Who do you use for weather?

Damn I didn’t know he retired. I’ve always liked the Fox local weather crew here, every crew here is great but Evan and Dan specifically I feel like I’ve grown up with living here lmao

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Different_Summer8615@reddit

Just followed Evan on Facebook. Wow love someone doing work and none of the hype sponsorship AI mess. Thanks for sharing

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thefinalgoat@reddit

Weather Channel app because it has a widget I can check at a glance or have Siri yell at me. I’m lazy 🤷

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No_Locksmith9690@reddit

Channel 5 or 4 are both really accurate

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Wakinghours@reddit

Pete Delkus's WFAA account on X
WFAA mobile app
If you're nerdy, Texas Storm Chasers. All of these are grounded.

Radar Scope app is the gold standard if you like a more data driven approach to weather instead of getting a bunch of ads on consumer weather apps.

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ChefJohnson@reddit

WFAA for game time and the MyRadar app the rest of the year. The app has a layer to view storm chasers’ broadcasts in the field.

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ZombieButch@reddit

WFAA for me as well; Delkus knows his stuff.

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vision5050@reddit

Accuweather for the radar.

Or one of those guys on FB because they have access to information I don't have.

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AcceptableProduce296@reddit

If you like anxiety. Tune into Reed Timmer in his Dominator. GORILLA HAIL!!!!!

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USMCLee@reddit

NOAA Weather app (this is supported by NOAA)

Weather Underground

Storm Shield.

The problem with these fast moving storms is that it makes it really hard to predict their path.

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happyklam@reddit

Weatherwise. Their YouTube coverage of emerging storms often beats NOAA signals and gives people extra time to get to safety.

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PitifulRow705@reddit

tried a bunch of weather apps last year and WeatherWisp stuck, simple layout and actually works

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Spock_Nipples@reddit

Steve McCauley on FB, the MyRadar app with fronts/aviation layers enabled, and Weather Channel app.

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tacoscholar@reddit

Remember when Trump made massive cuts to the NWS and NOAA and the already difficult-to-predict weather became even harder to predict?

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

Whoever downvoted this is asleep. The full effects of the cuts won’t even take effect until 2027, after the midterms.

We’re going to make almanacs great again! Just like what our great great grandparents used! /s I realize modern radar has literally saved thousands of lives.

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JPhi1618@reddit

Was downvoted because we don’t need politics injected into a simple ask for an app recommendation.

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TopNeighborhood2694@reddit

If I held a gun to your head, would you call that political?

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JPhi1618@reddit

That’s weird. I don’t even understand what you’re talking about.

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TopNeighborhood2694@reddit

Then maybe next time folks are having a conversation- keep out of it. If you don’t understand nobody’s gonna hold your hand and explain it to you anymore.

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Wackos like you are why I would rather not have everything devolved into politics. The person that I was replying to specifically asked who downloaded and why they downloaded. I was answering that very very simple question because I was engaging exactly with the conversation. Then I get crazies like you talking about shooting people in the head. If anybody needs to take a step back, it’s you.

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lovelylotuseater@reddit

You are inaccurately describing simple cause and effect conversations as political. OP expressed confusion at why the weather models seem so unreliable, and the person at the top of this thread accurately identified that the government agency that supplies data to these weather models had its budget cut.

They didn’t make any statements about team red or team blue, they just accurately stated the reason. Sometimes the cause is action taken by the government, that does not mean that we should all pretend we don’t know what the effect is taking place. Even a hamster knows if it doesn’t want its bed to stink it shouldn’t shit in it.

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starglo1969@reddit

Is it politics if it is relevant to the question?

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lovelylotuseater@reddit

They accurately stated which government entity made cuts to the government division that is responsible for the data used in weather prediction models. If you don’t like the effect, you should be aware of the cause.

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CallMePickle@reddit

There is no app recommendation to give. And they gave the reason as to why that is.

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Tiny_Reference_3697@reddit

NWS Radar

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roseoyl@reddit

In Pete Delkus we trust

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Record_LP2234@reddit

In addition to Evan Andrews and Pete Delkus, Rick Mitchell, a hidden gem is Steve McCauley - used to be a meteorologist on WFAA and is now a professor. Does great updates on the weather. Always check these guys as the day/evening goes along and they will update you on the latest.

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tx4468@reddit

Steve Mccauley

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Magnitude_Ten@reddit

Frankie McDonald. He didn't make a post about dfw amd he was right.

