[Nooksack Mac]

I hope I'm not the last to learn of this. I just checked out Riverboss (www.riverboss.com) after seeing it mentioned in the autumn Fly Rod & Reel. It gives handy groupings of water and weather conditions on many rivers, which are grouped by regions and states. Not as much chart info as the "official" weather information sites, but handy and with good graphics. And you can make a list of "My Rivers" for fast reference.

 

[Bob Triggs]

For general forecasting, I like the Weather Underground.
https://www.wunderground.com

For Pacific Northwest weather information and storm tracking, forecasts, etc., you can't beat University of Washington climatology professor Dr Cliff Mass.
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com

 

[Bob Triggs]

I hope I'm not the last to learn of this. I just checked out Riverboss (www.riverboss.com) after seeing it mentioned in the autumn Fly Rod & Reel. It gives handy groupings of water and weather conditions on many rivers, which are grouped by regions and states. Not as much chart info as the "official" weather information sites, but handy and with good graphics. And you can make a list of "My Rivers" for fast reference.

That's got some good features. Especially having it all on one page, with real-time readings, etc.

 

[Old Man]

I do my own weather reporting. I look outside, if the sun is shining, I go fishing. If it's cloudy with dark clouds I stay home. Pretty simple.

 

[freestoneangler]

I usually use NOAA.

 

[Preston]

Locally, I've always liked this rule-of-thumb: "If you can see Mt. Rainier it's going to rain. If you can't see Mt. Rainier, it's already raining".

 

[GAT]

I usually use NOAA.

Same here. Over the years I've noticed it gives a forecast that is right more often then other weather sites.

 

[freestoneangler]

Which is odd to me as I have to believe most of the other sites get data from NOAA .

 

[FAQ!]

For weather, precip., and streamflow forecasts, NOAA's Northwest River Forecast Center has lots of good tools for making an educated guess at whether or not your crick will be fishing when you get a day off. It's also good for trying to find that one spot that might stay in shape when everything else goes over the top (but that place doesn't often exist).

Of course, NOAA is the primary source for every weather forecaster's information, and we've all become acquainted by now with how reliable forecasts aren't, so we must remember that the Old Man Jim method is, by far, the most accurate, even if it's not a great advance planning tool.

Cliff Mass blog is great for storm and trend tracking.

 

[Jim F.]

Ma Nature has the reign/rains here today - raining since last night & both liquid precip & leaves. I'm glad I vacuumed-up what was on the ground & mowed yesterday.

Re: forecasts, I use Weatherbug (for lightning) & Weatherunderground. NOAA for warnings & forecasts. I prefer Iwindsurf.com for wind conditions. Since Hank & I are housebound today, I just finished browning some kielbasa & put a batch of sauerkraut & sausage in the small crock pot. The house will smell good today while I'm reloading .223 ammo.

 

[troutpocket]

NOAA (NWS) point forecasts for day-of or next 48 hours, including hourly precip and wind. Weather Underground for 10-day trend, barometer, and storm tracking.

 

[Buzzy]

I use NOAA most often and today I'm like @Old Man, it's raining and a bit windy and I just don't feel like getting wet. Tomorrow, heck with it, come rain, wind, snow, hail, this hippy mail man, oops, wrong rock, I'm going fishing.

 

[Old Man]

When I lived in Washington, I fished in the rain and the snow. If you wanted to fish you had to. Now that I'm retired I can go or not go depending on the weather. There is always tomorrow and the sun might shine.

 

[Slurry Scurry]