Thread: Best Gulf Shores Weather Website?

I see a different forecast from every freaking weather site on the internet. Which site do the locals rely on for accuracy?

i use the weather channel app on my iphone usually works for me but occasionally they do screw up. just watch the weather channel (local 15 or fox 10 or any of the other ones)

Local Weather - WPMI LOCAL 15 News

here ya go best one

I like the NOAA weather forecasts, and find their radar most accurate.

There is no 'Best', and the forecasts are all just semi-educated guess work.
I look at three or four forecasts, check NOAA's radar and get a general idea of what to expect.
60-80% chance of T-Storms does not mean stay home, it means go fishing and I might... Might watch a storm or two blow past.
The best thing to have is a smart-phone with a good weather radar app, so you can see the storms, their speed, paths and intensity.

I may not live in Gulf Shores but I have come to know (and trust) the National Weather Service Mobile for reliable, accurate and comprehensive weather forecasts and current conditions.
Did you know that ALL competing weather services (including NWS) get their data from NOAA?
But how this information is disseminated to the public is what gives the impression (and sometimes observation) of differing forecasts.
The NWS updates and issues their forecasts every 6 hours (4 times daily) which are released at 4am, 10am, 4pm and 10pm EVERY day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
It is the largest, most comprehensive and reliable weather information gathering and forecasting group on the planet.
Why anyone would trust another entity is beyond me!

National Weather Service

I go here for winds. They only go 84 hours out, but they are pretty good. It is based off the NOAA stuff, but has way more detail than the buoys. You get direction and intensity off the little flags.

Weather Model - Pensacola Wind Speed and Direction (STORMSURF)

Weather Model - Gulf of Mexico Wind Speed and Direction (STORMSURF)

I'm mainly looking for precipitation and temperatures to determine whether a sudden illness prevents me from working and is only treatable by a clandestine quarantine of breathing salty air and consuming fresh pompano.