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I've used the weather.gov site for the last ~5 years, and it has been great. I bookmark both the 7-day local forecast[1] and the hourly dashboard[2]. [1] https

by morley 4y ago

I've used the weather.gov site for the last ~5 years, and it has been great. I bookmark both the 7-day local forecast[1] and the hourly dashboard[2]. [1] https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.71234500000003&lon=-73.95397999999994#.YpeO-RPMLmo https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.71234500000... [2] https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w3u=1&w5=pop&w7=rain&w8=thunder&w9=snow&w10=fzg&w11=sleet&AheadHour=0&Submit=Submit&FcstType=graphical&textField1=40.7123&textField2=-73.954&site=all&unit=0&dd=&bw= https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?w0=t&w3u=1&w5=pop&...

arh68 4y ago
Along these lines, I also really like the Aviation Radar maps [1] https://aviationweather.gov/radar/plot?region=alb https://aviationweather.gov/radar/plot?region=alb (feel free to change, in the top left, Type = Comp Ref, and to Loop)
- sklargh 4y ago
  https://nasstatus.faa.gov https://nasstatus.faa.gov - will give you exceptionally accurate information about flight delays unrelated to your aircraft. wx & airspace.
- aeharding 4y ago
  Another good one - https://www.1800wxbrief.com/Website/interactiveMap https://www.1800wxbrief.com/Website/interactiveMap
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nojito 4y ago
They also have a really nice api. https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
- aeharding 4y ago
  It has a really nice design. Much easier to use than any other US government api I’ve used. Just some minor issues with upstream data availability leading to errors, as well as duplicate alerts. I’m using it for a side project (https://ppg.report/41.876,-87.624 https://ppg.report/41.876,-87.624)
adolph 4y ago
The advantage of DarkSky was hyperlocalized forecast. I was able to time a walk between buildings dryly.
- lettergram 4y ago
  I’ll miss it as well, it’s been essential as I farm for timing. Particularly, the hourly rain rate. It rains all the time where I am and knowing when it’ll get above a certain threshold is key so I know when I have to pack up or get stuck
- macintux 4y ago
  For the last several years I’ve been driving topless Jeeps most of the summer, and Dark Sky has been hugely helpful.
- aeyes 4y ago
  In hope that this could be useful to you: In Europe I had good success using AccuWeather for a similar purpose, the 60min forecast was almost always on point.
  - adolph 4y ago
    I'll give it a try, thank you for an alternative.
  - JadeNB 4y ago
    It's always worth a try. My father on the east coast reported similar excellent accuracy for hyperlocal precipitation forecasts from AccuWeather, but I've found the rain forecasts in TX little better than guesses (often going so far as to fail to predict what the rainfall will be in 15 minutes, much less in a few hours).
  - hulitu 4y ago
    Accuweather in EU was a total disaster for me in the last months.
runarberg 4y ago
Doesn’t seem to have configurable units... They provide today’s temperature in both Fahrenheit and Celsius (as well as pressure in mb and inches [why mb instead of hPa I don’t know]), but wind speed is stuck in MPH (I prefer m/s) and future dates are always Fahrenheit. Also it is missing detailed forecast for future dates. Overall pretty lacking in usability compared to dark sky.
acomjean 4y ago
I started using the weather.gov hourly dashboard when I started riding my bike 5 years ago. A couple weeks in and It really was very intuitive to read. I like that it also highlights the sunrise and sunset times.
Maursault 4y ago
Same, but since 2010 on iPad. When Dark Sky got popular, I looked at it, but I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. I'm sure the data is fine, but it is not an attractive app by any means, the graphics all look washed-out, and the data presentation is nothing special. Everything needed for local weather is provided by that free hourly dashboard on weather.gov. Because it is slick, I also use RadarScope on rainy days, and not as often for checking wind I'll use windy.com. On CLI I use py-metar to grab weather data from nearby NOAA stations, but I get those station IDs from weather.gov
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  Dark Sky had three big features: 1. Hyperlocal data which made it _very_ accurate in a lot of cases. Not flawless, but better than others. 2. Simple and fast. Sure, the UI wasn't fancy - but it loaded quickly. No bloat. 3. They had a really lovely API that was simple to use.
  - Maursault 4y ago
    > They had a really lovely API That is enough, and I personally wouldn't have noticed. Thanks for the clue.
tomaskafka 4y ago
Hi, if you like meteograms (I do, as you might tell :)), I tried to make them really really beautiful, and turn them into home/lock screen widgets and watch complications in Weathergraph: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1501958576 https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1501958576

