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Your Local Weather / Re: South Florida Weather

« on: April 30, 2023, 07:11:02 PM »

Hello there. I'm here and back at it again. It seems like I've been only posting here every once in a while or so and it makes sense since these forums aren't as active as they used to be a very long time ago. However, I still want to provide an update right now as to what's been going on.

We got hit by plenty of rain and thunderstorms this morning as a cold front approached that'll now give us much drier air, but also still hot. Its more comfortable tonight into tomorrow but by Tuesday, its expected to get more humid again, and that's on top of the hot weather we're expecting all this week. All day, but all hot too.

No rain chances this week so its only best to mention the breezy days as Italicized.

Current conditions as of 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, April 30th, 2023 from KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Miami:

Skies: Fair and Breezy
Temperature: 80°F (27°C)
Humidity: 51%
Wind Speed: W at 21 mph, gusting to 28 mph
Barometer: 29.78 in (1008.4 mb)
Dewpoint: 60°F (16°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi
Heat Index: 81°F (27°C)

The Extended Forecast from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66°. West winds 9-15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88°. Northwest winds 6-8 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67°. South winds 6-9 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90°. Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5-10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67°. West winds 6-10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91°. Northwest winds 6-10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68°. Southwest winds around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89°. North winds 8-10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72°. Southeast winds 7-9 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89°.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73°.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90°.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74°.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87°.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: The Weather Channel Winter Moviefest

« on: February 10, 2023, 09:46:19 PM »

So it failed again? Not a total surprise.

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Discontinued by end of 2022

« on: October 06, 2022, 12:29:58 AM »

I'm sorry to hear that its ending but I'm grateful for its existence and also thankful to contributors who made a Weatherscan emulator to keep the spirit of the channel alive once its long dead.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: October 03, 2022, 02:00:20 AM »

Hello! Its been a long while since I last posted anything on this forum. I know its not that well this forum now these days since we're all living busier lives but I hope to be back here from time to time.

While I'm at it, I apologize if this is in the wrong place to post, but I want to promote my own newsletter that focuses on the SiriusXM satellite radio service. I call it SeriousXM. I post a weekly newsletter focusing on the latest news, notes, and happenings inside the service.

Its hits inboxes every Friday morning by 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. If you want to subscribe, you can do so for FREE at https://seriousxm.substack.com. I also offer donations at https://buymeacoffee.com/TheRolyPoly and that would be seriously appreciated. This is the first and ONLY newsletter dedicated to covering what's happening inside SiriusXM.

Their emails are terrible. They really don't tell you anything about what's happening outside of an email or two. Its just nothing but deals and promotions. Nothing related to programs or events coming up or new channels arriving or whatever. I take the time to do the research (sometimes more than 5+ hours a week) to compose this newsletter every week so YOU know what's going on. Check it out and let me know if you have any feedback. Send them my way via my Gmail and PM me for that email address.

Thanks in advance! I really do appreciate it.

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Your Local Weather / Re: South Florida Weather

« on: October 03, 2022, 01:45:12 AM »

Hi! Hello there. It has been a really long time since I last posted a weather update from here in South Florida. I just thought, during my birthday month, I come right back and post an update regarding the weather here in South Florida once again.

I may do this again in a future daily newsletter that I'm thinking of doing, but nothing's set in stone and concrete yet. I'm just taking a lot of ideas from watching old TWC/Weatherscan videos as to what to feature and what products to include in a straightforward, straight-to-the-point weather newsletter. If I do anything, I will let y'all know.

In the meantime, let me focus back on this forum and this thread. First off, we didn't get hit by Hurricane Ian. We had some effects, but the worst stayed away from mainland South Florida. The upper and middle Keys did feel it, but not so much here where I live. Thank god for that.

Ever since Ian left, our weather here has been beautiful, sunny, with clouds, but not rain, and some wind and humidity are way lower, making the weather outside feel so much more comfortable to step outside and enjoy the view.

