BLOG # 79 HOW TO GATHER WEATHER DATA FOR A DAY OF HKING, SKIING, ETC.

​As Spring is about to turn into Winter, there are ways to see how the conditions are at your favorite ski resort or backcountry areas.

Log onto the below url.
https://www.windy.com/?47.975,-117.114,5,m:e4RacpI
This will bring up a website that tells you so much about the conditions.
Once on the HOME PAGE, tap “MENU”.
What will come up, is a way to have all of your weather questions answered.
Select the specific area you want to visit, and select what info you want to know.
It will take a while to see all the features this site offers, but once you get it, it’s a world of information.

Besides Windy.com, there is one other websites to sharpen your skills..
Check out the following….

Weather.gov.
When you get on Weather.gov, scroll down until you see the Hourly Weather Forecast graph.
Click on it and what comes up is my number 1 place to go for weather conditions.
I have found out over the last few years, that the times of snow fall are as accurate as they could be, but there are a lot of unforeseen factors that influence those times.
The amounts of snow, rain, sleet, etc., vary substantially, and are harder to predict.

But by using these three websites to educate yourself, they will at least tell you how you must dress or even go to the area you intended.

For additional information on all aspects of weather, log onto…..
https://www.inlandnwroutes.com/weather-thunderstorms-and-lightning.html

David snowboards, while I ski. 
We use these sites to get a better picture of the conditions we will encounter.

Ben Franklin once said…
“Some people are weatherwise, some are otherwise.”
Be Weatherwise.


“Turn off the news,
go outside,
​breathe, 
you were never meant
to carry the burden 
of the entire world.”

Unknown

“Its better to look ahead and prepare,
than to look back and regret.”

Jackie Joyner-Kersee


Remember, the more you know, the safer and funnier your day will be.


Thank You all for reading and using our website.


Chic         David


InlandNWRoutes.com