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FSogol

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4. Accuweather is the least accurate. Here's another reason to avoid them:
Thu Feb 26, 2015, 10:24 AM
Feb 2015

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Rick "Santorum introduced the National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 which aimed to prohibit the National Weather Service from releasing weather data to the public without charge where private-sector entities perform the same function commercially. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association was organizing a lobbying effort in opposition to the legislation, but it never passed committee. The motivations surrounding the bill were controversial, as employees of AccuWeather, a commercial weather company based in Pennsylvania, donated $10,500 to Santorum and his PAC. The liberal advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington cited the bill as one of several reasons for listing Santorum as one of its "most corrupt politicians".

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Anyone really into weather forecast sites? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 OP
Weather.com is my homepage ann--- Feb 2015 #1
Really? Interesting. I must not know how to set it up - it seems Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #17
I use NOAA Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #2
that's another one too that is really the weather.gov feed. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #18
I tend to gravitate to the local stations... Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #3
Accuweather is the least accurate. Here's another reason to avoid them: FSogol Feb 2015 #4
Interesting, I had no idea. I've been using them, will try alternatives! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #8
Well crap...they have the most favorable forecast ! Geez - who would Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #9
If I had to pick from the 3, I'd go with WeatherUnderground. woodsprite Feb 2015 #5
Same here. In my experience, WeatherUnderground has consistently been the most accurate FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #11
Yes. And I love that sliding hour by hour bar - it gives you everything Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #15
central tx. And thanks - they are showing only a 35% chance of rain Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #14
hmm just read that wunderground is owned by the Weather Channel nt Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #16
Yes, I think it transferred hands last year, but they haven't had a chance to ruin it yet. n/t woodsprite Feb 2015 #19
LOL - wish I could remember the site I LOVED that went defunct when bought. nt Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #20
Go to the source: brooklynite Feb 2015 #6
Nope...don't like that one :>) 50% chance of wintry mix. nt Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #10
I have WeatherBug installed on my computer. It's never let me down yet. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #7
Thanks - it's cool - I always hate having to enter the place Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #12
Works extremely well! Just installed the extension for Google Chrome Linux. It RKP5637 Feb 2015 #13
Weatherbug is great! tosh Feb 2015 #23
intellicast spanone Feb 2015 #21
The master, of course BarbaRosa Feb 2015 #22
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