Weather Forecasts on the Internet

Even the most clued up owner of a home weather station willnot always be able to come up with an instant weather forecast.

Sometimes it's simple, when the weather is stable or in a well known pattern. But on many other occasions, the weatheris developing in a complex way, or things are changing so fastthat there is just not enough information to allow a sensible forecast.

And those are the times when quick and easy access to a commercialweather forecast are just what we need.

So where do we go? Here's a short article about some of the waysto make sure a weather forecast is always available when you need it. The article is by David Leonhardt - if you want to use it please use the iSnare link at the end of the article.

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The Weather Forecast On Your Computer

By David Leonhardt

I use the Internet to find just about every type of information. Even the weather.

Sure, I could just stick my head out the window and call out, "Hello. What's the weather forecast today?" But if the response is "hurricanes, hail and meteor storms", I don't want my head to be on the wrong side of the window when the answer comes down.

Plus, that won't help me fine-tune my last minute travel plans.

So I turn to the Internet. There are three really easy ways to get a good weather forecast over the Internet:

Weather forecast websites:

There are some good weather forecast websites. The one I use most often, because I am in Canada, is The Weather Network http://www.theweathernetwork.com ), and I also like CNN ( http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/ ).

CNN gives current conditions and a five day forecast. The Weather Network provides more detail, with a short term forecast ( this evening, tonight, tomorrow morning, etc.) and a longer term forecast over the next six days. The Weather Network provides the most detail of all the options, but it takes longer to download than the progress of climate change (so don't do it on a 26K modem!) Both offer forecasts for cities worldwide.

Weather forecast software:

A second way, which does not even require going to a website, is to get current conditions right on your desktop. There are free weather forecast software downloads, such as http://www.weather4you.info that display key data right on your desktop, and even provide a text summary one click away.

Weather forecasts on the desktop are probably the fastest way to get local weather information, and the data is updated every five minutes. The display can be set up for local weather, but a couple clicks allows for a quick check of conditions form almost every weather monitoring station in the world – ideal for making last minute travel plans

Weather forecasts by Google:

A third way to access the weather forecast is through Google. Yes, the find-everything search engine has added weather to its repertoire. For instance, search Google for "weather Orlando", without the quotation marks, and see what you get.

At the time of writing, this service is available only to cities in the USA (I presume Americans get more weather than other people.). However, it will hopefully be available everywhere by the time you read this article.

Google's is the least precise weather forecast of the options, but fairly quick and simple to reach if you are looking for information on a city in the USA.

All three options are worthwhile, whether preparing for the daily commute or making travel and vacation plans. So pull in your head, close that window and log on. Why stick your neck out when there is weather on your computer.

About the Author: David Leonhardt is a website marketing consultant: http://www.seo-writer.net And an SEO consultant http://www.seo-writer.net/freelance/seo-consultant.html He is building a travel directory at: http://www.wv-travel-directory.com

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There are of course many more providers of weather forecasts. In general the weather forecast services get their information fromtheir national government weather agency - the National Weather Service (NWS) in the USA.

Some of the larger commercial services have their own weatherforecasters, who may modify the predictions, or add further information in the form of comments or articles. More aboutthis in a later article.

Here are some live links to the websites mentioned in the article:

The Weather Network (Canada)

CNN

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Last update 05/25/2011