by morley 4y ago

arh68 4y ago

Along these lines, I also really like the Aviation Radar maps [1] https://aviationweather.gov/radar/plot?region=alb https://aviationweather.gov/radar/plot?region=alb (feel free to change, in the top left, Type = Comp Ref, and to Loop)

sklargh 4y ago
https://nasstatus.faa.gov https://nasstatus.faa.gov - will give you exceptionally accurate information about flight delays unrelated to your aircraft. wx & airspace.
aeharding 4y ago
Another good one - https://www.1800wxbrief.com/Website/interactiveMap https://www.1800wxbrief.com/Website/interactiveMap
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]

nojito 4y ago

They also have a really nice api. https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api

aeharding 4y ago
It has a really nice design. Much easier to use than any other US government api I’ve used. Just some minor issues with upstream data availability leading to errors, as well as duplicate alerts. I’m using it for a side project (https://ppg.report/41.876,-87.624 https://ppg.report/41.876,-87.624)

adolph 4y ago

The advantage of DarkSky was hyperlocalized forecast. I was able to time a walk between buildings dryly.

lettergram 4y ago
I’ll miss it as well, it’s been essential as I farm for timing. Particularly, the hourly rain rate. It rains all the time where I am and knowing when it’ll get above a certain threshold is key so I know when I have to pack up or get stuck
macintux 4y ago
For the last several years I’ve been driving topless Jeeps most of the summer, and Dark Sky has been hugely helpful.
aeyes 4y ago
In hope that this could be useful to you: In Europe I had good success using AccuWeather for a similar purpose, the 60min forecast was almost always on point.
- adolph 4y ago
  I'll give it a try, thank you for an alternative.
- JadeNB 4y ago
  It's always worth a try. My father on the east coast reported similar excellent accuracy for hyperlocal precipitation forecasts from AccuWeather, but I've found the rain forecasts in TX little better than guesses (often going so far as to fail to predict what the rainfall will be in 15 minutes, much less in a few hours).
- hulitu 4y ago
  Accuweather in EU was a total disaster for me in the last months.

runarberg 4y ago

Doesn’t seem to have configurable units... They provide today’s temperature in both Fahrenheit and Celsius (as well as pressure in mb and inches [why mb instead of hPa I don’t know]), but wind speed is stuck in MPH (I prefer m/s) and future dates are always Fahrenheit. Also it is missing detailed forecast for future dates. Overall pretty lacking in usability compared to dark sky.

acomjean 4y ago

I started using the weather.gov hourly dashboard when I started riding my bike 5 years ago. A couple weeks in and It really was very intuitive to read. I like that it also highlights the sunrise and sunset times.

Maursault 4y ago

Same, but since 2010 on iPad. When Dark Sky got popular, I looked at it, but I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. I'm sure the data is fine, but it is not an attractive app by any means, the graphics all look washed-out, and the data presentation is nothing special. Everything needed for local weather is provided by that free hourly dashboard on weather.gov. Because it is slick, I also use RadarScope on rainy days, and not as often for checking wind I'll use windy.com. On CLI I use py-metar to grab weather data from nearby NOAA stations, but I get those station IDs from weather.gov

vorpalhex 4y ago
Dark Sky had three big features: 1. Hyperlocal data which made it _very_ accurate in a lot of cases. Not flawless, but better than others. 2. Simple and fast. Sure, the UI wasn't fancy - but it loaded quickly. No bloat. 3. They had a really lovely API that was simple to use.
- Maursault 4y ago
  > They had a really lovely API That is enough, and I personally wouldn't have noticed. Thanks for the clue.

tomaskafka 4y ago

Hi, if you like meteograms (I do, as you might tell :)), I tried to make them really really beautiful, and turn them into home/lock screen widgets and watch complications in Weathergraph: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1501958576 https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1501958576