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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anybody know what happened to Weather Underground's on line web site?
For years it was my go to weather site but for the past 1/2 year or so
it no longer has any content and or radar maps.
I see the named used on the Weather Channel but its on line presence is now nothing.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)It's not loading properly on my phone, and when it does open it's difficult to read.
matt819
(10,749 posts)Changed dramatically and looks awful.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Weather Underground was my #1 weather web site particularly in hurricane season.
The maps have been a mess for over a year.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)It doesn't last very long, and I think the changes have improved it. I really like the addition of the "windstreams" option, among others. It seems to be a bit of a work in progress.
malaise
(269,157 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)malaise
(269,157 posts)the Caribbean map
mitch96
(13,924 posts)I have been using WTVJ live radar down here in So Fla.. https://www.nbcmiami.com/weather
They have some good ratings for weather forecasting and you can't beat live radar. YMMV
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)John Oliver did a segment on the absolute danger of Trump corrupting the weather industry. I wonder if this could somehow be related?
yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)and let it go at that.
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)I use it because I live in a little town, so the "official" weather forecasts tend to be for the biggest cities 50 miles north or south, and I want to see an actual local reading and forecast.
https://www.wunderground.com/
TexasProgresive
(12,158 posts)It was the greatest weather site I have ever seen. Then it started getting stupid and hard to use. I just went to it and it is full of clickbait ads. I see where you can join and log it. Maybe that is better. WU is dead to me.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)Once you have that opened click on map for your state.
Good luck!
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)and use the Weather Channel app
malaise
(269,157 posts)by IBM?
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Hmmmm ... I just used it now and it was not bad for an overview. Hadn't been there for a long time.
https://www.wunderground.com
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 28, 2019, 09:52 PM - Edit history (1)
I always liked weather Underground but I dont like it or use it since they changed it.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)If you go to the main page, the links to radar, etc. are all at the top of the page. Just click on "Maps and Radar" and take your pick. Or, you can just type in your location in the locator box. That will get you the local forecast and maps. I just keep the local page bookmarked and handy.
KPN
(15,650 posts)a bit of time adjusting to, but everythings still available as far as I can tell and it still beats other weather sites in my experience.
panader0
(25,816 posts)I use AccuWeather now. Too bad about WU.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It's run by the Myers brothers. Barry Myers is Trump's appointee to head NOAA and he is another one who is determined to destroy the agency from within.
"President Trump has responded to NOAAs remarkable work ... by nominating an administrator who has a history of trying to block the agency from issuing weather forecasts to the American public, Michael Conathan, the centers director of ocean policy, said in a statement."
He has no scientific degree, just a business and law degree and he is only interested in fighting government programs that would cut into AccuWeather's profits. He, like Trump, is only out for himself. He is NOT a scientist. He and his brother are greedy right-wing activists and should not be supported.
Use Weather Channel or something else. Anything but AccuWeather.
panader0
(25,816 posts)OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Go to link above and play around to pinpoint your area. Ok, not as good as old Intellicast which was 100% interactive allowing a zoom in on a weather cell or pin point location. It made it so easy to anticipate and prepare for approaching weather. Intellicast was a huge loss!
I fear that all online weather radar will be privatized & expensive eventually unless Congress acts
I used to use Intellicast to broadcast via YouTube with a national group to help generally pinpoint tornadoes & dangerous weather anomalies until YouTube shut us down for copyright whatever threats even though we used the for education only & only short screen recordings. It was 2011 when all hell broke loose weather wise.
How I miss The original Intellicast. Hope Wynderground version works as well.
Here are a few more sites:
An interesting one, free
http://weather.utah.edu/index.php?t=gfssflux&r=IM&d=SF
Storm tracker, not very user friendly
https://data.tcpalm.com/storm/
Great for globally tracking hurricanes & typhoons. Wind map. Give it a few to upload clear picture
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-88.21,10.60,209
aeromanKC
(3,327 posts)The default wunderground sucks!!
csziggy
(34,137 posts)On October 3, 2019, Jeff Masters announced that he will be leaving Weather Underground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground_(weather_service)#History
Yeah, it used to be better, maybe because it used to run by meteorologists and not simply as a commercial business.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)I use weather bug or weather channel now.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)I had trouble today too.
Disappeared from my home page.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,592 posts)We have a nearby neighbor who has a weather station tied to WU. When we had high winds and even higher gusts, the display used to report the change immediately. Now, I have to refresh the screen over and over to get anywhere close to the same information. I wrote to them asking why the change, and their response was pure nonsense.
erronis
(15,328 posts)I've been a wunderground.com subscriber for many years - my weather station is tied in to its network.
Haven't had any recent problems but I am aware that that segment is being consolidated under corporates. Not sure if it is to achieve economies of scale or to capture markets and advertising.
I used to use WeatherSpark but it seemed to close down. Now I just saw that it has a presence. It relied on Adobe Flash (a horrible design decision, IMHO) and didn't seem to want to move to HTML5.
Just earlier today I saw a reference to Ventusky - pretty cool!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212820972
AllaN01Bear
(18,384 posts)the only annoying thing i see is the banner that constantly pops up that reminds us about their privacy rights .
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)until they got rid of the feature 5+ years ago.
Kali
(55,019 posts)my homepage - https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-110.10521&lat=32.02294#.XggM2ht7k5t
you can pinpoint your location