NOAA, a underfunded?

[Packard]

The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is, from what I’ve read, is the source of data for all of the weather apps.

Further, from what I’ve read, despite claims that the apps make that they will not sell your data, and despite (perhaps) their intention to honor that pledge, the weather app business model requires the revenue from the sale of that data.

For that reason, I have deleted all the weather apps from my devices. Instead I have shortcuts to NOAA’s site which has a very serviceable alternative that is free and does not sell data. And since it is the source data for all the apps, just as competent.

However, lately they have not been updating temperatures as frequently as in the past.

The apps are going to have fewer updates too.

This is not good.

 

[Michael Kellough]

The Apple weather app does not sell your data.

 

[Packard]

The Apple weather app does not sell your data.

I just googled that and it appears to be correct. I guess that Apple does not view the weather app as an income generator and can afford to, basically, subsidize the app.

But the data they use is still the NOAA generated data, and the NOAA site is well-organized, if not as attractive as some of the apps. So I think I will stick with the NOAA site. It is a bit worrisome the app is less up to date than in the past. Having accurate weather data seems pretty important.

Last night I saw a 2 hour delay on updating the temperature (which was significantly colder than forecast). I never noticed that long a delay in the past.

 

[rmhinden]

The defunding of NOAA is a tragedy and makes me angry. It's a good use of my tax money.

Apple makes money selling products to its customers, and does not sell their customers info to make money. Just the opposite of many other companies. Or to say it another way, the product is the iPhone, not the customer who buys the iPhone.

Bob

 

[mino]

I do not understand this US thing with hating Gov doing ANYTHING that can be theoretically outsourced.

Over here, the local hydro-meteorological institute has its own app. Both Android and Apple version. A simple one/two-man affair that does its job of pulling the model and radar data showing it to the user.

Cannot comprehend why the 10x bigger US agency cannot do the same. It is a $1M/year affair to do so with all possible bells and whistles and would serve millions. So the whole "no funding" argument just sounds bogus excuse/extortion to me.

 

[Packard]

I do not understand this US thing with hating Gov doing ANYTHING that can be theoretically outsourced.

Over here, the local hydro-meteorological institute has its own app. Both Android and Apple version. A simple one/two-man affair that does its job of pulling the model and radar data showing it to the user.

Cannot comprehend why the 10x bigger US agency cannot do the same. It is a $1M/year affair to do so with all possible bells and whistles and would serve millions. So the whole "no funding" argument just sounds bogus excuse/extortion to me.

I don’t think the funding has ended. I think they are “tightening their belts”.

Here is the NOAA weather site. You enter your location and it gives you 7 days forecast. It will also save your location, and on my IPad and on my HP laptop, the site show up as an icon when I open the computer. So about as easy to use as an app. Not as pretty, but unencumbered by any ads (a plus, in my opinion).

Here is the weather: https://www.weather.gov/

And here is the main site: https://www.noaa.gov/

 

[Duckler]

I am not going to comment as some of the comments already sound/look political.

 

[peter halle]

Please let's keep politics and government actions / non actions out of this please.

Peter