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Forecasts built on a network of tens of thousands of amateur weather stations, so the reading is often from somebody on your actual street.
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Weather Underground sits in Weather Watching under Wander, filed as instant.
About this category: Wind maps, radar loops, satellite imagery and forecast models that look extraordinary regardless of whether you need to know about rain.
Yes. Weather Underground is free to use and needs no account.
No. You can use Weather Underground without signing up for anything.
Yes. Weather Underground works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
We file it as "Instant": Good within five seconds of loading.
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