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I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
by bengale 8mo ago
I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
- riston 8mo agoI think with more outdoor activities, it's important to know what is waiting you in a few hour. For cycling example wind and rain information is rather good to know.
- electronvolt 8mo agoYeah, I bike regularly on and off (season/mood/goals dependent, honestly), and knowing what I should expect on my commute to work /and/ back is important... and not something I can predict without looking at the weather in the morning.
- hmokiguess 8mo agoThis may due to geographical differences, not sure where you live versus OP but I have lived in at least 7 different cities throughout my life and in some of those I had to deal with really unpredictable weather whereas in others it was easier to just wing it and not regret leaving with a jacket or umbrella for example.
- pegasus 8mo agoIt could be that they live in an area with more variable or more unpredictable weather than you. Or that they are much more outdoorsy. Or something else altogether. I'm surprised by your surprise. People live wildly different lifes and have correspondingly wide-ranging needs and preferences.
- SeriousStorm 8mo agoAgreed. Especially the current weather conditions. That's mostly useless info. Knowing the weather forecast for tomorrow or this weekend is actually useful. It's strange that pretty much every weather widget assumes you want to know the current weather conditions and not the forecast.
- 9dev 8mo agoEh, depends. If you have a dog, and live in a place with actual seasons, February requires frequently checking the current conditions before you head out—at least where we live, it could be anywhere from -10°C to +12°C right now, raining, snowing—annoying to put on a light jacket because you let the sun fool you, and discover it's freezing and starting to rain once you're on the field. That said: I seem to get by pretty well with a lowly smartphone so far.
- medstrom 8mo agoStill, isn't the forecast for one hour from now more useful than literally now? You can see that through the window (and feel it on your face by opening the window).
- hug 8mo agoAbout the only thing about the weather I can tell from my window is whether it is currently raining or not. The temperature inside is not at all indicative of the temperature outside, the sun being out doesn't mean it is warm, and I don't really have any useful indicators of wind, unless the windows are rattling, but that doesn't let me know if there's a stiff breeze. I could walk over and open up my balcony door and experience it all personally, but checking my phone or watch is faster and more accurate, and also gives me the forecast at the same time.
- bluGill 8mo agoNot really - it might not be raining where I am but rain is in the area and it will cross where I walk.
- michaelsalim 8mo agoOthers have mentioned why. But I also want to add that feeling the temperature over the window might not tell an accurate picture of how cold/hot it could feel over time. I've had instances where I dressed for how cold it felt, only to find myself freezing because I didn't feel the breeze during that short moment I sticked my head out.
- guide42 8mo agoSame. You can always tell how is going to be the weather by yourself. Depending on how much time have you lived in the same place you can predict the weather for the day when you get up or, if you are a completely stranger to the environment, at least half an hour before.
- jameshart 8mo agoOutside my house right now it’s a cold, still evening with a high overcast. My expectation based on my years of experience living here and having seen these conditions before would be that it would likely clear out overnight, freeze hard, and be a beautiful day tomorrow. In fact, though, a massive bomb cyclone is forming a few hundred miles away and it’s likely to dump over a foot of snow on us in the next 24 hours, accompanied by 50mph winds. Weather forecasts are, not surprisingly, actually useful.
- michaelsalim 8mo agoWhile this is true in many places, i believe it is also quite untrue in many more. For example where I live, it was snowing last week. Quite cold but you can't tell csuse the snow already disappeared by the morning. And then suddenly it was sunny a few days after. Today, it was as sunny as the past few days, but the temperature was quite warm. Couldn't tell just by looking outside.
- thechao 8mo agoI had Windows^(TM) installed in my house when it was built. We're on the top of a 700' hill, so The Weather is pretty accurate.
- chrisweekly 8mo agoOoh that reminds me of my weather rock.
- conorcleary 8mo agoIf you put a roof overhead, it rains less.
- Exoristos 8mo agoStrong correlation with those who go outside.
- SchemaLoad 8mo agoHN users baffled then
- spiralcoaster 8mo agoSeems like if you were going outside often, you wouldn't need an e-ink display to tell you the weather because you'd be outside... experiencing it
- tcoff91 8mo agoThere’s a lot of places where the weather can suddenly change. People want to know if it’s about to start pouring rain in a couple hours despite looking nice right now. In Colorado the weather shifts are jarring and sudden.
- mailund 8mo agoDepending on where you live, if you're the type of person who spend most of the day away from home, having some understanding of the weather to expect throughout the day is very useful for not experiencing the weather too much. Very useful to know if it's likely to rain or be windy, and the highs and lows. I might be leaving at noon when it's comfortable and warm outside, but I might be coming home needing a thick jacket and an umbrella. If I'm already outside experiencing the sudden rainstorm and my umbrella is at home, it doesn't really matter that it wasn't raining when I left home many hours ago.
