Thanks. I now have the aviation weather radar displaying.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 5:30:23 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > If you go up a level, the ones not in the folders are the current ones. > > https://www.aviationweather.gov/data/obs/radar/rad_rala_lws.gif > > > On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 10:07:55 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > >> Anybody able to make the new and improved NWS radar work? Has anyone >> written code to build a dynamic link for the aviation weather radar? It >> appears to me that we need to enter date and time into the url for the >> radar. I copied the aviation radar link into my skin.conf and it appeared >> to work, then after a week I noticed that its showing Dec 31 data. >> https://www.aviationweather.gov/data/obs/radar/20201231/20/20201231_2038_rad_rala_lws.gif >> >> On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 5:28:07 AM UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I just found out why my " >>> http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/N0R/HTX_loop.gif"; is broke, and, >>> why I can't find the replacement. They redesigned the entire system (from >>> something that was working fine) to what could be described as "the new >>> Coke" of NWS radar services. This article explains it succinctly: >>> >>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/21/nws-new-radar-website-slow/ >>> Really disappointing. >>> --MP >>> >>> On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 9:44:39 PM UTC+1 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Here's another option: NOAA's aviation radar. >>>> https://www.aviationweather.gov/data/obs/radar/20201231/20/20201231_2038_rad_rala_lws.gif >>>> >>>> The images load fast and cover the entire USA. >>>> >>>> [image: image.png] >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 9:52 AM John Mora <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have been using these links: >>>>> https://radblast.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=ILN >>>>> &brand=wui&num=18&delay=15&type=N0R&frame=0&scale=1.000&noclutter=0& >>>>> showstorms=1&showlabels=1&severe=1&rainsnow=1&lightning=1&smooth=1 >>>>> >>>>> https://www.wunderground.com/radar/us/oh/cincinnati/iln >>>>> >>>>> Just replace the station with the one you desire. >>>>> >>>>> To me they are an adequate replacement until a better one is found >>>>> >>>>> Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 12:40:17 PM UTC-5 >>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> > I haven't see this link listed anywhere yet. >>>>>> It’s listed in this thread. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 30, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Mark Jenks <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Finally got an answer back from NOAA. I haven't see this link >>>>>> listed anywhere yet. Images aren't the best, but it's something better >>>>>> than the .gz's and straight .gif files.... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7:12:15 AM UTC-6 Mark Jenks wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Email contact information here: >>>>>>> https://www.weather.gov/radarfaq >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7:10:50 AM UTC-6 Mark Jenks wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I just sent an email to NWS. I'll let you know the response if I >>>>>>>> get one.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ---- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Good Morning! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For years, there have been many many people who have linked your >>>>>>>> radar images and loops to their PWS (Personal weather station) >>>>>>>> websites. I >>>>>>>> currently use weewx @ http://weather.mjenks.net >>>>>>>> With the new radar, this is no longer possible, and the .gz >>>>>>>> versions just aren't good enough quality. So I have to use someone >>>>>>>> else's >>>>>>>> radar now. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It sure would be nice if you could provide an iframe code snipped >>>>>>>> that we could embed into our webpages. Or at least recreate the >>>>>>>> images >>>>>>>> and loops. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is what I have been using that no longer works. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> radar_img = >>>>>>>> http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/N0R/GRB_loop.gif >>>>>>>> radar_url = >>>>>>>> http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?product=NCR&rid=GRB&loop=yes >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark Jenks >>>>>>>> Station ID - DW7584 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 4:20:17 PM UTC-6 [email protected] >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you for looking into this folks. It sounds as though they >>>>>>>>> have gone the same route as Environment Canada did a long time ago >>>>>>>>> now. No >>>>>>>>> more animated gifs available, instead they build the animations on >>>>>>>>> the fly >>>>>>>>> with overlays and a repository of images. The best I could do for >>>>>>>>> Environment Canada radars was to create a shell script that runs on >>>>>>>>> the web >>>>>>>>> server cron that guesses at the current time stamp for the latest >>>>>>>>> image and >>>>>>>>> saves it to my webserver. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Less than great. