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<blockquote data-quote="Ratsima" data-source="post: 1820871" data-attributes="member: 402210"><p>And there's the rub. Hard to make a recommendation because you have to try them all to find out which ones work where you are or plan to be. I used to use <a href="https://www.wunderground.com" target="_blank">Weather Underground</a> all the time. But, they started charging for even limited use of their API, so many people with personal weather stations stopped sending them data. In my area there used to be half a dozen PWSs, and now there is only one that is about 40K from my house. So, for my location WU has become worthless. (I'm afraid this is all IBM's doing.)</p><p></p><p>I also used WU to badge my webcam images with current weather data. But, when they started charging for use of their API, I switched to "Open Weather Map". Their API returns a file (JSON) that is full of data and easy to parse. AFAIK, they don't have an iOS app.</p><p></p><p>Now I'm considering switching to <a href="https://darksky.net/forecast/14.965,102.043/ca12/en" target="_blank">Dark Sky</a>. I like their iOS app and find both their current weather data and predictions to be quite accurate. Plus they send out UV alerts to which this old white guy needs to pay attention.</p><p></p><p>Another site with a very nice iOS app and accurate data is <a href="https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/meteogramfive/nakhon-ratchasima_thailand_1608529" target="_blank">MeteoBlue</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ratsima, post: 1820871, member: 402210"] And there's the rub. Hard to make a recommendation because you have to try them all to find out which ones work where you are or plan to be. I used to use [URL='https://www.wunderground.com']Weather Underground[/URL] all the time. But, they started charging for even limited use of their API, so many people with personal weather stations stopped sending them data. In my area there used to be half a dozen PWSs, and now there is only one that is about 40K from my house. So, for my location WU has become worthless. (I'm afraid this is all IBM's doing.) I also used WU to badge my webcam images with current weather data. But, when they started charging for use of their API, I switched to "Open Weather Map". Their API returns a file (JSON) that is full of data and easy to parse. AFAIK, they don't have an iOS app. Now I'm considering switching to [URL='https://darksky.net/forecast/14.965,102.043/ca12/en']Dark Sky[/URL]. I like their iOS app and find both their current weather data and predictions to be quite accurate. Plus they send out UV alerts to which this old white guy needs to pay attention. Another site with a very nice iOS app and accurate data is [URL='https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/meteogramfive/nakhon-ratchasima_thailand_1608529']MeteoBlue[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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