# What Weather Website Do You Recommend? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798 "2015-04-16T00:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/1 "2015-04-16T00:58:29Z")
I have been using the Classic Weather Underground site for several years, but they are closing Classic down on May 4. So I expect to change since the main Weather Underground site isn’t appealing. Any recommendations? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/2 "2015-04-16T01:05:10Z")
I’ve found [Intellicast](http://www.intellicast.com/) to be very helpful, and to me it’s a toss-up compared with Weather Underground. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/3 "2015-04-16T04:43:00Z")
I use [AccuWeather](http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/united-states-weather). There is a search box, in which you can enter your city and state (or maybe your zip code). The page you get from that will have your city and zip coded as part of the URL, which you can then bookmark for future instant access. When I go to Yahoo News, there is always a brief weather forecast shown there, which always seems to be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/4 "2015-04-16T10:36:26Z")
I go straight to the NWS - [http://www.weather.gov/](http://www.weather.gov/) Brian ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/5 "2015-04-16T12:11:57Z")
For giggles, I like [http://dogeweather.com/](http://dogeweather.com/) It’s cute for what’s happening now. Utterly useless for actual planning ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/6 "2015-04-16T12:14:25Z")
The Weather Underground: [wunderground.com](http://wunderground.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/7 "2015-04-16T13:02:04Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I go straight to the NWS - [http://www.weather.gov/](http://www.weather.gov/) > > Brian That’s my go-to site. I like weather info that includes forecasts, current radar and relevant statistical information and avoids hype and bullshit like assigning phony names to storms. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/8 "2015-04-16T13:11:56Z")
On my cell I like WeatherBug. I can preset a number of cities where I have interests, easily see current conditions, 10 day forecast and it has good radar that can be easily switched to temps, wind, IR, etc. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/9 "2015-04-16T14:33:06Z")
Another vote for [weather.gov](http://weather.gov) NWS. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/10 "2015-04-16T15:07:37Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > > [@N9IWP](#): > > > > I go straight to the NWS - [http://www.weather.gov/](http://www.weather.gov/) > > > > Brian > > That’s my go-to site. > > I like weather info that includes forecasts, current radar and relevant statistical information and avoids hype and bullshit like assigning phony names to storms. This. Exactly this. Their mobile site is pretty good too. All fact, no advertising, no BS. What’s not to love? **LSLGuy** Professional weather consumer ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/11 "2015-04-16T15:08:52Z")
usa [http://www.weather.gov/](http://www.weather.gov/) canada > **[Canadian Weather - Environment Canada](https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html)** > > Current conditions and forecasts for selected Canadian cities ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/12 "2015-04-16T15:25:26Z")
Another vote for [weather.gov](http://weather.gov). To the point, no ads, the mobile site is well designed. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/13 "2015-04-16T15:33:35Z")
One more vote for [weather.gov](http://weather.gov), from another meteorology nerd. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/14 "2015-04-16T15:46:47Z")
For Dopers in Colorado who are not aware, I’ll recommend [weather5280.com](http://www.weather5280.com). It’s run by a group of advanced amateur as well as certified meteorologists (including a few who are on Denver and Colorado Springs TV) who take a measured approach to forecasting – if they’re relatively certain a weather event will happen, they’ll say so (and why). If they have no idea what’ll happen (as in the days leading up to today’s snowfall in Colorado when the models were in strict disagreement about what would happen exactly), they’ll say so (and why). They also explain their thinking in great detail – I’ve learned a lot about weather forecasting, and weather in general, in the last six months or so. On a national scale, I don’t think you can do better than NWS. I have absolutely no use for The Weather Channel and its ilk. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/15 "2015-04-16T15:53:04Z")
[Weather.com](http://Weather.com) is fine for me. I just read the weather and ignore the click bait “news” stories. Plus you can set up 5 locations without having to create an account or anything. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/16 "2015-04-16T16:10:05Z")
The Vane is a very interesting blog for national weather news. The author goes into great detail about why the weather is happening. If the models conflict he’ll say so and why and what each one means. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weather-website-do-you-recommend/717798/17 "2015-04-16T16:42:40Z")
Worth a look: various websites’ track records. _[http://www.forecastadvisor.com/](http://www.forecastadvisor.com/)_