Topic: Weather on TV

[miraculon]

Last month DirecTV dropped Weather Nation and replaced it with AccuWeather.
I really liked and preferred Weather Nation. Since I still can get WN on Roku, this isn't that much of a problem for me, I just use the Roku instead.
The Poll is for any TV system, including cable or whatever. I didn't intend this for just DirecTV subscribers. (but I would be interested in what you think of them dropping WN)

Greg H.

[WeatherHost]

I get my weather ONLY from NOAA/NWS.  I do glance at one or two other sites like Time and Date .com

I can't answer about TV channels because I haven't watched TV at all in any form in nearly 5 years.

[Old Tele man]

Sorry, but I am more interested in my local weather than I am in someone else's weather elsewhere in the state / country / world because it AFFECTS me!

[Jasiu]

Ditto regarding local weather (the only reason I ever watch local news other than when gas lines are exploding, but that's a story for another day). I have a Twitter rapport with several of the local mets and occasionally see my info on the broadcasts. 

[DaleReid]

I am fortunate enough to live near Minneapolis and there are some pretty good (market pays enough I guess) wx guys and gals.  Channel 11 has an evening news weather person (can't remember her name) but is excellent, scientific without boring and is worth watching even though it is commercial news weather.

I recall Paul Douglas, who I think started Weather Nation, being on WCCO channel 4 for awhile.  I found him good, and was reading his in depth discussion on his blog, and learned and still learn a bunch from his discussion.

The smaller TV venues are usually pretty terrible.  Or at least not great.

For some of the graphics I go to the NWS Weather Story at the centers where they issue them.  The only thing I've not found are the animations of where it is supposed to rain in the forecasts and potential for precip like rain and snow accumulations.  I don't know if there is a commercial service that animates them for the stations that can afford to buy them, or that they are produced by NWS and I've just not found a source for them.

[chief-david]

KARE 11-Belinda Jensen. Oh yeah. I think she worked with Paul Douglas.
I have always felt Minneapolis forecasters TEACH people about weather.

[ocala]

Pretty much get all my weather info from my phone.
Also since I look at the models, SPC forecasts, and read the AFD daily I know whats coming way before it's reported on TV.

[ｓｐｃ ｆｒｅｓｎｏ]

Last month DirecTV dropped Weather Nation and replaced it with AccuWeather.
I really liked and preferred Weather Nation. Since I still can get WN on Roku, this isn't that much of a problem for me, I just use the Roku instead.
The Poll is for any TV system, including cable or whatever. I didn't intend this for just DirecTV subscribers. (but I would be interested in what you think of them dropping WN)

Greg H.

I was pretty disappointed when DirecTV dropped WeatherNation. They were much more straight to the point and actually gave weather information 24/7 (unlike another big channel we know). I've looked at AccuWeather, and it's very simple and watered down, I suppose that's good for somebody who wants basic info on what they are going to wear or something, but I personally could never watch it. Even before this, I got most of my information from the NWS (I read the Area Forecast Discussion every morning), whether that be on their website or through NWR when I'm away from cell coverage.