# Favorite Online Weather Source(s) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 4, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921 "2010-06-04T14:21:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/1 "2010-06-04T14:21:15Z")
I have five “hot link” websites available to check for weather situations. Two are for local TV station radars, two are some specialty sites for local amateur (I assume) stats and pictures. My first click is always on [Intellicast’s National Radar](http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx) to get an overview of the country’s situation. What’s your first choice site? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/2 "2010-06-04T15:19:02Z")
I go to [Weather Underground](http://www.wunderground.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/3 "2010-06-04T16:04:03Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I go to [Weather Underground](http://www.wunderground.com/) That’s one of my five, too. I have it set for my ZIP code and use that for the up-close radar views. Their pictures are great also and I have my wallpaper from their galleries. Another seconday site in my five is [http://weatherbonk.com/weather/](http://weatherbonk.com/weather/) also tailored to my ZIP. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/4 "2010-06-04T16:15:43Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I go to [Weather Underground](http://www.wunderground.com/) heh. [I assumed this was going to be a joke.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground_%28organization%29) Great site!! ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/5 "2010-06-04T16:16:04Z")
I have been using my-cast for free web weather for several years now. [http://www.digitalcyclone.com/products/free-web-weather/](http://www.digitalcyclone.com/products/free-web-weather/) They want you to subscribe to their mobile web service, but the free link is easy to bookmark. You can keep track of more then 20 different locales. I don’t really know the upper limit but every time I go to a new installation, I add the zipcode. The best thing about the site is that you get closeup animated NexRad images. I can get a resolution down to about 1.5 miles, which can really do a good job of telling me when a shower is going to start and when it should end. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/6 "2010-06-04T17:39:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > heh. [I assumed this was going to be a joke.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground_%28organization%29) Great site!! Yeah, I guess we’re showing our age in that I too wondered if they named their site that way as a joke. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/7 "2010-06-04T23:40:48Z")
I like the [Unisys](http://weather.unisys.com/forecast.cgi?Name=chicago&Go.x=0&Go.y=0) site set to my zip code. I love looking at the 12-hour loops of local or global radar and satellite images. > [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Gagundathar** > The best thing about the site is that you get closeup animated NexRad images. > I can get a resolution down to about 1.5 miles, which can really do a good job of telling me when a shower is going to start and when it should end. I will have to check out that site. In the summer it is nice to figure out if you can sneak in a dry bike ride between rain showers. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/8 "2010-06-04T23:44:11Z")
I love the full map of the US here: [http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full\_loop.php](http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php) I admit that I am partial to the government for weather. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/9 "2010-06-05T00:27:11Z")
I like the personal weather station, PWS, a couple of miles from my home for reports. For forecasts I find an AM radio station’s web-page to be the best. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/10 "2010-06-05T00:46:05Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > I love the full map of the US here: > > [New Radar Landing Page](http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php) > > I admit that I am partial to the government for weather. Same here, considering all the commercial weather outfits use National Weather Service data and forecasts anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-online-weather-source-s/541921/11 "2010-06-06T05:14:09Z")
Great stuff! My personal favorite (for this time of year) is [The Chase](http://chase.tornadovideos.net/pages/full_screen): live, streaming dash cams by honest-to-god tornado chasers. The A-One Best way to chase tornadoes without being at risk from one.