Weather Channel not offering local forecasts?

cobb · Feb 4, 2006

Ive become rather addicitve to switch to the weather channel during commercials to see whats on the radar screen. Anyway, more and more often I switch and its just the generic weather map with a few selected cities listed. Seems to be the case all day today.

They changing something or something?

PhotonWrangler · Feb 4, 2006

There's a device in the cable company's headend which takes data from TWC and watches for a "select code" for your local city. It stores the data that matches that code (your local forecast) and inserts it into the local breaks upon receiving a command from Atlanta. I'm guessing that this device is broken right now. When it's offline, all you see is the generic national data during the local breaks.

Be patient - it'll be placed back online soon.

geepondy · Feb 4, 2006

I still get my local forecast on comcast cable.

chiphead · Feb 5, 2006

Wow, I thought it was just me hook on TWC!

chiphead

cobb · Feb 5, 2006

I use to love the weather map sites that gave you the raw radar images and satellite images.

Still no local forecasts or time and outside temp.

You can also text message GOOGL with the text WX and zip code to get a 4 day forecast on your phone.

BIGIRON · Feb 5, 2006

www.srh.noaa.gov

cobb · Feb 6, 2006

Its working again, nothing like flipping to thelocals on the 8s during commercials.

I like that bumper music during some of the forecasts where you can hear someone humming bat man in the back ground.

Luxman · Feb 7, 2006

I use them very often as well. Many times I will also check my barometer watch against current conditions..

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