Author Topic: Accurate weather forecast sites? (Read 5196 times)

Perd Hapley · « **on:** March 19, 2010, 05:53:53 PM »

Can anyone recommend web sites that do a good job of predicting the weather? I usually use the NWS web site, which I think is fairly reliable.

Everyone's predicting snow this weekend. Don't think it will happen, but I'd like to see some forecasts.

esheato · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2010, 06:54:26 PM »

I use wunderground.com. Seems to work well.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:02:09 PM »

Thanks. But I'm interested in the weather on the surface.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2010, 07:10:08 PM »

Actually, that's shorthand for Weather Underground. Bernadine Dorne runs the site.

sanglant · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2010, 08:18:30 PM »

have you tried,

or

.

edit: firefox required, although i have the same thing in ie, i just don't remember how i added it.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2010, 11:18:03 PM »

Quote from: Monkeyleg on March 19, 2010, 07:10:08 PM

Actually, that's shorthand for Weather Underground. Bernadine Dorne runs the site.

I knew there was something funny about that esheato guy.

Mrs. Inor · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2010, 12:39:09 AM »

I'm in the Twin Cities MN area and use a local site - WeatherBug. It was actually started by a local high school and picked up by a local t.v. station. I would suggest looking at your local t.v. stations and if their weather people have a site. I wasn't a forecaster in the Air Force but I did learn enough there to be able to find a local source for good weather info. Just a thought.

Nick1911 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2010, 12:43:46 AM »

Quote from: sanglant on March 19, 2010, 08:18:30 PM

have you tried, or .

edit: firefox required, although i have the same thing in ie, i just don't remember how i added it.

Huh. I didn't know until right now that we could add URL's to images.

I use weather.com, although it's totally full of flash crap. Which I've ranted about before.

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2010, 02:10:27 AM »

Quote from: Nick1911 on March 20, 2010, 12:43:46 AM

Huh. I didn't know until right now that we could add URL's to images.

I use weather.com, although it's totally full of flash crap. Which I've ranted about before.

I hadn't even thought about him doing that. He did that previous thread and I had to restrain myself from posting a WTlikesuchastropicallocationsHeck are you talking about?!?

I'm feeling as though he's been picking on me in particular (it's kinda easy some times

)

Just to keep this on topic, the words "accurate" and "weather forecast" just don't look right together.

Someone had to do it.

KD5NRH · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2010, 04:45:45 AM »

For short term, stick your head outside. It will probably continue doing something similar to whatever it's doing for a few minutes.

For longer term, the forecasts start getting unreliable.

I'm thinking, for better reliability, I may start a time forecasting service. In the meantime, I'm still working on a "Best of WWV" compilation album.

BobR · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:39:45 AM »

I use the NOAA site, which is as accurate as most. Which means it is hit or miss.

www.noaa.gov

bob

Fly320s · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2010, 08:35:04 AM »

For work, I use WSI Weather Brief, but I think that is a subscription-required service. Besides, they mainly produce aviation oriented weather charts.

I also like AccuWeather, and NOAA.

stevelyn · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2010, 08:43:51 AM »

I always use the NOAA site. If you take the marine and public forecasts and multiply by 2, factor in the aviation forecast and add 12 hours you'll be right on the money.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2010, 08:49:42 AM »

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Its who I use mostly. Forcasts get updated regularly, even during an event

I watch the site like a hawk when I'm planning an outing on the boat.

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2010, 09:16:50 AM »

i keep this bookmarked
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/forecasts/zone/pa/paz019.txt
it loads in a moment.

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2010, 10:22:13 AM »

my father the retired noaa meteorologist has a fal proof method when i call him for weather info. he says hang on and checks his weather rock. if rock is wet its raining if its got snow on it its snowing etc.
i come by being a smartass honestly

Tallpine · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2010, 11:08:50 AM »

The NOAA website has a place you can put in your lat-lon and get a forecast supposedly for your own back yard.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2010, 11:14:54 AM »

Huh. So most everybody recommends the NOAA/NWS site I've been using forever. I will try the Firefox extensions, though.

Thanks.

sanglant · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2010, 02:45:22 PM »

Quote from: Sergeant Bob on March 20, 2010, 02:10:27 AM

I hadn't even thought about him doing that. He did that previous thread and I had to restrain myself from posting a WTlikesuchastropicallocationsHeck are you talking about?!?

I'm feeling as though he's been picking on me in particular (it's kinda easy some times )

Just to keep this on topic, the words "accurate" and "weather forecast" just don't look right together.

Someone had to do it.

if that was me you thought was taunting you, sorry about that. it's a habit from a now defunct board.

i just think it makes the text look nicer.

(the forum is still there but they went ban the conservative happy, and i have no use for a gay promotion movie forum

so i moved to greener lawns. http://www.hometheaterspot.com/ and http://www.avsforum.com/ {and now you know why i stick 'em in smileys

})

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2010, 05:49:21 PM »

Quote from: fistful on March 20, 2010, 11:14:54 AM

Huh. So most everybody recommends the NOAA/NWS site I've been using forever. I will try the Firefox extensions, though.

Thanks.

I have the Accuweather ext. for FF and am not impressed. Not very accurate and pretty slow on results.

I am now trying the "Pro Weather" desktop gadget for Windows 7 and so far it's pretty slick, as well as responsive.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2010, 05:58:48 PM »

I have the Dashboard feature in the dock on the Safari browser on my Mac, but it only shows the temperature for Chicago.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2010, 06:05:37 PM »

Quote from: fistful on March 19, 2010, 05:53:53 PM

Can anyone recommend web sites that do a good job of predicting the weather? I usually use the NWS web site, which I think is fairly reliable.

Everyone's predicting snow this weekend. Don't think it will happen, but I'd like to see some forecasts.

I'm predicting snow for today in Oklahoma. It was 70 here yesterday though.
Of course making that forecast at this time of day is pretty easy since we have 4-5" on the ground already and it is still piling up.

For general weather I check both weather.com and weatherunderground.com.

darius · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2010, 06:42:45 PM »

Weather here in the klondike is the SOS so weather.com is ok for me. However, the weather data on the internet from weather.com can be as much as 20 minutes old.

I look for it to snow in June here in Kansas. Too many liberals.

Declaration Day · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:46:05 PM »

I've owned a lawnservice, landscaping and snowplowing business for thirteen years, and I rely on accuweather.com. I don't consider any source to be great, given what I do and the effect small variations have on my work day, but it is the best.

thebaldguy · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2010, 09:13:14 PM »

http://www.wxnation.com/

I think this weather service is run by Paul Douglas, a former Minneapolis/St. Paul TV weather guy.

He even had a brief appearance in the tornado movie "Twister". He was the TV guy on the air during scenes in the movie.

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Author Topic: Accurate weather forecast sites? (Read 5196 times)