Comment by IG_Semmelweiss | Hacker News Reader

Comment by IG_Semmelweiss | Hacker News Reader

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I find that more important than the model used, is that you get actionable intel. To me, actionable intel boils down to 2 P's . Precision, and Probability.

So, I don't care if tomorrow there's a 50% chance of rain. I care that at a precise time of the day , say 9am, has a 10% precipitation and at noon is 90% , because i commute at 9am, not at noon. Wind is also an important factor if its raining. Temp as well. I need all this info presented as a mosaic.

For this purpose, I find the NOAA forecast local by hour is unrivaled. https://www.weather.gov/okx/ . Enter ZIP and then in enter local forecast by hour.

I have this URL bookmarked in my browser. I haven't looked back since. Example:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33.797&lon=-11...

I'd love to know if there is an android app that gives this level of detail, preferably, without spying into my microphone...

I second weather dot gov mapclick. This makes me want to finally fix my PWA that used the Dark Sky API that quit working in 2023. This PWA also had a feature to click an icon and feed the long/lat into the mapclick URL which is the feature I used most often. I had a bookmark for a free replacement API for Dark Sky (that I got from HN) but have since re-formatted my computer. I know slightly off topic, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good free (couple users a day) weather API? Any suggestions would be appreciated as this has given me the motivation to hook it back up. Cheers.

I guess since I am linking to weather dot gov will just give their API a try. If anyone has suggestions, I am open since there are so many…. https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api

I agree with Precision and Probability. I’m a cyclist so I care about the window of time that I’m planning to ride. I use Apollo Weather to plan my weekly bike rides. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-weather/id6444899572

So I made exactly that app for exactly those reasons. Check out 'weather after' on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weatheraft...

Just seconding this. Weather.gov’s hourly charting is the best weather tool in the USA.

I use the myRadar app on Android. It has a per hour graph of temperature and precipitation that makes it easy to quickly understand the next few hours. The paid version also gives easy access to more radar types like velocity

I also use weather.gov, and the notable feature for me is the Forecast Discussion where you can read the verbatim forecaster notes for the current forecast. It's great!

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