The best chances of rainfall are mentioned below as Bold and Underlined with breezy days as Italicized.

Current conditions as of 12:53 a.m. on Monday, October 3rd, 2022 from KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Miami:

Skies: Overcast
Temp: 78°F (26°C)
Humidity: 64%
Wind Speed: Calm
Barometer: 29.93 in (1013.5 mb)
Dewpoint: 65°F (18°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi
Heat Index: 80°F (27°C)

The Extended Forecast from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami:
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low of around 70°. Northwest wind 3-6 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87°. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70°. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85°. North wind 7-9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20% chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 70°. North wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2:00 p.m. Sunny, with a high near 84°. Northeast wind 7-13 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 72°. Northeast wind 7-11 mph. Chance of precipitation 20%.

Thursday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2:00 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85°. Northeast wind 7-13 mph.

Thursday Night: A 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8:00 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 73°. Northeast wind 7-11 mph.

Friday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2:00 p.m. Sunny, with a high near 87°.

Friday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74°.

Saturday: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86°. Breezy.

Saturday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low of around 75°.

Sunday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87°. Breezy.

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Contributions / Re: Introducing TWC Archive: An Open TWC Wiki

« on: May 25, 2020, 01:52:48 AM »

The funny thing is, there is a TWC Wikia Fandom, but most of it is just random local news station, even though it should strictly be about the actual Weather Channel itself. Nevertheless, I used to edit there until it got messy.

https://weatherchannel.fandom.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Fsaenz0125

Yeah and yours truly created that wiki. I stopped caring for it a while ago.

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Contributions / Re: Introducing TWC Archive: An Open TWC Wiki

« on: May 23, 2020, 12:28:38 AM »

You can use the pages from my ex-active, yet somewhat still active, wiki site... The Weather Channel Wiki. I gave up on it but any TWC-related content you find, you can take it. No questions asked.

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Contributions / Re: 'WeatherScan' like app now in beta preview

« on: May 15, 2020, 02:31:03 PM »

This is great!  I have actually been looking for more options lately and this works perfectly.   Is there an ability yet to be able to customize the scroll and still have warnings/watches come through?  Just curious.  Wish there was a Roku app like this, 'local now' is the only option that is not even close to this.  Guess I will be investing in a Fire TV Stick!

I second this to customize our own scrolls on it.

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Your Local Weather / Re: South Florida Weather

« on: May 13, 2020, 03:09:07 PM »

We had a good dry stretch of dry weather lately, other than continuing downpours on Sunday, Mother's Day itself. Nonetheless, we're getting more wet weather coming our way and will ruin a part of the weekend, especially on Friday with no real changes in temperatures expected but we'll have some windy, breezy days ahead.

Best chances of rainfall are mentioned below as Bold and Underlined with breezy days as Italicized.

Current Conditions as of 1:53 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 from KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Miami:

Skies: Mostly Cloudy and Breezy
Temp: 83°F (28°C)
Humidity: 55%
Wind Speed: E at 22 mph, gusting to 28 mph
Barometer: 30.13 in (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint: 65°F (18°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi
Heat Index: 85°F (29°C)

Extended Forecast from @NWSMiami:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85°. Breezy, with an east wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74°. Breezy, with an east wind 15-17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 4:00 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81°. Breezy, with an east wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8:00 p.m. Low around 73°. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80°. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72°. Northeast wind 3-6 mph.

Saturday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86°. North wind 3-5 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71°. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A 20% chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87°. Calm wind.

Sunday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2:00 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73°.

Monday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87°.

Monday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73°.

Tuesday: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88°.

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Your Local Weather / Re: South Florida Weather

« on: May 03, 2020, 03:30:25 AM »

It has been a really long time since this topic has been posted. Three years as a matter of fact. I'm back in South Florida so this thread will be resurrected on a once-in-a-while basis, only because I'm working now.

