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Submitted: Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 19:48
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Wilko (Parkes NSW)
Hi all,
This may be of help to some of you. I found a website called "www.yr.no" It give accurate times when you can expect rain or temp in your area (not just a 50% chance of rain tomorrow).
Cheers Wilko
Reply By: Member - DickyBeach - Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:29
Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:29
Gee Wilko, I reckon bom.gov.au can do a better job than a Norwegian site, try
Rainfall next 24 hours.
Cheers,
DickyBeach
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Reply By: Member - Mark (Tamworth NSW) - Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:33
Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:33
Wilko
If The Bureau of Meteorology can't provide accurate data,, why can this lot?
Most of the private weather companies purchase climate/weather data and model output from the Bureau and or other similar organisations around the world.
They can't afford to run the models and data collection centres, though they may be able to provide the output in a format more easily understood by the public than the boffins at the Bureau
They may provide a time, but it's still a guess.
A Bureau of Meteorology product called a Meteograms does what you have described, you get to it via their Agricultural section called SILO. It's been available for years.
We used to pay the Bureau thousands of dollars for
services, now we get those
services and more for a fraction of the price through companies like Weatherzone.
Mark
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Reply By: becboo68 - Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 06:49
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 06:49
When it is cyclone season I start on this website
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/
Then go to bom when it is close enought that they track it.
I don't think you can go past bom. Especially when they are getting close!!
Cheers
Bec
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 09:27
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 09:27
I love this little Weather Tracker, it sits in the top right corner on the desktop, but can be shown over the top of webpages if needed. has warnings, Cyclone Reports, etc, etc.
Get it Here
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 09:30
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 09:30
Watch this demo ,
DEMO HERE.
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Follow Up By: TassieD - Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:49
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:49
Another for Weatherzone tracker. When I don't have it on screen it sits near the clock with the current temp and flashes when any warnings are updated.
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Follow Up By: River Swaggie - Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 17:51
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 at 17:51
Thankz Dougie
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Reply By: Members Pa & Ma. - Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 16:47
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 at 16:47
Hi Wilko,
Hoping this finds you
well
Thanks for that, always looking to check weather.
I really needed Tuesday,Wed & Thurs this week in
Melbourne. & there it was.
I've been told that Japan has their own weather channel on Telly, to make apologies for getting it wrong LOL. Don't know about Norway but Aus could do with one to ,I think. But would be like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted!
Take care, safe travels.
Bye for now, Ma.
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Reply By: Fatso - Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 at 16:42
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 at 16:42
Well I have to say that so far I am impressed Wilko.
This morning before I went out on my pushie I would have sworn it was going to rain here in
Cairns. I jumped on that weather site "www.yr.no" & they said it wasn't.
Being the type who has little faith in weather forecasters I was prepared for rain. This means I put my cheque book & phone in a press seal sandwich bag before I left.
I kept looking up over the 3 hours I was out & about, all the while thinking it was going to rain.
Well it is now 10 to 4 in the afternoon & it still hasn't rained.
They got that one right, so far.
Fatso
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