Does anyone know of a good weather application?
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December 1st, 2013
I use accuweather but it never seems to update. Just goes by the prediction.
In weather one has to plug their vehicle in or dress accordingly, brush snow off the car or plan extra driving time for bad road conditions, warm up vehicle etc it is a useless one. It frequently is 15 degrees off or more.
Is there a more reliable app? Maybe one that uses satellite or updates more frequently?
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“Siri?”
“Yes?”
“What’s it like outside?...”
Wunderground – weather underground the first internet weather service and still the best for what you are asking. Oh and another thing, they are part of The Weather Channel family.The TW Channel on cable and satellite.
eWeatherHD. It’s also on the Android store. I like it because it seems to have the most detail and accuracy compared to the free apps, and because the radar (which I use way more often than hourly/daily predictions) loads swiftly and has numerous extra viewing options such as cloud cover and water temp.
Ones I tried in the past and was unsatisfied with: the Weather Channel app, AccuWeather and WeatherBug.
I have switched from wunderground to Arcus (powered by forecast.io. It seems to be the most accurate. I’ve tested this more than a few times:
“Rain in 11 minutes.”
start timer
stop timer at first drop of rain
timer reads 11 minutes
In my area, Weatherbug is good for accurate temperatures.
I work in weather, and have a great tool to use, but it’ll take some reading to understand the model depiction, but it’s not tedious or hard at all. Use this FAQ to see what the abbreviations mean, then use this website to find a station near you.
I’ll also just give you a quick summary: all you need to really look at is the “P06” and “P12” lines as this is the probability of precip so you can see if it rains. You can generally expect rain if this number is around 30–40.
The “T06” and “T12” lines are probability of thunderstorms.
Look at the “HR” line. This is the time in GMT, so you’ll have to subtract the hours for where you live. For example, 0500GMT is 1200 local on the eastcoast.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Very helpful! :)
Wx Alert USA.
They get all their data directly from the National Weather Service, in real time. You can set up your own alerts and notifications for one or more areas. Includes forecast discussions, outlooks, maps, satellites, even weather radio (NWS). It is awesome. The only weather app you’ll ever need again.
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