Do I have to describe our weather lately? Not really. It's been hot every day, though we had a strong rainstorm on Thursday combined with some fierce winds that made part of the afternoon really ugly. Otherwise, temps really didn't change much and that is expected to continue over the next several days. And no... no chance of rainfall either expected as warm, dry weather will continue to be the norm heading into next week.

P.S. I'm glad to be back doing this.

Current Conditions as of 2:53 a.m. on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 from KOPF - Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Miami:

Skies: Fair
Temp: 71°F (22°C)
Humidity: 68%
Wind Speed: NE at 3 mph
Pressure: 30.09 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint: 60°F (16°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi

Extended Forecast from @NWSMiami:

Overnight:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69°. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 84°. East wind 5-10 mph.

Sunday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70°. East wind 5-9 mph becoming light after midnight.

Monday:
Sunny, with a high near 88°. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night:
Mostly clear, with a low around 71°. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday:
Sunny, with a high near 90°. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday Night:
Mostly clear, with a low around 72°. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday:
Sunny, with a high near 92°. Light southwest wind.

Wednesday Night:
Mostly clear, with a low around 72°. West wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90°.

Thursday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73°.

Friday:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86°.

Friday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74°.

Saturday:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90°.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Prevue Guide and Weather Channel (2020 version)

« on: May 03, 2020, 02:19:19 AM »

Wow. This is freaking amazing!!!

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Contributions / Re: 'WeatherScan' like app now in beta preview

« on: April 22, 2020, 09:57:32 AM »

Hello there. I too have a problem with the ZIP code as when I do type it, it doesn't say Hialeah Gardens, FL where I live. Also, it seems like it wants to take forever to load the content via mobile or iPad but I'm glad there's an option outside Fire TV to check it out since I only have a Roku.

I'm hopeful to see the project expand and eventually make it to Roku so I can have my own Weatherscan-like channel on my TV set.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: TWCWyatt's Work

« on: April 22, 2020, 04:52:03 AM »

^{I honestly doubt anyone even visits this site anymore, but here goes...}

I was planning on forking & fixing up the Weatherscan HTML5 emulator, as well as editing the appearance to look more like the V1 Intellistar version instead of the V2 Intellistar version (I never really liked the LDL features everywhere-- I felt they crowded up the screen too much). However, I never really got to it (blame my procrastination & checking social media every 5 minutes for that).

These are mockups for said planned fixup. They are presented in the original 720x480 resolution used for the Intellistar. Some elements may appear stretched.

Weatherscan Intellistar V1 Current Conditions (normal screen):


Weatherscan Intellistar V1 Current Conditions (severe weather mode):


Made in Affinity Photo.

You should seriously consider working on a Weatherscan Emulator because I would seriously download it for personal use. This is freaking amazing! Takes me back to my childhood traveling years to the northeast.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Gainesville (Fla.) Weather

« on: September 03, 2018, 08:24:36 PM »

Tonight is just proof that the rainy season and the tropical season is still around. Its been raining all day on this Labor Day and its because of outer bands from Tropical Storm Gordon that mainly affected South Florida but not here in North Central Florida.

The reporting station at Gainesville Regional Airport is currently down so no current conditions on this post.

Extended Forecast from @NWSJacksonville:
Tonight:
A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. East winds 3-7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday:
A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. East winds 6-11 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East winds around 6 mph.

Wednesday:
A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2:00 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. East winds 5-8 mph.

Wednesday Night:
A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8:00 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East winds 3-8 mph.

Thursday:
A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night:
A 20% chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Friday:
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night:
A 20% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Saturday:
A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday Night:
A 30% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Sunday:
A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night:
A 30% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Monday:
A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

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General Discussion / Re: The Podcast Thread

« on: May 05, 2018, 11:29:14 PM »

The Weather Channel's rival has now launched with a podcast of its own... The AccuWeather Podcast.

The first episode talks to Elliot Abrams who's pretty much been at AccuWeather since 1967. The next one is on hurricane preparedness. It has begun recently.