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Spiritual_Muffin_246@reddit

My go to live stream is from David Reimer with Texas Storm Chasers. I use their app and the weather channel. Both seem pretty well synced.

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crochets_4u@reddit

Baldie in chief kept me informed with the play by play during the 2019 tornado through Dallas. Legit nerds! 😂

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thisisDougsPhone67@reddit

Fox 4 WAPP

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ZayumZazzy@reddit

MyRadar app is good.

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jsullivanj@reddit

Local meteorologists on Facebook pages. Jesse Hawila is a Senior Meteorologist at WFAA (Channel 8)

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Tsakax@reddit

I use a seer based out of some caverns right outside of town.

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civil_beast@reddit

I use the raw data at weather.us; theres a monthly charge for it, and it isnt particularly cheap, but has an enormous backfilled database of weather observations and explanations.

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dirkin1@reddit

Ryan Hall and Weatherwise

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New-Texan2020@reddit

The Weather Channel app is usually accurate. I also watch POW Ponder on Weather on Facebook and I have the app. He’s located in McKinney and is a neighbor, so his weather reports are usually pretty accurate.

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AnastasiaNo70@reddit

I like him.

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stalkerb84@reddit

Ryan Hall of YouTube and the WeatherWise app.

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andrewski81@reddit

Pete Delkus

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ooglesnoopleboop@reddit

Our lord and savior, Pete Delkus

x.com/wfaaweather

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Fresh20s@reddit

Everyone in McKinney is dead…

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Alloutofideas6789@reddit

I love that so much. He is so deadpan when he says it. and doesn't even bat an eye.

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ghentwevelgem@reddit

WFAA YouTube

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Giant_Yoda@reddit

If you want any reasonable shot at knowing what's coming you need several sources. I use The Weather Channel app for general forecasts. Weatherwise app for severe weather outlooks. RadarOmega for actual radars during storms. I check the National Weather Service website for more detailed information like storm timing and what types of weather to expect.

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Shibaswift@reddit

tx storm chasers, he's always very calm and will go live throughout the entirety of an event. covers all of tx

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Accomplished_Pear_96@reddit

Pete Delkus but also South Metro Weather since I’m in the often forgotten southern part of the metroplex!

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Past-Football629@reddit

Max Velocity on YouTube. Excellent national coverage, original start in North Texas. Good channel.

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bbq_ch1cken@reddit

Delkus

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notjjd@reddit

Max Velocity or South Metro Weather (Kevin).

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No-Childhood7918@reddit

How to know the most accurate app? Easy !

Take the app giving the storm forecast the sooner, share it to everyone in your office floor and start complaining about how dangerous it will be at 3pm. Make sure your boss is around and hear it .. leave at 2.30pm “just in case”

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Qaasgm@reddit

The one & only Steve McCauley! 🙌

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HADVuQHNq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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pastor-of-muppetss@reddit

Ryan Hall or Max Velocity

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hgilbert2020@reddit

Ditto this

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IAmSixNine@reddit

Ryan Hall Yall / WeatherWise app primary and WFAA 8 Pete Delkus as well. Also Ryan Hall Yall is live streaming on Youtube right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_bswdgmCXA

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zeb@reddit

So is Maxx

https://www.youtube.com/live/rIWj0hem3LQ?si=NpywNrKrUeIeJwPP

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4ofheartz@reddit

Pete Delkus!! ABC channel 8

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beversbrandon@reddit

I use the channel 5 app. The radar is great and you receive notifications of rain/storms in your immediate area.

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sportsnatik@reddit

On TV, Pete Delkus.

On social media, Texas Storm Chasers

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casimir-pulaski-day@reddit

Lord Delkus

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itsaboutseven@reddit

Texas storm chasers exclusively. Also signed up for county text alerts.

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gdsc@reddit

Aside from all the forecasters people mentioned, it’s good to have an app that lets you choose the model. I use Windy.app because it has filters for different activities and I can check GFS27 against the ECMWF and HRRR to plan events where I am responsible for people who will be outside all day.

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Jash09@reddit

Ryan Hall Y'all on YouTube. The man lives for the weather

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PenelopeJude@reddit

Max Velocity on YouTube

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gdsc@reddit

he’s also “North Texas Weather Center” on facebook and instagram if you just want the basics and not an 8 hour stream

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IFlyAircrafts@reddit

I found after watching channels like Max that I’m a lot more forgiving of the weather being unreliable.

All of our local meteorologists only focus on a 100 mile radius. So when they claim it’s gonna storm, and it doesn’t they look very wrong.

