherecast
- Open the World Capitals game and read today’s forecast for the mystery city.
- In Wherecast use the weather details to choose a first capital from the search suggestions, then tap Guess.
- After each wrong guess observe the distance and arrow showing the direction to the answer.
- Use the unlocked clues and the picture that clears with wrong guesses in Normal mode to narrow to the correct capital before six guesses run out.
Tips for Wherecast
- Make your first guess based on temperature, rain and daylight to eliminate broad regions quickly.
- Compare distance and direction arrows from multiple guesses to triangulate the correct area before refining with country or capital names.
- Start typing a country if you do not know a capital and select from the search list to avoid spelling errors.
- Play in Hard mode only if you want the picture hidden; revealing the picture midgame switches the puzzle to Normal mode permanently.
Wherecast FAQ
What is Wherecast?
Wherecast is a daily geography game where the mystery place is one of 197 world capitals and you use the real forecast shown to identify which capital it is; the game provides distance and direction feedback after each guess and reveals a picture gradually in Normal mode.
Is Wherecast free?
Yes, Wherecast is described as a free daily geography game; you can play without an account, though signing in before starting a new puzzle is required if you want to appear on the leaderboard.
How many guesses do you get in Wherecast?
Wherecast gives you six guesses to find the correct capital; each wrong guess reveals distance and direction to the answer and may clear more of the picture in Normal mode while clues unlock after the second guess.
When does the new Wherecast puzzle come out?
A new World Capitals puzzle in Wherecast arrives daily at 00:00 UTC; the same puzzle answer is used across all supported language versions on release.
Can you play past Wherecast puzzles?
Guest players and older games remain in your local history but are not listed on the leaderboard and cannot be restarted; to be ranked on the leaderboard you must start a new puzzle while signed in.
Is there a hard mode in Wherecast?
Yes, Wherecast has a Hard mode that hides the picture until the game ends; if you choose to reveal the picture early the puzzle permanently switches to Normal mode and the reveal does not consume a guess.
Does Wherecast work on mobile devices?
Wherecast supports mobile play and offers an iPhone and iPad app; the web game also works on mobile browsers and you can sign in on those devices to access leaderboards and keep playing.
What do the arrows and unlocked clues mean in Wherecast?
In Wherecast an arrow shown after a wrong guess indicates the cardinal direction from your guess to the answer (for example northeast); additional clues such as hemisphere, continent or letters of the name unlock one at a time after your second guess and do not cost turns.
