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  • Posted by $ jdg 10 years, 2 months ago
    I spent a year driving trucks, and for that purpose I found the 162 MHz band *much* more useful than any TV channel, including cable. It's both more up-to-the-minute and covers more local areas.

    The "car radio" in a Freightliner gets weather band, and if you really want it in your car you can buy one of these at many truck stops.
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  • Posted by Flootus5 10 years, 2 months ago
    I am most impressed by Intellicast.com.

    What usually irritates me is that most TV based weather reports fixate on the east coast. Wait and wait and then they blow by the Intermountain West all the way to the other coast.
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  • Posted by $ Thoritsu 10 years, 2 months ago
    I just use NOAA. This is where all the data is gathered anyway. The graphs are very useful. You pay for it already, and there are no ads, or dangerous software (e.g. WeatherBug).

    http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php...

    Never noticed any Global Warming stuff, but I'd probably look right over it anyway.
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  • Posted by mccwho 10 years, 2 months ago
    I'm tired of the weather channel. I removed their app months ago. But even weather bug looks like they are selling out as well. But it still has more accurate predictions then the weather channel app.
    I found "Radar Now", simple and to the point.... ah... weather.
    Seems like all the other app's are stuck in some kind of upgrade the looks at-all-cost trend. The cost being efficiency.
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  • Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 2 months ago
    Hey, folks!!! . I'm still using Firefox, after they fired
    their founder for contributing to a different-sex marriage
    charity. . what might I move to, and take my favorites??? -- j
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  • Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 2 months ago
    Climate is what you expect;;; weather is what you get.
    -- Robert Heinlein

    I miss him. -- j
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  • Posted by waytodude 10 years, 2 months ago
    I use my local TV app which has good radar I can predict as well as they can also use national weather service website to get jet stream patterns for my own long range forecast.
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  • Posted by pbgronig 10 years, 2 months ago
    The trusty weather rock hasn't failed yet, all others are wrong more frequently than right.
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  • Posted by gcarl615 10 years, 2 months ago
    On my Dish Network, one channel up from the Weather Channel is WeatherNation, they don't seem to have an agenda.
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  • Posted by jconne 10 years, 2 months ago
    On smart phone, try "Dark Sky"a great app with a great user interface. Lots of information elegantly packaged. The other one we use is "My Radar". Both recommended by our airline pilot daughter.
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  • Posted by Sunjock13 10 years, 2 months ago
    Interesting... John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel is A staunch supporter that. A N Y climate change is NOT manmade... I believe that to be valid and current information...
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  • Posted by wiggys 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    at one time a weather guy said and now a look at the weather and directed the tv camera man to turn it to the window. I think he was fired. but as you say it is what it is.
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  • Posted by AMeador1 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    My issue is more to do with the fact that I don't want to support the underlying systems by using any services utilizing their data. Even if I don't see adds on the site, I know that by using their system - I give source operations credibility and the ability to continue their mission.
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  • Posted by tdechaine 10 years, 2 months ago
    I use it, like it, and never see any such agenda.
    But I went to there news items; the latest thing there is a report by a former EPA chairman that only says that it is undeniable that climate is changing. Duh? If that's the worst they can get, I am not concerned!
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  • Posted by skidance 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    One thing I do like about Wunderground is that it has a network of independent, privately-owned weather stations. I do wonder, though, if most, if not all, of the weather websites fudge their official reported temperature data to conform with the official propaganda.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 10 years, 2 months ago
    I only care about the temperature and if it will rain.
    Of course, there's always hurricane season, but if one shows its ugly vortex, every broadcast channel will go on and on and on about it giving me more information than I really want to know.
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  • Posted by $ Starwagen 10 years, 2 months ago
    I keep weatherspark.com open in my browser. You can customize the 'Dahsboard' to display what you want. And I have found it to be as accurate as can be expected.
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  • Posted by SaltyDog 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    METARS is specifically about aviation weather, and as such, doesn't have the, "Watch the TV special about global warming" banner advertising, as well as the stupid videos that regularly infest http://weather.com. Wunderground didn't have any of that stuff, but someone pointed out that the Weather Channel now owns Wunderground, so it's only a matter of time.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 10 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There is a small book by Alan Watts on weather predicting used by a lot of boating folks. Flip thorough the pages until you find a picture that matches the weather facing upwind. The other page gives the forecast.
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