Weather apps for traveling?
Any recommended? Of course have "The Weather Channel". "My Radar" and a couple of others. Anything out there that perhaps starts with a map of the US, and allows you to zoom in to an area to look fo...
Forum Discussion
At one time the various weather web sites and apps had some uniqueness. No longer since weather channel owns almost all of them.
However, all weather apps/ web sites/ tv stations/ radio stations start with the same forecast data from NOAA.
Choose one that you like the interface. I like local TV stations for the weather for the next 12-24 hours. Farther out than that, most TV stations feature potential for bad weather. It’s marketing. IF there is a possibility of bad weather, more people will tune in.
I like the interface for the 10 day forecast, radars and such from Intellicast.
One caveat. If you are facing an actual severe storm occurring NOW - the local TV station will have the best information. Though they tend to use community and road names intended for local viewers.
We went thru a tornado less than one mile from the COE campground northeast of Dallas on Dec 26, 2015. I was the only one of the folks crowded in the concrete bathhouse who knew how close the funnel cloud was to us because I had lived in that area for 30 years. We had a similar situation with tornado touchdowns five miles away several years before in Waco, but I didn’t know the local geography very well. So I didn’t realize how close it was to our trailer.
However, all weather apps/ web sites/ tv stations/ radio stations start with the same forecast data from NOAA.
Choose one that you like the interface. I like local TV stations for the weather for the next 12-24 hours. Farther out than that, most TV stations feature potential for bad weather. It’s marketing. IF there is a possibility of bad weather, more people will tune in.
I like the interface for the 10 day forecast, radars and such from Intellicast.
One caveat. If you are facing an actual severe storm occurring NOW - the local TV station will have the best information. Though they tend to use community and road names intended for local viewers.
We went thru a tornado less than one mile from the COE campground northeast of Dallas on Dec 26, 2015. I was the only one of the folks crowded in the concrete bathhouse who knew how close the funnel cloud was to us because I had lived in that area for 30 years. We had a similar situation with tornado touchdowns five miles away several years before in Waco, but I didn’t know the local geography very well. So I didn’t realize how close it was to our trailer.
