tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post4194927329878398142..comments2024-03-26T10:45:14.207-05:00Comments on The Minnesota Forecaster: Putting the Rain-Predicting Apps to the TestBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-52634321110148606812018-11-07T11:54:10.463-06:002018-11-07T11:54:10.463-06:00Good artcile, but it would be better if in future ...Good artcile, but it would be better if in future you can share more about this subject. Keep posting. <a href="https://thecryptostreet.com" rel="nofollow">blockchain jobs london</a><br />Haleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549560110382429574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-85963746237775718132015-01-01T01:12:09.528-06:002015-01-01T01:12:09.528-06:00Nice weather prediction app, interesting. It will ...Nice weather prediction app, interesting. It will work. Great idea admin. I like it. keep it up !!! Visit <a href="http://great-college-paper.com/" rel="nofollow">college paper</a> for best papers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869054705249962515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-32548396672987453282012-08-17T19:53:16.096-05:002012-08-17T19:53:16.096-05:00hi there the weather pre-perdidting ap...hi there the weather pre-perdidting apps will get more and more acurate with update lets check back in in retest next year the updates shoukd be outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-8217104914232859882012-05-20T10:14:26.538-05:002012-05-20T10:14:26.538-05:00You missed a pretty good storm, especially in St P...You missed a pretty good storm, especially in St Paul. Lots of hail.Disco80https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712370163841412634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-89955195608096362622012-05-20T00:47:06.643-05:002012-05-20T00:47:06.643-05:00Didn't test the rain apps out today because I&...Didn't test the rain apps out today because I'm in California. The apps do predict the end of the rainfall but only within the narrow window in which they operate (which ranges between one hour for Dark Sky to three hours for RainAware).Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-3019865368089229522012-05-19T22:56:13.819-05:002012-05-19T22:56:13.819-05:00Just curious, how did the rain apps do today? Rai...Just curious, how did the rain apps do today? Rain started just like I thought it would for the region, some where between 5-7pm for the metro. The next question I have is this. Do these apps also predict the end of the rainfall? I will predict here in the metro that we see are last of the rains tomorrow (Sunday 5/20) around 5pm.randyinchamplinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-43267709358823125602012-05-18T17:54:05.068-05:002012-05-18T17:54:05.068-05:00I'm posting this here since it is the most rec...I'm posting this here since it is the most recent thread...Weather has been slow as of late, but signs of an active pattern may be shaping up to end next week and into the Memorial Day weekend. Something to keep in mind as many may be out camping and away from their homes. Get a weather radio, and bring it with you. Even a little portable TV wouldn't be a bad idea with some batteries in it. At this point in time though, Memorial weekend could end up being pretty hot, even hotter than today (Fri) or tomorrow. Increased heat and humidity can spell trouble on the storm front, but it may end up being where it is just a big dome of hot air, and everything remaining capped or riding the ridge up to our north into Canada. Enjoy the slight cooldown early next week because we may end up getting into a much hotter, humid, and overall typical summer pattern come the end of next week.Duanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-6528785975162663132012-05-16T07:19:56.117-05:002012-05-16T07:19:56.117-05:00When RainAware has the storm motion pegged...you s...When RainAware has the storm motion pegged...you simply cannot beat it because it's an exact calculation. It's only when the vector is off by 10 or 20 degrees that the human can beat it. This is the trickiest part of it all (Clutter can be tricky too but we have that problem 95% solved). There are some major improvements that will occur over the coming months.RainAwarehttp://www.rainaware.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-38596145983277846582012-05-14T07:32:41.970-05:002012-05-14T07:32:41.970-05:00Bill, I had an idea for your next poll. Simple qu...Bill, I had an idea for your next poll. Simple question. Do you own a weather radio?CWY2190https://www.blogger.com/profile/07489877587725781507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-85714055453263791072012-05-08T19:54:38.623-05:002012-05-08T19:54:38.623-05:00Bill, point well takenBill, point well takenrandyinchamplinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-37607795991312536652012-05-08T08:59:04.967-05:002012-05-08T08:59:04.967-05:00Randy, I think the primary audience for these apps...Randy, I think the primary audience for these apps is not weather enthusiasts but for people that aren't knowledgeable about weather. I think of friends in the neighborhood who call me to ask if they can get a walk in before the rain arrives... and if one of these apps were in their hand, would it be an adequate replacement for such a service.