View Full Version : website average high and low temperature
Crazy_Al
07-17-2007, 08:28
What is the address of the website which shows the average high and low temperature for specific sections of the AT ??? I want to know when the weather will cool down enough for me to go hiking on the AT near Hot Springs, NC.
Two Speed
07-17-2007, 08:31
http://www.thru-hiker.com/temporal.asp
trippclark
09-21-2007, 11:17
Anyone else having problems with this site? I've tried it several times in the past two weeks and each time I get an ASP error.
November is a nice month.
Nightwalker
09-21-2007, 11:55
No problem on Firefox 2.0.0.7.
Nightwalker
09-21-2007, 12:02
Try here (http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.1025291/k.72A0/Average_Temperatures.htm), on the ATC site.
The page is titled Average Temperatures Along the Appalachian Trail, and has a per-month average of 18 places from Millinocket, ME to Blairsville, GA. Just subtract 4 degrees per 1,000 feet of elevation and you should be set.
There's also a generalized weather page (http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.1038315/k.C75E/Weather.htm) on the site, giving some info that might or might not be found elsewhere. :sun
trippclark
09-21-2007, 12:37
No problem on Firefox 2.0.0.7.
Thanks. Running IE on this PC but have Firefox latest version on another. I'll try that tonight.
That's a server error, nothing to do with your browser.
SGT Rock
09-21-2007, 15:09
I get an error as well. The trail is also backward - it is listed north to south.
I get an error as well. The trail is also backward - it is listed north to south.
Thank God for that.
It may not be exactly what you are looking for but here is a website that has forcasts for each shelter on the AT.
http://www.sophiaknows.com/atdb/weather.php
I just tried the link and it worked just fine, I am using internet explorer.
Kirby
flagator
12-04-2007, 12:53
Mocs123,
That site with the weather for the shelters is good, but there arent any actual temperatures given, maybe I am doing something wrong, it just shows _ where the digits should be, are the weather stations no longer active?
Gray Blazer
12-04-2007, 13:48
Hot Springs is just the name of a town. The springs are not really hot, just warm, so go hiking there anytime.
gearfreak
12-04-2007, 13:56
You can get what you're looking for at The Weather Channel (http://www.weather.com/?from=gn_logo_welcome). At the top you'll see "Local Weather". Search for a town along your route. After the forecast is displayed, scroll down a little and you'll see a button that says "Averages". Here's an example for Hiawassee, Ga (Dicks Creek Gap) (http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0270?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared). Another great source for weather info is Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/). :cool:
LIhikers
12-04-2007, 19:08
You can get average temperatures for any month, for any region, from weather.com I wouldn't be surprised if that info is also available at weather.gov
Nightwalker
12-05-2007, 02:09
What is the address of the website which shows the average high and low temperature for specific sections of the AT ??? I want to know when the weather will cool down enough for me to go hiking on the AT near Hot Springs, NC.
I think now would work!
Captain Bluebird
02-19-2015, 17:35
Go to the Android store and select Appalachian Trail Weather app. Just plug in the approximate mile marker and you will get the temp, wind speed, sunrise and sunset and forecast!
bemental
02-19-2015, 19:01
Answer: Wolfram Alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Springer+Mountain+Historical+Weather)
bemental
02-19-2015, 19:06
Answer: Wolfram Alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Springer+Mountain+Historical+Weather)
Example (http://www.wolframalpha.com/share/clip?f=d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427et9covf8ep1)
30019
oldwetherman
02-19-2015, 22:58
bemental. Great info. Thanks
bemental
02-20-2015, 01:07
bemental. Great info. Thanks
Anything to help.
Odd Man Out
02-20-2015, 10:35
One problem I've found with the weather web sites is that you can enter the name of just about any location in the country and it will give you a weather forecast, conditions, history, etc. But when you dig deeper, you find that it is not really giving you the weather for the location you entered, but for the closest weather service station, which may be some distance away, and more importantly, at quite a different elevation from the trail. Sure it will give you the general info you need, but know that the weather on the trail could be different from the weather on the site.
Traveler
02-20-2015, 14:57
One problem I've found with the weather web sites is that you can enter the name of just about any location in the country and it will give you a weather forecast, conditions, history, etc. But when you dig deeper, you find that it is not really giving you the weather for the location you entered, but for the closest weather service station, which may be some distance away, and more importantly, at quite a different elevation from the trail. Sure it will give you the general info you need, but know that the weather on the trail could be different from the weather on the site.
Good point. This is more for people who are new to this stuff, but any data obtained from a weather station only reflects what the sampling devices could "see", so average high/low temperatures won't mean a lot 3,000 feet above the samplers. In summer the temperature differential using standard lapse rate (3.5* per 1,000' of elevation) can be enough to arrive at a proper estimation of the outside air temperature. However, wind and precipitation at altitude are going to be a problem to predict. Though the reporting station forecast may say little wind and no rain, a frontal system passage will be more violent the higher you are and can trigger spot showers that can soak you. Then there is winter.
I think everyone develops their own rules of thumb in areas they frequent a lot, its when we wander further afield that we move into different micro climates that we are unfamiliar with that can be problematic. My personal rule of thumb for the area around southern New England is to double the lapse rate in "Hiker Winter", which for me is after November 1 until about April 1, and the same for wind speed estimates. Even if there is no forecasted chance of precipitation, bring gear for it, 2 out of 5 times I'll need it. Whenever I go far from the area I know well, I ask folks what their rules of thumb are for the area I'm going into. Though generalized to a degree, they will likely be more accurate in what you should prepare for than a distant weather reporting station will indicate.
bemental
02-20-2015, 20:12
There are apps that do "micro weather", aggregating personal weather stations or running math on the nearest stations as opposed to picking the closest singular station.
My personal favorite: Dark Sky for iOS.
The backend for Dark Sky, the website forecast.io, allows you to use lat/long and will aggregate to determine weather at that exact location as well, as such:
http://forecast.io/#/f/32.6783,-83.2229
bemental
02-20-2015, 23:48
Here's a great KMZ for Google Earth that allows you to center the map and get a direct link to weather.gov, which does weather forecasts for small, remote locations.
weather.gov kmz (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/417848/WEB/coordinateforecast.kmz)
-----
source: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/ (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/)
http://bemental.me/the-trail (http://www.bemental.me/the-trail)