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It sure would be nice if they could just provide an iframe code >>>>>>>>> snipped that we could embed into our webpages. >>>>>>>>> Alas. >>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>> On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 9:59:31 AM UTC-8 >>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I hooked up the NWS gif and it's worse than useless. It's hours >>>>>>>>>> old and shows nothing, flashes clutter, and repeats. Now, it should >>>>>>>>>> show >>>>>>>>>> nothing but the flashing of clutter is super annoying. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> As much as I'm pissed at WU, I'm going to use their gif while >>>>>>>>>> it's available. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 7:17 AM [email protected] < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yes John kind of crummy images and I just tried mine for KILX >>>>>>>>>>> and it is two hours behind the current UTC. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:56:56 AM UTC-6 >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The loops in https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/ >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KMUX_loop.gif> seem to >>>>>>>>>>>> be up to date today. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> For example: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KMUX_loop.gif >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> As such, that’s also an option, although these gifs are tough >>>>>>>>>>>> to get used to. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 18, 2020, at 9:38 AM, John Kline <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This thread has a nice solution (see URL below): >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=40980.0 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Terms of use: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.wunderground.com/company/legal >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> (In the following URL, substitute your radar station for OAX. >>>>>>>>>>>> Set weewx.conf’s Seasons radar_img value to this.) >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://radblast.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=OAX&brand=wui&num=18&delay=15&type=N0R&frame=0&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&showstorms=0&showlabels=1&severe=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&smooth=0 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 17, 2020, at 10:00 PM, John Kline <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Although the directory listing here shows old timestamps: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The loop is being updated (albeit still a few hours old and I’m >>>>>>>>>>>> not a fan of this radar imagery): >>>>>>>>>>>> https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KMUX_loop.gif >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Although not part of the loop, this image is only about 30m old: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KMUX_1.gif >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It’s not clear one could determine which file has the latest >>>>>>>>>>>> image. Maybe this will improve over time and the _0.gif will have >>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>> latest gif (and/or the loop will be updated regularly). >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 17, 2020, at 4:18 PM, John Kline <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve been grappling with this. It is annoying. The “new site” >>>>>>>>>>>> is maddening to interact with: https://radar.weather.gov/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> There’s a FAQ about the change here: >>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.weather.gov/radarfaq >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The FAQ tells one where files can be downloaded. I’ve started >>>>>>>>>>>> to look at them (they are gzipped), but, so far, I haven’t found >>>>>>>>>>>> anything >>>>>>>>>>>> acceptable to use. I’m seeing a single color overlay (with no >>>>>>>>>>>> base map). >>>>>>>>>>>> Still looking, but this is an awful change. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 17, 2020, at 4:05 PM, [email protected] < >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I use the old standard skin (modified). The NWS radar site >>>>>>>>>>>> changed today and the optional radar graphic no longer works. Has >>>>>>>>>>>> anyone >>>>>>>>>>>> dug into this and figured out how to get the new site to work? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It's no big deal if not - I'll take a look myself and post >>>>>>>>>>>> something once I find out how to make it work with the new site. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>>>>>>> it, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/15c6bd2a-5795-4cf0-9ada-c6527f8d56ddn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/15c6bd2a-5795-4cf0-9ada-c6527f8d56ddn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>>>>>> it, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3a87f847-e1e6-459f-9561-cf928ac1fcf1n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3a87f847-e1e6-459f-9561-cf928ac1fcf1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Peter Quinn >>>>>>>>>> (415)794-2264 <(415)%20794-2264> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/bca20ca2-0b20-414f-b589-6bf873bf756bn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/bca20ca2-0b20-414f-b589-6bf873bf756bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/dc98c8ab-d867-4811-bfb8-a3d6349604c6n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/dc98c8ab-d867-4811-bfb8-a3d6349604c6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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