But if you watch the guys covering the whole US you realize that no one was wrong, the storm just developed a bit more to the north.

It really gave me an appreciation to weather after watching the storm chasers.

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CuriousCamels@reddit

Most people don’t understand just how complex predicting the weather is. Atmospheric science majors took the second most physics classes when I was in college. Second only to us physics majors of course.

The math and science that goes into predicting the weather is complicated, and you’re trying to account for a ton of different variables. One or two things slightly changing can drastically alter a storm’s path and intensity.

Max Velocity is solid though. He knows what he’s talking about, and does a good job keeping people informed and safe.

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Resonance_Forms@reddit

If you have storm anxiety, I do not recommend Max.

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SignificantLilNobody@reddit

Max is great! Highly recommend!

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Fub4rtoo@reddit

Rick Mitchell is my go to. He’s considered the best, or one of the best, meteorologists on TV in North Texas according to other professional meteorologists (I’ve read them saying this about him on Reddit). He’s knowledgeable, easy to lesson to, and to understand. He also doesn’t do gimmicks like you know it’s serious when my tie comes off and stuff like that.

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monkeyman80@reddit

I followed him on twitter but he hasn’t posted since January. Where do you find him?

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Signal-Lunch-705@reddit

He’s on IG rickmitchellwx

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Fub4rtoo@reddit

He posts on Facebook almost every day. I don’t always see his posts though, my timeline Is full of other stuff. He’s on NBC right now for obvious reasons.

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H2Ospecialist@reddit

He was in the original Twister so definitely trust him!

Joking, kinda. I do a little forecasting for my job and I prefer him of all the local TV meteorologists.

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Signal-Lunch-705@reddit

This! This! This! RICK IS THE BEST! As someone who has storm anxiety, Rick is so calm compared to the other guy that scares the shit out of me! Even their graphics are intense. Rick just wants you to stay calm and weather aware AND to put your damn shoes on! 😂😂 LOVE RICK!!

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KarmaLeon_8787@reddit

He stays calm. His voice is soothing.

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3huhyeah3@reddit

I’ve lost faith in all of them. It’s nature. It does what it wants. I just look at the radar and make my best judgement

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MadScallop@reddit

The most annoying to me is I’m almost convinced a lot of news outlets sensationalize for clicks.

It’s always tonight-is-the-end-of-humanity so cortisol spikes and people check constantly. Gotta have the ad revenue for the shareholders.

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3huhyeah3@reddit

I think you hit the nail on the head with the sensationalism. That goes for all “news.” The weather forecasts should come with a “for entertainment purposes only.”

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MadScallop@reddit

For real. I’m not chancing this storm as it’s big.. but odds of it being anywhere near as bad as they predicted has to be very little.

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nickgomez@reddit

Frankie MacDonald

https://youtube.com/@dogsandwolves?si=8KdUpsN18-zwwWqW

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rickyroca73@reddit

He’s alright, but around here we need live and local.

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yourdailyorwell@reddit

Had to scroll way to far to find this.

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nickgomez@reddit

Order your pizzas!

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v4por@reddit

In Delkus we trust (wfaa channel 8)

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Primus567@reddit

David Reimer

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paid-program@reddit

MyRadar

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mattgoldey@reddit

Pete Delkus spoke at my employer years ago and I asked him what radar app he likes and he said RadarScope. It was $10 back when I bought it and still the most expensive app I've ever bought.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.basevelocity.radarscope

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rickyroca73@reddit

Wunderground has been my go to for years and years and years. For Texas weather, it’s pretty damn good. For news weather, I’m partial to Panic Pete.

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mrfrank63@reddit

I just use the Fox WAPP, its been decent and quick enough for me to see what's going on.

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oakleafwellness@reddit

NBCDFW or WFAA. Grew up watching Harold Taft, David Finfrock and Troy Dungan. So, I am loyal to their stations decades later.

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Just-Challenge-1491@reddit

Max velocity on YouTube

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14Rage@reddit

Use the tv channels. Your (my) phone weather is very very inaccurate, and when my phone is wrong wfaa was right.

There are a ton of different weather models and I think the meteorologists look at them together and make a weather forecast by averaging them intelligently somehow. The phone app seems to just be a single model, and so it really struggles on a bunch of fronts when you actually care about details.

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Yarusenai@reddit

Texas Storm Chasers. Live on Facebook right now and they give good background information and forewarnings

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MSHinerb@reddit

Ventusky for radar. Meteorologists for updates and projections.

