Weather

[Joeswife]

Is there one weather app that is more accurate than another for Disney?

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I like AccuWeather…they are nationwide…really, any app that shows real-time radar and hourly updates is good.

 

[NelleBelle]

DH and I were just discussing this tsunject this morning. I like the Accuweather app, especially for FL and seeing the approaching rain/t-storms.

 

[MissingDisney]

There's a website that tracks all of the weather related apps and locations and will give you the accuracy percentage for each so you know which is more reliable for whatever area you're looking for. For example, AccuWeather may be more accurate for Chicago but less accurate in Los Angeles. weather.com may be more accurate for Chicago than Orlando and so on.

forecastadvisor.com

 

[MissingDisney]

Based on results, there are a few much more accurate than AccuWeather for the Orlando area. Possibly take a peek.

 

[Joeswife]

There's a website that tracks all of the weather related apps and locations and will give you the accuracy percentage for each so you know which is more reliable for whatever area you're looking for. For example, AccuWeather may be more accurate for Chicago but less accurate in Los Angeles. weather.com may be more accurate for Chicago than Orlando and so on.

forecastadvisor.com

Wow. I never knew that ! Thank you !

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Third party weather apps are horrible for your phone's battery because they're constantly downloading map data and pinging location services in the background.

A few extra percentage points of accuracy isn't worth installing anything besides whatever comes stock on your phone.

 

[Joeswife]

Goo

Third party weather apps are horrible for your phone's battery because they're constantly downloading map data and pinging location services in the background.

A few extra percentage points of accuracy isn't worth installing anything besides whatever comes stock on your phone.

good point

 

[MissingDisney]

Third party weather apps are horrible for your phone's battery because they're constantly downloading map data and pinging location services in the background.

A few extra percentage points of accuracy isn't worth installing anything besides whatever comes stock on your phone.

I do not have it constantly running in the background. It only pulls data when I use the apps but not everyone may know how to change the setting on their phones.

 

[buckeyegator]

yes, but you have to purchase genie to activate./.......

 

[MissingDisney]

yes, but you have to purchase genie to activate./.......

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[LeighM]

My husband and I have discussed this very thing during our last few trips. His phone uses Accuweather and mine does Weather Channel. During all of our trips, Weather Channel was correct more often than not. Which my husband wasn't happy about because he wore sneakers the day I told him it was supposed to rain but he said his app didn't show any rain so it was fine I heard many complaints about wet socks that day until we could go back to the resort so he could switch shoes lol.

 

[Eric Graham]

I don't like Weather Channel because it spams you with ads and then asks if you like the Weather Channel.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I don't like Weather Channel because it spams you with ads and then asks if you like the Weather Channel.

Google's stock Android app uses Weather Channel data.

 

[the_rich]

It's not an app but the noaa.gov site is extremely accurate.

 

[LeighM]

It's not an app but the noaa.gov site is extremely accurate.

I used to rely on them back home for winter storm weather predictions.

 

[the_rich]

I used to rely on them back home for winter storm weather predictions.

Thats exactly what I use them for. Part or my job is snow removal in nyc.