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click on the "Nexrad" radar, pick the site near where you live on the U.S map, and get the full "sweep", it's pretty cool as you can get a good weather forcast, and YOU control the Radar functions, tracking, doppler, direction, storm name, size of hail, time, zoom, anticipated rainfall, etc... figured I'd pass it along
mw
I have been using Weatherunderground.com for several years.
What makes it so helpful, in addition to the radar loop (last 20 minutes), zoom, storm tracks etc, is the local weather stations. I can see how the wind is blowing/direction/gusts from 15 stations up and down the bay, and on several of the islands.
When it will rain, I call my brother (lives on an island and is on the water 90% of the time) and tell him there is rain/snow X minutes away. He usually reports I was only off by 5-10 minutes. He calls too asking if he has time to run over to X. I look at the radar loop with tracks and see he has X minutes. 90% accurate.
Why bother reading/hearing the forecast when you can see what it is really doing.
Use local webcams and NOAA weather buoys to observe sea conditions as well.
thing to check before heading out.
