tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post1453860697243491821..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Rapid Refresh RevolutionCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45422756492578437452014-03-26T04:08:13.433-07:002014-03-26T04:08:13.433-07:00I agree that there should be a app for NOAA to war...I agree that there should be a app for NOAA to warn people easilyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261296555444135184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-41098538623495980942014-03-20T19:23:43.781-07:002014-03-20T19:23:43.781-07:00Joe Goldberg - I can't use the iphone app you ...Joe Goldberg - I can't use the iphone app you mention, but take a look at the free website <br /><br />http://cleardarksky.com/c/Seattlekey.html?1<br /><br />for what is probably a similar idea.<br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12891318386197689112014-03-19T22:37:38.868-07:002014-03-19T22:37:38.868-07:00@beatgrl: It makes sense to me that NOAA/NWS focus...@beatgrl: It makes sense to me that NOAA/NWS focuses on forecasting and leaves app development to third parties. Why spend tax money on apps when other will jump in and create them?<br /><br />(I seem to remember having read that the NWS is forbidden from commercializing its products. Too lazy to look for references.)Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749463418934289484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34186332893768351232014-03-19T21:44:24.611-07:002014-03-19T21:44:24.611-07:00I've heard great things about the nowcasting a...I've heard great things about the nowcasting app "Dark Sky"<br /><br />https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-sky-weather-radar-hyperlocal/id517329357?mt=8<br /><br />But it's only for iphone and I don't have one.Joe Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662914642971409296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-21615851639335079472014-03-19T17:38:54.238-07:002014-03-19T17:38:54.238-07:00Cliff,
I look at the local radar before taking my...Cliff,<br /><br />I look at the local radar before taking my walk in West Seattle. Usually works. But, I have been drenched in the three mile loop. The rain always starts when I am farthest from my house. LOLRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778022817763136336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26684677795906810242014-03-19T13:23:29.453-07:002014-03-19T13:23:29.453-07:00Speaking of smartphones, it is rather shocking tha...Speaking of smartphones, it is rather shocking that NOAA does not have an app yet. And their website is not very mobile friendly.beatgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970206913701496076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22385758150604338912014-03-19T11:58:30.291-07:002014-03-19T11:58:30.291-07:00The link you have to the RapidRefresh data lands o...The link you have to the RapidRefresh data lands on a page that's hard to navigate for the non-initiated.<br /><br />Here's what I found that seems more usable for non-meteo-technical folk:<br /><br />On this page:<br />http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/RAP/<br /><br />Pick "NW" as the domain. <br /><br />The numbers across the top seem to be forecast sequences numbers, not times. <br /><br />Most useful to me is the second checkmark on the "1h precip" line, which gives precip predictions at 1h intervals. Times are shown in the upper right in UTC, which right now is 7 hours ahead, but normally is 8 hours ahead of us. (We're on daylight savings, they aren't yet.)<br /><br />The resulting page has a URL that embeds the current date/time. It'd be great to have a stable URL for the current newest forecast--if anyone finds one, please post it.Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749463418934289484noreply@blogger.com