Site with specific weather forecast for individual peaks

[Engine]

Many of you are probably already aware of this site, or you use another source which may be better, but I thought this was kind of nice. It provides weather forecasts specific to the individual peak and points below that elevation. I know the AT weather app provides a similar service, but this site includes weather maps and other features which are nice to have as well.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/

Please feel free to share other weather related resources which you like...

[ScareBear]

Many of you are probably already aware of this site, or you use another source which may be better, but I thought this was kind of nice. It provides weather forecasts specific to the individual peak and points below that elevation. I know the AT weather app provides a similar service, but this site includes weather maps and other features which are nice to have as well.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/

Please feel free to share other weather related resources which you like...


Shutter's app is on our phones...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atweather2&hl=en

[StillMoving]

Shutter's app is on our phones...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atweather2&hl=en


Thanks!

That looks great and is on my list of future questions to ask.

[cmoulder]

I've used Mountain-Forecast for a few years, and while the predictions for conditions aren't much better than those of any other forecast they do provide a reminder/warning of how much harsher conditions are on peaks.

Fortunately, a friend and I got an accurate forecast last year in March when we finally got to do something we'd been dreaming about for a long time, which is camping on the top of Slide Mountain in the Catskills in the winter. Wind was mercifully light, and it got down to about 0°F which was spot-on.

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[colorado_rob]

Good post, glad somone made this known on wb. We've been using this particular forecast for a long time, of course always taking any weather predictions with a huge grain of salt. Seems like there are so many ridiculously conservative forecasts, this particular one seems unbiased and more realistic.

[burger]

There's a much better and more comprehensive alternative. Just go to www.weather.gov (http://www.weather.gov), click on your state, then click on the exact location on the state map. This gives the forecast for a very small area, highlighted in a green box (if you are off a bit, you will see a smaller scale map on the right side of the forecast page, and you can re-click to get the location perfect). These forecasts are adjusted for altitude, so this should get you as accurate a forecast as is possible right now.

There is also the "NOAA weather unofficial" app on Android, which accesses the same forecasts through a google maps interface.

[DuneElliot]

I've liked using mountain-forecast more for predicted temperatures and winds at elevation. I've found it more accurate than other local weather stations since it seems to take the peak and terrain variables into account, at least for my local mountains.

[nsherry61]

I used NOAA weather with the clickable map until I found the mountain-weather site which I find has more relevant information for me and is easier and quicker to use than the clickable map. The NOAA site is still my go-to site for general hiking and backpacking areas that are not mountain peak oriented.

I also agree that mountain-weather seems to be consistently more accurate than many other weather sites, maybe because they don't seem to feel the need to exaggerate or highlight the worst case scenario and instead just report a nice clean useful forecast.

[garlic08]

There's a much better and more comprehensive alternative. Just go to www.weather.gov (http://www.weather.gov), click on your state, then click on the exact location on the state map. This gives the forecast for a very small area, highlighted in a green box (if you are off a bit, you will see a smaller scale map on the right side of the forecast page, and you can re-click to get the location perfect). These forecasts are adjusted for altitude, so this should get you as accurate a forecast as is possible right now...

I've been using that for years. In the fire service it's called a spot weather forecast. I use it for my house, which is hundreds of feet higher than the nearby towns of Golden and Denver, and a generic forecast misses the mark most of the time.

[bstiffler]

I used https://www.atweather.org/ it gives the closest forecast for most shelters on the AT. It was good enough to let me know what temperatures/ weather to expect

[Dogwood]

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/ and www.weather.gov (http://www.weather.gov/) and http://www.summitpost.org

Specific conditions are more than spot or specific peak dependent although those are great starting points. I'm anal about summit weather. I note specific weather gathering stations near the summit which note elev and double check for the elevations I'll be at adjusting for elev differences myself. I'll also note prevailing incoming seasonal weather direction patterns. For example, prevailing wind direction can change seasonally as it does when hiking to summits in Hawaii. I may be ascending on the leeward side or northern or southern side or more exposed side or west/east face in the northern hemisphere in the morning or afternoon which all can make a difference. For example, weather can be different depending on my approach to the summit of Brasstown Bald. I make note of Climbers Notes or Route Notes from sites like Mountain Forecast and http://www.summitpost.org. These sites can contain specifics about different approaches as there isn't usually one way to a summit. Different vegetation, canopy height, sometimes geology, and/or exposure is face and seasonally dependent. Different hike conditions depending on season and time of day like in winter ascending via Arkaquah from the east, Jacks Knob/AT from the south, or Wagon Wheel from the north via Young Harris to the GA High Pt Brasstown Bald.