I'm wondering what weather/radar websites people are using to check weather on their phones?
1) yer basic tiny-screen web enabled not-so-smart phone
2) iphone
3) android
I have #1, an old blackberry.
I'd love some kind of up-to-the-minute radar image.
Weather.com's hourly reports are okay at home but stink onthe blackberry (too many clicks, &tc).
heh, I thought this would be about the phone number you can call to get the forcast (updated every hour). I don't remember what it is, it's programmed into the Hubby's phone (along with the phone number to call for the traffic report).
Our phones are not smartypants phones.
weather channel app on 2 and 3. i try to forget that 1 exists still.
I have a #1. I use weather underground (mobile). Not great, but everything is on one page.
You can use weather.gov
Type in your zipcode and then bookmark it, no ads, no additional clicks
@ejwme I thought this would be about the phone number you can call to get the forcast
Do they still have that? The phone company used to have that service at 412-WE6-1212, but it was discontinued a few years ago. Is there some other number?
Weather Channel Max on the iphone.
I just hold my iphone in front of me, if I can't see the screen that means it's mostly sunny, and if I see water drops it's raining.
I love weather.gov; I have three pages bookmarked on my computer and have quick links to them on my iPod Touch as well.
First is your generic forecast page:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.44&lon=-79.94&site=pbz&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en
The second and third are way more useful. This is an hourly weather forecast, so "rain tomorrow" is way less vague than "rain possible between 4 and 7 pm."
Even better, this shows you whether there are any storms nearby, or if there are, whether they will be all-day affairs or over quickly.
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=pbz&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no
I just bookmarked these and have the last two on quick links from my home screen.
Mick, that was the only number I remember, but Hubby has a different number. I'll post it when he texts me back.
I use edmonds method first. Usually out of a window.
After that, the weather channel app on an iPhone. Mainly because I check radar over any kind of forecast. I find it easier to blame my lack of experience at interpreting that image, rather than getting mad at people with degrees in it who still screw it up.
I use the default weather app on android. Looks like this: 
The image is hotlinked to photobucket so if they pull it, oh well.
The blue line is precipitation, yellow is temperature. Slide your finger over the bar for details.
Weather Channel Max & wunderground mobile site on iphone. wunderground for current radar. Weather Channel Max for forecasts... WCM is always at least 45 mins behind with radar imagery, which is super lame for a paid app.
wunderground mobile:
http://i.wund.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=15206
wunderground fullscreen radar:
http://i.wund.com/auto/iphone/geo/TouchMap/index.html?lat=40.46783829&lon=-79.91339874
Thanks, all!
"Radar Now" on the Android phone. One click and you're looking at a 150 -mile radius that animates the previous 30 minutes. Very useful. Free.
You can call almost any airport for automated current conditions:
AGC: 412-466-8968
PIT: 412-472-0145
BTP: 724-586-6434
NOAA has recorded forecasts: Pittsburgh 412-262-2170
Or you can dial 1-800-WX-BRIEF but you have to know what to say 
National Weather Service number...which I think salty posted. 412-262-2170
When I used to do weather on my phone, I used weather.com. It automatically pops up with the mobile site.
