Posted by Mark Stahlke on February 28, 2007 at 2:10 PM
Changing weather conditions can make or break landscape images. An otherwise mundane scene can be transformed by things like storm light or fog to give just two examples.
I'm interested in trying to plan my time in the field a little better. Obviously, it's nearly impossible to predict how photogenic weather conditions will be in any given location. Never the less, I feel compelled to ask this question.
Who has the best weather forecasts in Colorado?
Cheers,
Posted by Mel Ladewig on February 28, 2007 at 2:49 PM
NOAA is THE government agency that does weather forecasting. The TV stations and what not use their information, but embellish it for better ratings. You can't always get the most detail from NOAA (ie they don't always list how much snow is expected), but you'll get good information about when a storm might arrive and when it will clear. They also have radar and satelite imaging on their site with looping and composite features to help understand what is happening.
Posted by Jack Brauer on February 28, 2007 at 2:59 PM
I think the CAIC avy report usually has much more accurate and descriptive storm predictions than NOAA, at least during the winter when they operate.
That would be Todd Caudle. In addition to having every Colorado Trails Illustrated topo in his head, he has an uncanny ability to include unreal, once in a lifetime clouds in nearly every image. I guess that's not what you meant, though.............
Posted by Ken Einig on February 28, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Mark...
I chuckled to myself when I read your post. Arghh! It's the treasure map to the Holy Grail yee be lookin' for, matey (Roberty Newton, please jump in here)!
I'm looking for it too. If you are a Kathy Sabine fan, (or any of the other less-pretty Denver weather meteorologists, you must know that they get it wrong a bunch of the time. (but that is life on the FR.)
I generally trust the NOAA Zone forecasts http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.phpstate=co&prodtype=zon
to give me the raw data so I can process it without a Denver station newscast filter.But that is not always correct either (they called for 1-3" overnight in Pagosa Springs, and my lovely wife-Beth says we got 4" by 3pm (I'm working at Los Alamos, NM this week.)
Depending upon where you live, I think you just have to look at the sky, pick a location, and decide if you want to chance a photo op. I have done this and been happy, and have done it and been sad. Serendipity...
Best Regards
Posted by Mark Stahlke on March 1, 2007 at 12:35 PM
So, Ken and Dave, are you guys telling me that Todd Caudle is, or has, the Holy Grail?
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6 repliesI'm interested in trying to plan my time in the field a little better. Obviously, it's nearly impossible to predict how photogenic weather conditions will be in any given location. Never the less, I feel compelled to ask this question.
Who has the best weather forecasts in Colorado?
Cheers,
Unisys has great satellite imagery.
I chuckled to myself when I read your post. Arghh! It's the treasure map to the Holy Grail yee be lookin' for, matey (Roberty Newton, please jump in here)!
I'm looking for it too. If you are a Kathy Sabine fan, (or any of the other less-pretty Denver weather meteorologists, you must know that they get it wrong a bunch of the time. (but that is life on the FR.)
I generally trust the NOAA Zone forecasts http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByState.phpstate=co&prodtype=zon
to give me the raw data so I can process it without a Denver station newscast filter.But that is not always correct either (they called for 1-3" overnight in Pagosa Springs, and my lovely wife-Beth says we got 4" by 3pm (I'm working at Los Alamos, NM this week.)
Depending upon where you live, I think you just have to look at the sky, pick a location, and decide if you want to chance a photo op. I have done this and been happy, and have done it and been sad. Serendipity...
Best Regards
Cheers,