What's a good weather website? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Mrs. Camarogenius · 01-31-2008, 08:02 AM

i am trying to find a good website that i can see national radar and forecasts and easily "zoom" in to particular regions. weather.com will give the national, but i haven't been able to figure out how to zoom it if possible. a route planner would also be nice. does anybody know if this exists? thanks in advance!
~Mrs. C

Big91RustyBucket · 01-31-2008, 08:04 AM

I use NOAA.GOV

CaryW · 01-31-2008, 08:04 AM

I use Intellicast.com The local radar with highway and county overlays is pretty good.

xyjbeaker · 01-31-2008, 08:07 AM

if you use firefox you can get the "ForecastFox" plugin, it is thru accuweather.com

It seems to do a decent Job.

Mrs. Camarogenius · 01-31-2008, 08:12 AM

thanks guys. i'm waiting for the pages to load now, we'll see what happens. Mr. C is headed to Dallas from the St. Louis area...we have snow through the middle and rain/fog to the south. this should be interesting.

tacoma73 · 01-31-2008, 09:07 AM

I use IntelliCast as well.

vanguard_anon · 01-31-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by xyjbeaker

if you use firefox you can get the "ForecastFox" plugin, it is thru accuweather.com

It seems to do a decent Job.

I use this too. I'm not sure if accuweather is more or less accurate but it's pretty handy to have right there. If you press control and click on it, it opens the forecast in a new tab. I use it all the time.

Oxjockey · 01-31-2008, 09:12 AM

http://www.weather.gov/

Mrs. Camarogenius · 01-31-2008, 09:14 AM

i went to the noaa site and they linked me to the nat'l weather service. they have a radar map that i can choose zones and that helped out a LOT. accuweather had the same thing, but i'm going to have to play with it some more to see what i can get the zoom function to do. thanks for all the ideas!

MudzerK5 · 01-31-2008, 09:16 AM

Try Weather.com again and type in Rolla, MO for the location.

Once it loads that page, click on Radar Map and it will load a zoomable map that is basically a Google Map with the weather superimposed over the top. Very cool setup.

Here... Did it for you. I am assuming he is driving I44 west right now...

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/i...nav_undeclared

Click on the Play button to see it in motion. You can also zoom using your mouse scroll button, or using the one on screen at the upper left.

Mrs. Camarogenius · 01-31-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MudzerK5

Try Weather.com again and type in Rolla, MO for the location.

Once it loads that page, click on Radar Map and it will load a zoomable map that is basically a Google Map with the weather superimposed over the top. Very cool setup.

Here... Did it for you. I am assuming he is driving I44 west right now...

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/i...nav_undeclared

Click on the Play button to see it in motion. You can also zoom using your mouse scroll button, or using the one on screen at the upper left.

he's headed the southern route, figured rain would be easier to deal with than snow/ice. but i'll try your formula with little rock and see what it comes up with. thanks.

Triaged · 01-31-2008, 09:40 AM

I like weather underground.

www.wunderground.com

Boheefus · 01-31-2008, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Triaged

I like weather underground.

www.wunderground.com

x2

beyondhelp · 01-31-2008, 09:55 AM

Cool zoomy satellite page: Click

More weather info than I could ever comprehend: http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html

This post guaranteed 100% rick roll free...

Mrs. Camarogenius · 01-31-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by beyondhelp

Cool zoomy satellite page: Click

More weather info than I could ever comprehend: http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html

This post guaranteed 100% rick roll free...

ok...the weather wall made me dizzy. and i did check the properties before i clicked on it, just to be sure.

MunkeyTX · 01-31-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by beyondhelp

Cool zoomy satellite page: Click...

Wow, exactly what I've ALWAYS been looking for! Thanks!

Screwzer2 · 01-31-2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MunkeyTX

Wow, exactly what I've ALWAYS been looking for! Thanks!

That's pretty cool. It shows snow (pink) on either side of the mountain I have to go over to get home. For scale, The lake that's shown is about 1 mile wide.

lsloth · 01-31-2008, 12:55 PM

maps.google.com will do it too if you select "My Maps" then select weather.com from the lower left.

Pazuzu · 01-31-2008, 01:04 PM

Real Time Weather.

Haole · 01-31-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Screwzer2

That's pretty cool. It shows snow (pink) on either side of the mountain I have to go over to get home. For scale, The lake that's shown is about 1 mile wide.

Actually pink is a mix. White is snow.

Was nice to see that I could zoom in close enough to plant the x and then zoom out to see rain.

01-31-2008, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mrs. Camarogenius Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 94322 Posts: 0	What's a good weather website? i am trying to find a good website that i can see national radar and forecasts and easily "zoom" in to particular regions. weather.com will give the national, but i haven't been able to figure out how to zoom it if possible. a route planner would also be nice. does anybody know if this exists? thanks in advance! ~Mrs. C __________________ "Well, you know nothing grows on top of a mountain. Down in the valley is where everything grows."

01-31-2008, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
CaryW Rock God Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22104 Location: Northeast Texas Posts: 2,354	I use Intellicast.com The local radar with highway and county overlays is pretty good. __________________ .You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.

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01-31-2008, 08:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mrs. Camarogenius Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 94322 Posts: 0	thanks guys. i'm waiting for the pages to load now, we'll see what happens. Mr. C is headed to Dallas from the St. Louis area...we have snow through the middle and rain/fog to the south. this should be interesting. __________________ "Well, you know nothing grows on top of a mountain. Down in the valley is where everything grows."

01-31-2008, 09:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
tacoma73 be cool, baby Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17896 Location: tooele UT Posts: 3,048	I use IntelliCast as well. __________________ Utah 4-Wheel Drive Association---Blue Ribbon Coalition---USA-ALL---Tread Lightly

01-31-2008, 09:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Oxjockey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7163 Location: PA Posts: 1,863	http://www.weather.gov/

01-31-2008, 09:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mrs. Camarogenius Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 94322 Posts: 0	i went to the noaa site and they linked me to the nat'l weather service. they have a radar map that i can choose zones and that helped out a LOT. accuweather had the same thing, but i'm going to have to play with it some more to see what i can get the zoom function to do. thanks for all the ideas! __________________ "Well, you know nothing grows on top of a mountain. Down in the valley is where everything grows."

01-31-2008, 09:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
Triaged Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5110 Location: SoCal Posts: 4,677	I like weather underground. www.wunderground.com __________________ Link to thread on my calculator http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204893

01-31-2008, 09:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
beyondhelp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14423 Location: Port Saint Lucie Florida Posts: 269	Cool zoomy satellite page: Click More weather info than I could ever comprehend: http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html This post guaranteed 100% rick roll free...

01-31-2008, 12:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
lsloth Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 6152 Location: Beggs, Oklahoma Posts: 1,025	maps.google.com will do it too if you select "My Maps" then select weather.com from the lower left.

01-31-2008, 01:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Pazuzu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 54 Posts: 4,854	Real Time Weather.

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