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-23102771190237031462012-05-07T21:30:54.335-05:002012-05-07T21:30:54.335-05:00Time for me to reply. 1st I don't have a smar...Time for me to reply. 1st I don't have a smart phone, but if i did I think it would be a waist to just have a app to tell me when it was going to rain. Rain (if not heavy enough to cause flash flooding) will not threaten my life. Give me a radar app that shows base reflectivity, and base velocities and I would be fine, but that's just me, I can read some radar scans.<br /><br />But having said that, most of the public can't do that, and are not willing to learn it. That is cool, and I understand that. What I'm trying to say is give me a app that shows where lightening is occurring, that I would pay for, because if rain is moving in with a electrical storm that would threaten my life. Now that I would pay for.randyinchamplinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-31731540455408340792012-05-06T11:28:28.379-05:002012-05-06T11:28:28.379-05:00A bit more info on this and the “human” involved. ...A bit more info on this and the “human” involved. The human was me, a weather enthusiast but not an informed meteorologist. So I’m not overly sophisticated about these things, though I can read a radar. Also, I used a Weather Underground radar screen and am not able to see my precise (to the street intersection level) location. With access to more detailed radar, I may have been able to do a little better. However, the apps were using my IP address and I don’t know exactly how precise that gets, either. (Presumably, the apps perform best when using GPS.)<br /><br />As for rain ending time, which was tested in a less rigorous manner, I can report anecdotally that I’ve been a little better in noting the faster movement of the precip and therefore rain-ending times. That may have to do with the character of the storms involved, and I’m told that RA is working to tweak that aspect. Still, however, compared to the other apps, RA was superior.<br /><br />Tom, it would be interesting for you to compete in the contest some time. Then we could have a “human meteorologist” as a contestant. My thinking is that if these apps can do close to as well as a human meteorologist and don’t get messed up with ground clutter (a tall order!), then there is real value, particularly to someone who doesn’t have access to their own personal meteorologist.<br /><br />As an aside, I just checked into The Weather Channel’s Trupoint feature which is supposed to predict beginning and ending times for rain. It’s horrible, and even though it’s in Beta, I don’t understand why they’d bring forth a product that’s clearly not ready for prime time.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-79153985767493121822012-05-06T10:18:37.300-05:002012-05-06T10:18:37.300-05:002+ hours before it actually started raining, '...2+ hours before it actually started raining, 'Human' performed much better (20 min. +) than RainAware when predicting the start time. After that period, it was basically a wash.<br /><br />For me, it is more impressive when a forecast can accurately predict the start of precipitation well in advance (1 hour +) rather than right before the echoes are on your doorstep. With that being said, I believe that 'Human' was the winner in this test.NovakWeathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-53217322731381873362012-05-05T09:02:14.953-05:002012-05-05T09:02:14.953-05:00Actually, RainAware beat the human almost every pe...Actually, RainAware beat the human almost every period from 7:30 through rain time (9:15).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-71211575521312188312012-05-04T19:58:17.521-05:002012-05-04T19:58:17.521-05:00Check that, "human" appeared to predict ...Check that, "human" appeared to predict BETTER than all 3 of the apps.NovakWeathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-83824636232358708362012-05-04T19:56:49.129-05:002012-05-04T19:56:49.129-05:00Bill, this is great stuff and thanks for taking th...Bill, this is great stuff and thanks for taking the time and effort to put all of this together.<br /><br />What I find most interesting is that "human" predicted almost as well as the Rainware app. and better than the other 2 apps.<br /><br />I'm not surprised.NovakWeathernoreply@blogger.com