Where does the weather info come from???

[pi.boy.travis]

I am just curious, where does the info for the weather applet come from?

[Martje_001]

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.th.png (http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.png)

Here you go :)

[sharks]

from weather.com i think

[barbedsaber]

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.th.png (http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.png)

Here you go :)

You scared me for a minute, I thought I was going blind...

[Martje_001]

Hehe, I'm sorry for that ;)

[gn2]

I get my weather info from looking out the window and if I'm a little unsure I consult the seaweed that's tied to my shed.

[Masoris]

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.th.png (http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4633/schermafdrukna8.png)

Here you go :)
Oh, you did GIMP it! How can I make your image more clear and sharpen?

[pi.boy.travis]

Oh, you did GIMP it! How can I make your image more clear and sharpen?

Select the area you want to sharpen, then you can use either sharpen (basic) or unsharp mask (advanced), both are in the filters menu.

[Martje_001]

Why do you want that (you can't btw)? All the information needed is not 'blurred'.

[Martje_001]

Select the area you want to sharpen, then you can use either sharpen (basic) or unsharp mask (advanced), both are in the filters menu.
Yes, but you'll never get the original quality.

[pi.boy.travis]

Yes, but you'll never get the original quality.

This is true. Some image data is lost when you blur the image.

[Bakon Jarser]

Is it just me or does the weather info really suck. It only updates once an hour and even though it just updated a few minutes ago it says it's sunny outside. It is pouring rain outside with lots of lightning.

[popch]

Is it just me or does the weather info really suck..

Yes.


says it's sunny outside. It is pouring rain outside with lots of lightning.

Is the station you're looking at reasonably close to where you are, and does it usually have comparable weather?

[drumsticks]

Here in Australia, the weather info comes direct from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology - as official as it gets. I*guess different locales use different sources, not everyone gets it from weather.com.

[Polygon]

Is it just me or does the weather info really suck. It only updates once an hour and even though it just updated a few minutes ago it says it's sunny outside. It is pouring rain outside with lots of lightning.

depending on where you live, the information might not be even close to where you live

for example, the weather applet only has two choices for my city, and both are a good 30+ minute drive from my house, so sometimes its a bit inaccurate (says its raining when really its just cloudy) but its usually not that innacurate

[barbedsaber]

Here in Australia, the weather info comes direct from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology - as official as it gets. I*guess different locales use different sources, not everyone gets it from weather.com.

he's right, this is a direct copy paste from the forecast section (well, the beging of it)


IDS10034
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Adelaide Forecast
Issued at 4:05 pm CST on Saturday 26 July 2008