WeatherTap vs Accuweather

[Pileus]

Friends I need some comparisons between these two before I download
one or the other. Accuweather looks like it has more products especially
radar images but I keep reading that WXTap's downloads are faster.
Any suggestions? Thanks

[ssom04]

i don't have any experience on any of these but by going on accuweather.com seemed like it had better radar for free then other sites. But accuweather has crap forecasts

[CaptinCrunch]

Only the BEST!! and many weather dept. for local TV news stations use this software as well. It from Ambient Weather and the Wunderground.


http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=51792

[Aslkahuna]

WeatherTap, which I have, is primarily a current weather provider and the images come up fast. It's the preferred service for chasers and at 6.95/month is a bargain. If you want forecasts other than the NWS ones then you might want some other service. For the model runs, there are a host of free sites available where you can get them so there's no need to pay for model data.

Steve

[PurdueWx80]

The radar and satellite products at WeatherTap seem to be far superior to any other sites that I have seen. At the same time, there are many free images that are nearly as good. It really depends on whether you want to compile them into a list or bookmarks, or if you want it all from one site. Regarding models, every site I use is free and there is no reason to pay for model data. I've compiled a list of the 3 free sites I use the most.

http://www.wxcaster.com
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather
http://meteocentre.com/models/modelsdiag_e.html

[Scott_inVA]

The radar and satellite products at WeatherTap seem to be far superior to any other sites that I have seen. At the same time, there are many free images that are nearly as good. It really depends on whether you want to compile them into a list or bookmarks, or if you want it all from one site. Regarding models, every site I use is free and there is no reason to pay for model data. I've compiled a list of the 3 free sites I use the most.

http://www.wxcaster.com
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather
http://meteocentre.com/models/modelsdiag_e.html

Ditto, ditto.

WxTap's base $6.95/mo is the best value.

Web based RadarLAB is where I live during svr events. Very reliable stability.

Downloadable WxTAP Studio is great b/c the application stands alone and you can use the browser windows for other products.

I did see Accu's beta with models and while nice, not nice (or faster updates) enough to warrant the expense.

I always suggest Weather TAP and BufKit (FREE from NOAA)

Scott