IBM buys Weather Underground

[Boyd]

Kind of surprising…

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/weather-underground-bought-by-ibm

There are no changes that have been announced for how Weather Underground will operate, and Bob Henson and I plan to ride the rapids to see where they lead.

I started using them in the late 1990's when you could access text-based forecasts using the telnet protocol in a terminal program. Rarely use them today, I prefer the RadarScope app and the NWS website now.

 

[46er]

That is a surprise; WU is somehow connected with the Weather Channel as well, they run a segment on their cable channel. I like WU for the private weather stations/webcams one has access to; gives a more real-time look at where I might be going.

 

[Boyd]

The Weather Channel bought Weather Underground in 2012: http://www.wunderground.com/about/pr/news.asp?date=20120702

Now Weather Channel has sold a bunch of its assetts to IBM, but not their core TV channel/website. Maybe Weather Channel just didn't have any plans for Weather Underground and decided they might as well unload it as part of the deal?

 

[Ben Ruset]

When I think of Weather Underground I think of bombings and Timothy Leary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground

 

[46er]

"When I think of Weather Underground I think of bombings and Timothy Leary."

 

[ecampbell]

I 1969 I went out with a chick who belonged to the SDS. She also went to Kent State.

 

[this_is_nascar]

Kind of surprising…

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/weather-underground-bought-by-ibm




I started using them in the late 1990's when you could access text-based forecasts using the telnet protocol in a terminal program. Rarely use them today, I prefer the RadarScope app and the NWS website now.

I have it, but am still trying to figure it out. Many features. Any tips, tricks or advise you could give me?

 

[Boyd]

Not sure what to say, it seems very simple and straightforward to me. It just shows the raw radar data without any smoothing or processing. Unlike most websites, you must select a specific radar site and it only displays the data from that site. If you tap the compass button, it will select the site that it thinks is closest to you. Or tap the radar button and you can choose a specific site manually.

FAQ here: http://radarscope.tv/faqs/

Blog is here: http://radarscope.tv/category/blog/