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Title: Name your favourite - Weather Provider
Post by: gabba on November 07, 2013, 10:33:56 PM

We all have our favourite. Interested to know what the general consensus is on favourite short term forecasters. Who do you go to first for a weather forecast?

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: JennyLeez on November 08, 2013, 12:04:29 PM

I usually head to weatherzone.
I like prefer their Maps :)

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: Mark on November 08, 2013, 12:17:22 PM

I look at Met Service even though their rain forecast are not that good.

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: David on November 08, 2013, 12:25:52 PM

Metservice, but I often look at the models quite a lot to get my own opinion as well. Most frequently I use http://nz.bsch.com.au/stormcast.html

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: TonyC on November 08, 2013, 07:39:27 PM

I use Weatherzone for Kaikoura (60kms as the seagull flies). I find it pretty accurate. The most inaccurate would have to be TV ONE news!

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: TokWW on November 08, 2013, 11:54:11 PM

I use MS rain radar and mslp maps for short term together with my own WS Wxsim forecast.  Wxsim has been better for me in our district than MS specific forecasts.  For further out, I tend to use Wxsim plus mslp/moisture from MetVUW, and this usually over SW Pacific which includes whole of AU plus NZ.

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: Hank13 on November 11, 2013, 05:28:50 PM

I have normally used MS for there Radar and 3 day forecast

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: bett on November 19, 2013, 08:55:28 PM

I have used Metvuw.com for years and also Willy weather since I have been in Norfolk Island

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: JennyLeez on November 20, 2013, 01:01:47 AM

'Willy Weather" Bett?
I am biting my tongue... lol

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: Phil on November 20, 2013, 07:47:27 AM

Met Service and TV one with Jim Hickey

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: Babs on November 21, 2013, 04:49:01 PM

Met Service Lower Hutt and every now and then Trevor McGavins site just for a change!

Title: Re: Name your favourite - weather provider
Post by: itaranak18 on December 20, 2014, 08:06:40 AM

Weather Watch