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Old 02-14-2016, 07:25 AM
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The Weather Channel website is showing today's temperature range as 68/53.

Yet, in the hourly section, it informs me that it is currently 42 and will never get above 66.

What on-line source do you use for local weather?
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Old 02-14-2016, 07:33 AM
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I use my closest news station because they are more familiar with the local weather changes from day to day.
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I have also noticed some differences (a degree of two) between the hourly section and the overall hi/lo forecast on the weather channel website. Those temperature forecasts are automated from model results - likely some small procedural differences in how they generate the hi/lo vs. hourly data. For today's forecast, the low of 53 refers to the low tonight, not the low last night (about 42).

I regularly use weather channel webpage for routine forecasts.

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The Weather Channel website is showing today's temperature range as 68/53.

Yet, in the hourly section, it informs me that it is currently 42 and will never get above 66.

What on-line source do you use for local weather?
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Old 02-14-2016, 11:24 AM
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Accuweather and Channel 9 weather, apps on my phone.
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I listen to WVLG but I wish they and others would be more specific about wind conditions. The wind makes a huge difference.
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www.weather.com and the X1 Comcast APP. I also do NBC at 5-6 AM to see what they say it will be in TV.



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The experts can't get the local temperatures right but they claim they have an accurate accounting of global temperatures rising
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I use Storm, by Weather Underground. Very good app.
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Try Dark Sky. Almost always right on target.
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