- gbalduzzi 8mo agoYes, but you need this information once, maybe twice a day, instead all smart devices tend to present it to you constantly. I have a pixel device, and by default I have the weather on both lock screen and home screen. Every morning I receive a notification with the expected weather for the day, and it keeps suggesting me to enable the weather preview right after the morning alarm. Garmin smartwatch? Same Android car / Apple car? Same MacOS has the weather as one of the most prominent widgets available, and I believe windows to be the same. Do I really need to have weather info constantly available to me?
- yellowapple 8mo agoHere in Reno, especially at this time of year, constant knowledge of the weather = constant knowledge of whether to expect road closures / traffic delays from snow, or whether I need to add extra time before going somewhere to defrost the windshield and remove snow, or whether I should grab a jacket.
- maccard 8mo agoI'm in Scotland. Looking outside and seeing blue skies does not mean it's safe to leave without a rain jacket, or a thermal layer. Seeing fog in the morning doesn't mean you don't need shorts for the afternoon. It being 0 outside today doesn't mean it won't be 10 degrees tomorrow. Knowing it's going to rain between 10 and 2 is good motivation to take the dog out before 10. Knowing it's going to rain on Sunday but be clear on Saturday is a good reason to book outdoor activites (golf) on Saturday instead.
- gbalduzzi 8mo agoYes, but it's the kind of information you need once a day on average and you are good to go. Instead you find it placed on your smartphone homescreen, on the smartwatch, on the home dashboard, on a notification you receive every morning, on your car screen, on your computer, ... I don't need to see it constantly. Personally I believe it is something that it is easy to integrate and that users don't perceive as useless, but 99% of the time doesn't add any value
- croes 8mo agoNot constantly but instantly. And because you don’t when they want it you have to show it always. Just like clocks always show the time.
- eb0la 8mo agoIf you have to walk the dog and know in advance it will stop or start raining in 20 minutes....
- prforated 8mo agoNo forecast is accurate to 20 minutes. You get x% of rain over the next hour or so at best.
- IanCal 8mo agoPlenty have short term info about the current rain situation. You can check the radar too. Frankly just knowing that while it's clear here it's hammering it down not far away and it's been heading towards us this morning gives me a solid idea even if I'm not a meterologist.
- 542354234235 8mo agoAccuweather's Minutecast is usually accurate for rain to within 5 minutes and have used it to time my bike commute. It uses your specific location and if rain is passing over that specific spot, and when, over the next 4 hours.
- taitems 8mo agoAustralia is the skin cancer capital of the world, with 2 in 3 of us diagnosed by age 70. The most used complication on my Apple Watch is the UV index, beating out weather temp, battery etc.
- koyote 8mo agoWhich is weird because it's pretty straightforward to work out if you need sunscreen or not: * Is it any month other than May-August? * Is it after 10am or before 4pm? Probably need some sun screen. If you have very light skin you might want to increase the timeframe by an hour. And if you really want to optimise your sunscreen usage and not use it if you don't have to, the real-time UV index from ARPANSA is the way to go (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/our-services/monitoring/ultraviolet-radiation-monitoring/ultraviolet-radiation-index https://www.arpansa.gov.au/our-services/monitoring/ultraviol...). All other apps simply display the expected UV index given the time of the day and the day of the year.
- AdamN 8mo agoSunscreen for the face should just be daily. My dermatologist recommends it even in Berlin in the Winter. And then, this is most critical, use mineral or at least creamy sunscreen (sprays barely do anything) and put it on a few minutes before sun exposure - not when you start feeling it. Agree that the UV index is not particularly useful - it's kind of obvious. Still good to know though.
- lbotos 8mo agoDo you own property? Does it flood? Do you live in a place where a rapidly forming storm may cause flooding? I was weather-status neutral until I bought a house that has flooding challenges. Knowing that enough rain that could trigger flooding helps me avoid surprise cleanups and property damage.
- spiralcoaster 8mo agoSo what do you do with the information that your house is about to flood? Do you have a special flood prevention technique that you can only put into action when you know the rain is coming?
- DANmode 8mo ago> Does it flood? Do you live in a place where a rapidly forming storm may cause flooding? Emphatically no, as someone who cares about avoiding chronic health problems for myself and my family. Even water-damaged concrete is enough to drive CIRS. Been there, done that.
- benhurmarcel 8mo agoI commute by bicycle so I choose my remote working times to avoid rain. So yes weather affects my day-to-day.