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Weather: Which Is Better? - Yahoo Weather or Weather.com

Updated on March 28, 2011

Internet Weather Reports

Weather means different things to different people – for example, users of weather for agricultural forecasts have different interpretation to weather from users of weather for vacation and travel forecasts. Before one can tell which among Yahoo weather and Weather.com is better, its important to realize that all online or internet weather reports and forecasts comes from only one source. The online weather reports are obtained from products produced by national agencies under World Meteorological Organization such as the U.S. National Weather Service. The weather reports you get at Yahoo weather or Weather.com is the same but the difference is just presentation.

Yahoo Weather and Weather.com

Yahoo Weather has a simple and better presentation for internet weather whilst Weather.com has more detailed weather reports that can cater for varied range of users. Whether to use Yahoo Weather or Weather.com should depend on ones needs. All you need do is just go to the website and insert the name of the town or the location that you want to know its weather. One can therefore get weather reports from the following weather sites:

1. Yahoo Weather

2. Weather.com

Yahoo Weather Report

An Illustration of Yahoo Weather Report
An Illustration of Yahoo Weather Report

Yahoo Weather

Yahoo Weather is one of the many websites whose local weather forecasts and weather warnings information is provided to Yahoo Weather website by Weather.com. The weather is displayed by yahoo in a format yahoo feels is good for its customers. Presentation by Yahoo is what the majority of readers would prefer because it is simpler and the webpage is not clouded by difficult wording. In Yahoo Weather page, one is able to get the following:

  • 1. Daily and long-term forecasts for thousands of towns and locations worldwide
  • 2. Real time observations of weather parameters of rain, temperature, wind, humidity, dew point, pressure, visibility, clouds amount, sunrise and sunset
  • 3. Text-based weather forecasts for thousands of towns and locations worldwide
  • 4. Maps, images and pictures of weather satellites, radars showing clouds, precipitation, etc
  • 5. Long-term monthly averages for temperatures and rainfall
  • 6. Video showing weather forecasts and observed weather
  • 7. Weather news and features
  • 8. Severe weather alerts and warnings such as hurricanes, flooding, drought, storms, snowfalls, etc
  • 9. Message boards, mobile phone weather SMS, and free email weather alerts.

Weather.com Weather Report

An Illustration of Weather.com Weather Report
An Illustration of Weather.com Weather Report

Weather.com

Weather.com is owned by The Weather Channel (TWC) to provide weather products through internet or online. The Weather Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite television network that broadcasts weather news and forecasts to the citizens of US. The Weather Channel was started in 1981. Weather.com is the weather provider of most of the weather forecasts and weather warnings information that you see in many websites online including Yahoo Weather.

More Detailed Weather Information

Weather.com will provide more detailed weather information with more weather parameters than yahoo weather.

  • 1. Daily and long-term forecasts for thousands of towns and locations worldwide
  • 2. Real time observations of weather parameters of rain, temperature, wind, humidity, dew point, pressure, visibility, clouds amount, sunrise and sunset
  • 3. Text-based weather forecasts for thousands of towns and locations worldwide
  • 4. Maps, images and pictures of weather satellites, radars showing clouds, precipitation, etc
  • 5. Long-term monthly averages for temperatures and rainfall
  • 6. Video showing weather forecasts and observed weather
  • 7. Weather news and features
  • 8. Severe weather alerts and warnings such as hurricanes, flooding, drought, storms, snowfalls, etc
  • 9. Message boards, mobile phone weather SMS, and free email weather alerts.
  • 10. Agricultural weather forecasts for farmers, severe weather alerts, droughts and safety tips
  • 11. Travel weather – vacations, honeymoon, national parks, flight and business weather plans
  • 12. Driving and traffic weather – scenic drive ideas, uto advice and safety, interstate driving forecasts and traffic reports.
  • 13. Healthy living weather – mosquito forecasts, skin protection, fitness, flu and cold, allergies, pollution, and seasonal health
  • 14. Home and Family weather – wedding planning, schooldays, pets, outdoor entertainment, festivals, holidays, lawn and garden, and home improvement.
  • 15. Sports and Recreation weather – sporting events, snow and ski conditions, outdoor and fishing, golf course, boat and beach
  • 16. Climate and Green – forecast earth home, science and living smart
  • 17. The Weather Channel TV – TV show, music, personalities, and TV schedule

Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

At weather.com, you will also be able to get the Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun for any particular town or location on a particular day. UV index is a scale primarily used in daily forecasts aimed at the general public. Its purpose is to help people to effectively protect themselves from UV light, of which excessive exposure causes sunburns, eye damage such as cataracts, skin aging, and skin cancer.

Mobile Phone Internet Weather

The capability of Yahoo Weather and Weather.com to have weather information on the internet and by extension to have it available on mobile phone internet is very important to the development of man. I am particularly impressed by the ability of Agricultural weather forecasts for farmers being able to reach mankind in the most remote parts of planet earth.

Long-Term Monthly Averages

Believe it or not, a farmer can now be able to get Long-term monthly averages for temperatures and rainfall at a click of a button on the mobile phone free from Yahoo Weather and Weather.com. See the table below.

Weather Long - Term Monthly Averages

Weather Long - Term Monthly Averages of Temperatures and rainfall/precipitation
Weather Long - Term Monthly Averages of Temperatures and rainfall/precipitation

Small Scale Farmers

With such kind of weather information, small scale farmers can manipulate it in several ways to come up with increased crop yields to find the nations.

Accuracy

The real weather observations and weather forecast you get at Yahoo Weather and Weather.com are accurate. However, it is important to note that when it comes to weather forecasts, the longer the time frame of the forecasts, the lower the accuracy becomes.

Get Free Weather Reports

You can get free weather reports from Yahoo Weather or Weather.com. All you need do is just go to the websites listed below and insert the name of the town or the location that you want to know its weather.

1. Yahoo Weather

2. Weather.com

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