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What's your favorite Online Weather Site??


What is your favorite Online Weather Site to get accurate, reliablable, current and forecasted weather conditions that ALL kiters would find useful? Please post the URL, thanks !!

For your convenience, I will edit this message with a consolidated list if the thread gets too long.

Here's my list of weather sites...

Windfinder - Comprehensive Wind Forecasts for those addicted to wind and extreme wind sports covering ALL Continents. Clean and simple to use site with detailed: wind speed & direction, super and local forecasts, wind reports and statistics based on 3-year observations. Detailed wind speed conversion tables and calculators available. Loaded with SMS, desktop and mobile app tools. Includes inland and coastal locations. Good for all kiting activities.
http://www.windfinder.com/

WindMapper - Fast and simple to use, near real-time current observation & forecast weather maps with graphics and detailed wind and weather measurements. Includes inland and coastal locations. Good for all kiting activities.
U.S. - http://windmapper.com/ Europe - http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Windguru - Site created and maintained by a windsurfer in Czech Republic, multiple languages supported. Forecasts seem to be available for coastal, not inland locations. Features include: Graphic wind speed/direction, wave height/period/direction, temp and tide charts. Mobile app and advanced features available for subscription members. Good for coastal watersports.
http://www.windguru.com

NOAA's National Weather Service - Detailed Graphical Forecasts of Wind Speed & Direction. Good for all kiting activities
U.S. - http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/conus.php?element=WindSpd



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[*] posted on 4-3-2010 at 03:46 PM


NOAA's National Data Buoy Center - It's great if you live on the coast (left or right coast ) Can give local wind speeds and what's going on off shore.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/



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[*] posted on 4-3-2010 at 06:13 PM


WindMapper- goes off of airports.



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[*] posted on 4-3-2010 at 06:20 PM


A Japanese one that's updated every fifteen minutes :D
http://www.imocwx.com/amds/am1_wj.htm
Windfinder usually gives me the best forecasts though ...



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[*] posted on 6-3-2010 at 03:08 PM
Weather Underground


I use Weather Underground. It has uploads from user's personal weather equipment and other weather services.

Also GeoHack is cool if you have coordinate information for where you are looking for. It has map and all other information.
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