Planning your whole day or a small weekend getaway becomes easy when we know the conditions of the weather outside. I mean, it is a lot better to carry umbrellas and other necessary things needed when it rains than get all wet and annoyed. For this purpose, we have weather websites and even apps.
As technology is able to do tons of things with precision (well, mostly), we know we can rely on it for accurate temperature as well. Therefore, after our previous weather app list, I am now going to introduce you to a list of best weather websites so that referring to any one of them lets you know of what’s happening outside.
As a reminder, the weather websites on my list have their respective app versions for both Android and iPhone.
8 Best Weather Websites For Accurate Updates
- AccuWeather
- The Weather Channel
- Weather Underground
- Weatherbug
- SAT24.cc
- World Weather Online
- Windy
- Ventusky
1. AccuWeather
When it comes to weather forecasting, AccuWeather is one of the most popular weather sites we know. Searching for the weather report on this site is an easy task: you have to head to the website and it will provide you with the live local atmospheric conditions as per your local location. In case you want to look for another place’s weather, you just have to type in the location or postal code for the place in the search bar.
Coming down a bit gives you the Satellite maps of your place, in my case it is India. The home page of the website ends with these two major sections that have loads of ads sandwiched between them. The ads are a major downside but considering the few number of adverts present on sites these days, I won’t make a big issue.
Additional sections are the Maps, News, Video, Severe Weather, and More. While the video section has loads of videos (even space-related), the news section didn’t have much at the time of writing.
- Pros: Uncluttered website
- Cons: Advertisements
2. The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel, as its name suggests, is a platform for all climate-related information. It provides you with live weather, local weather news, and a lot more options.
When you visit the website, the current temperature of your location will be displayed under the site logo (at the top left corner). You can change the country and temperature scale (Celcius or Fahrenheit) from the option in the top right corner.
Furthermore, you can search for the outside conditions in different locations by searching for the location or the postal code. You can also get weather updates on an hour, 5-day, 10-day, weekend, or monthly basis as well.
Apart from this, this top weather website has a news section (weather, monsoon, and science) and the maps throughout its other folds along with videos.
Furthermore, the menu section has additional ‘Pollution’ and ‘Health and Activities’ options to keep track of pollution and health-related topics. There’s also the Top Cities section to know the live weather forecast in those cities.
- Pros: Added sections for more information
- Cons: Ads
3. Weather Underground
Weather Underground or Wunderground is another site that provides local news and weather updates. When you ask the obvious question: “What is the local weather around me?” the website helps you answer it with precision.
The website has a current weather report for your area, which can be extended for a full report. The site uses real-time weather radar as well for its maps and radar section. If you wish to look for the forecast for other places, you just have to search for the place from the search bar.
The site also displays the top weather news that is spread on the rest of the home page. There are more sections to explore such as Sensor Network, Maps and Radar, Severe Weather, News and Blogs, Mobile Apps, and More.
Additionally, you can sign up to the website to get real-time alerts and ease access to the website.
- Pros: Detailed weather report
- Cons: Not so eye-pleasing interface
4. Weatherbug
Weatherbug is another site that provides us with an online weather forecast and live weather news.
When I used the website, it displayed the current weather near me, along with the update on an hourly and 10-day basis. There’s also a Live Radar section for you to look for all the places, trying to give the most accurate weather forecast.
The first fold of the website has a detailed weather report and the second fold has top news. Furthermore, there are more sections such as the Hurricane Center, Today’s National Outlook, Allergies and Pollens, Videos and more for added information apart from just weather.
The added section makes Weatherbug one of the best weather websites and a reason to be on my list.
- Pros: Lifestyle section
- Cons: Ads
5. SAT24.cc
Sat24.cc is a website that has all the relevant features needed for the best online weather forecast. The website provides weather updates from a number of other weather websites and you can choose the one you wish to view.
It comes with animated maps with free weather radar, making it an obvious option on my list of best weather websites. As the site displays the climate report for the entire world, you can just type in your location in the search bar to know the temperature and more details of your location.
Moving down a bit displays the temperature for your place, which includes a seven-day forecast.
Additionally, there are options such as Rain Viewer, Waves Height, Videos, Flight Radar, and Speed Test (for your internet speed), among many other options.
- Pros: Speed test section
- Cons: Cluttered website
6. World Weather Online
The site suggests that it is the most accurate weather website and its temperature report for my location proved it to be pretty accurate. With the animated map and temperature report of your location, the site gives you the weather forecast for other places, most likely to be the neighboring cities.
Following the main sections of the website, there are sections such as Sports Weather, Holiday Weather, and Latest Blog Posts, acting as additional information that you might need.
The site has other menu options such as API for developers, Activities, Map, World, Videos, and Holidays.
Furthermore, much like other weather websites, you can search for other locations to get their complete weather report.
- Pros: A number of added options
- Cons: Can be slow
7. Windy
Windy is a popular site that lists down live atmospheric conditions and real-time radar data for more weather-related details and weather news. The website features a map to look for weather reports around the world. The map has the temperature of your location in the foreground so that you can look for both options together.
The menu section has weather news, hurricane trackers, settings, and more options to choose from for ease of usage.
Apart from this, the site tells you about other factors such as rain and thunder, air quality, clouds, waves, and more, with all these options resting on the right-hand side of the website.
Additionally, you can log into the site for more convenience and can share the weather report on social media sites.
- Pros: Hurricane tracker option
- Cons: Stutters at times
8. Ventusky
Pretty much like the Windy weather site, Ventusky also has a live map in the background with various options on it. You can choose for places on the map or search for them by typing the location in the search bar for the weather report.
To know the weather here now, I opened the site and it displayed the temperature when I searched for it.
The site doesn’t display the atmospheric conditions of your location on its own, hence, this can be a bit of a turn-off. However, it is visually-appealing, which compensates for the downside and is the reason why it found its place on this best weather radar website list.
One noteworthy element of the site is the Settings menu that allows you to edit some settings so that the website is easier to use and appears eye-pleasing.
- Pros: Visually Pleasing
- Cons: Just about weather report
The other best weather sources
If looking up for the atmospheric conditions on different websites is a hassle for you, you can also look for the weather forecast from your browser too. You can use Google for this purpose by simply typing in the weather in your location (for example, the weather in Delhi) and it will display a snippet with the details. You can tap on the snippet for more information.
As a reminder, Google picks up the weather information from other websites, so you can choose whether or not you want to directly visit the site.
Which is the top weather website for you?
As we need to know the weather more often than not, it’s best to refer to accurate weather websites. I hope my list of best weather websites helps you keep an eye on the ever-changing thing of nature called weather.
Let me know which source you find the most useful for the accurate weather and suggest to me more if I might have skipped one or two.