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mynytemare@reddit

MyRadar for radar and charts. Lots of good information there. Storm Prediction Center for 1-2 day forecasts and more detailed risk information. Weather.gov for standard weather reports and daily life.

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fractal_sunny@reddit

Ditto on My Radar, It is my go to for tracking the big storms.

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CatteNappe@reddit

I use Weather Underground https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/tx/dallas

Also follow Pete Delkus at WFAA on your social media of choice.

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Glad_Air8204@reddit

Squeezing goat testicles has been pretty accurate

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trimondo_blondomina@reddit

I just use theNational Weather Service. Also, Steve McCauley’s Facebook page. Both give highly technical and non sensational forecasts.

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Resonance_Forms@reddit

Yep. Him and Evan Andrews!

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simpletonclass@reddit

My radar app. Only works for the hour tho. Comes in clutch when I need to decide whether to jog or not.

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packetssniffer@reddit

Accuweather has been the most accurate imo

News stations were telling us to take cover during the latest storm.

Accuweather showed it would pass over us and it did. Barely got any rain. This is in Grand Prairie.

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lovelylotuseater@reddit

Local meteorologists are best.

I personally use the “my radar” app on iOS including listening to all of the reports from their nationwide meteorologists explaining the developing systems and their affiliated uncertainties.

Looking at a 10 day forcast and making assumptions is among the worst.

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Werthy71@reddit

I miss Dark Sky :(

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sexxii_taco@reddit

Weather.gov and myradar app

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Corgisarethebest123@reddit

My Dad.

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stonemik@reddit

Radar omega and max velocity on YouTube

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Gonzalla@reddit

I watch Max Velocity on YouTube, and I use CARROT Weather on my phone.

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No-Wallaby-4333@reddit

Texas Storm Chasers

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yellowsun_97@reddit

Texas storm chasers

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Starsgirl97@reddit

Steve McCauley on Facebook

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electricgotswitched@reddit

He used to be my go to, but doesn't post reliably. Found Evan Andrews (former Fox 4 weatherman) and he is locked in for every weather event.

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fakejacki@reddit

For a normal weather app I use Carrot, but for severe weather day of I use WFAA.

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Significant_Fox9290@reddit

I use weather underground. It’s free. Has radar. Works well with alerts.

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hushnowonlydreams@reddit

Steve McCauley (Facebook), Max Velocity, Ryan Hall Y'all for live active severe weather coverage (YouTube), Texas Storm Chasers

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uen0station54@reddit

ryan hall

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TheHollywoodKnights@reddit

Buy a cheap handheld ham radio and listen to the DARC repeater.

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PondersOverYonder@reddit

Casio G Shock Rangeman

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whattheealbum@reddit

Max Velocity on YouTube

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bionica@reddit

I use the app MyRadar. I watch the radar and see how the storms are moving.

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Practical_Art536@reddit

I just go outside. Weather be darned.

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logicbomb666@reddit

I like to tell people "It's not raining until it rains."

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

The people who look at their phone to realize it’s raining instead of just looking out the window are a real piece of work.

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SCORE-advice-Dallas@reddit

Nobody agrees because nobody is 100% sure.

It's just really hard to forecast exactly when and where the storm(s) will happen.

I use wunderground for the hour by hour forecast, but today that has changed a bit every time I updated it.

I'll check radar before going out, just to be safe.

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

I always keep a hoodie in my car. I like to throw that on in a surprise downpour over an umbrella, because unbrellas are not safe in lightning. A tarp is a good thing too, in case hail breaks glass, you have coverage.

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GeorgiaBlueOwl@reddit

The Weatherwise app. It gives a lot of good info, even for the free version. I also watch Ryan Hall Y’all on YouTube and Rick Mitchell on NBC 5.

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

I go outside and look at the sky. Yellow means storms, green means tornadoes. Go inside if the electricity in the air makes the hairs on your forearms stand up.

You can also feel for those down drafts. Typically, a big storm is going to bring in a sudden drop in temperatures. Cold air falls. So you’ll feel a downward wind, and then updrafts that suck things back upwards. You’ll get a good feel for what the weather is going to do here without needing an app.

Always have what you need for a power outage ready. Batteries, a flash light, candles, pantry food, pet carriers in case you all need to shelter in a hurry, some rugs to throw over your car if it’s going to hail and you don’t have covered parking, tarps. Being ready will give you some peace of mind.

Have sweet tea ready and watch the clouds, it’s quite enjoyable!

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