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MetService Website 2017
Posted: Thu 19/01/2017 20:42
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
I notice that their news thingy on their website is not working?
Maybe it's a scheme to join their email listing?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Thu 19/01/2017 20:46
by Flutterbye
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:I notice that their news thingy on their website is not working?
Maybe it's a scheme to join their email listing?
Hasn't been working for weeks and signing up seems to be the only way to read it.
Met Service Website 2017
Posted: Tue 24/01/2017 21:43
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
I'm just thinking as an idea, why don't Met Service number their warnings and watches, like what the railways (Kiwi Rail) do with their train advices?
eg, Severe Warning 3 cancels Sever Warning 2, or at the end of the year SW 2356 cancels SW 2355
This would be a good way to register, on line, how many warnings and watches are issued each year?
....then you could refer back to SW 1117?
What do you think? Just an idea.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sun 05/02/2017 21:16
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Nice to hear of lots of reports regarding the above
I signed up for their weather news reports but nothing yet?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sun 05/02/2017 22:34
by Flutterbye
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Nice to hear of lots of reports regarding the above
I signed up for their weather news reports but nothing yet?
They must have fixed something on their website because the last weather news report showed just fine. You can read the previous reports here.
http://about.metservice.com/homepagerss/
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 10/02/2017 21:40
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Still not working?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 10/02/2017 22:46
by Flutterbye
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Still not working?
Can you not read them through that link?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sun 26/02/2017 20:58
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Got today's one on email
MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 21/04/2017 20:06
by jamie
Not their website but their new app.
Who hates it as much as I do? Am I correct in thinking you can't see a national rain radar? And to move around the country's radars you have to change city?
MetService Website 2017
Posted: Mon 24/04/2017 19:15
by jamie
Has anyone managed to find a way to view the entire country radar on the new app?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Mon 24/04/2017 23:31
by Tornado Tim
There has been a big backlash at Metservice with this App, quite a downgrade people are calling it.
The Ads are very intrusive that you have to scroll through a full page to get them out of the way.
Also there is another problem, with people who paid $2.50 for the previous version which had no ads got upgraded to this version and now get ads. If I paid $2.50 for an app that did that, I would ask for my money back!
Thankfully I have hardly ever used the Apps they had been developing, and use Websites for met stuff.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Wed 26/04/2017 10:58
by James
I paid for the original app and it still works on my phone.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Wed 26/04/2017 11:00
by James
Tried the new one on my tablet, but nah. The time on the widget doesn't even update.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 05/05/2017 21:03
by David
Some odd temperature forecasts from metservice today. Earlier it was showing a low of 3 tonight for Whangarei, now changed to 11
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 05/05/2017 21:49
by Manukau heads obs
currently its 14c here with the SSW wind at 9:45pm
so its not a cold wind, compared with the last southerly
the amount of cloud cover expected in land overnight and the amount of wind will determine of the night will cool off..hence a big range /change in the forecast, I would say
MetService Website 2017
Posted: Tue 09/05/2017 21:27
by jamie
If you want to have a chuckle can I suggest to go read the reviews on the MetService app in the app stores. WOW the app is taking a hiding. I've never seen so much hate for a app update. It's funny because of how badly they have got this wrong.
MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sun 14/05/2017 12:19
by 03Stormchaser
jamie wrote:If you want to have a chuckle can I suggest to go read the reviews on the MetService app in the app stores. WOW the app is taking a hiding. I've never seen so much hate for a app update. It's funny because of how badly they have got this wrong.
The didn't listen during beta testing, nor have they cared about customers opinions since
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Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 19/05/2017 18:47
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
I see for Oamaru, this evening, they have "Rad Developing|"
Is that a special type of rain, combined with sleet or graupal ?????
.also they had their update for the Severe Watch to be issued about an hour or so before the current Watch.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Fri 19/05/2017 19:07
by shovelopikis
Noticed spelling errors for taranaki forcast this morning also.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sun 28/05/2017 11:13
by Thunder081
So in my quest to get cheaper access to the high res radars and other toys from MS I recently suggested (which had been previously suggested on here
http://weatherforum.org.nz/phpBB3/viewt ... rds#p80870 ) that instead of paying $300+ a month to pay $20 for 24 hours for one 60km radar ($10 is max I'd pay I just said $20 to get their attention) and their sales team seemed 'genuinely interested' and that it has been fed through the development team for consideration for future developments. So.. meh
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Wed 26/07/2017 13:32
by Richard
Dont know whats going on with the MS website showing the Culverden readings, has 11.6mm & 13.6mm for the last two days yet there hardly any cloud, thats no top of only showing 8.6mm on the 21st when a lot more fall.
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Wed 26/07/2017 14:15
by TonyT
Richard wrote:Dont know whats going on with the MS website showing the Culverden readings, has 11.6mm & 13.6mm for the last two days yet there hardly any cloud, thats no top of only showing 8.6mm on the 21st when a lot more fall.
If you didnt know the location that is what you would expect to see from a heavy snow fall and subsequent melt over the following days. Is it possible the data feed has got corrupted and the data from a higher elevation station is getting fed into the Culverden slot on the web site?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Wed 26/07/2017 17:22
by Richard
yes that sounds plausible, 8.6mm on the 21st where it should have shown at 45 -50mm, the rest falling as snow...somewhere?
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sat 05/08/2017 20:26
by Nev
Refreshing alternative to today's forecast from MS meteorologist Angus Hines…
On Facebook MetService wrote:
…Or, if you prefer your weekend forecast in limerick form:
Saturday was quite divine,
Stunning to see the sun shine,
It was lovely and still,
To be outside was a thrill,
To sum up in one word: Fine.
But things are changing again,
Sunday will bring some rain,
At first for the west,
A bit later for the rest,
Most places will see a bit in the drain.
A front's coming from the Tasman Sea,
Heavy rain is a reality,
It seems the West Coast,
Is in line for the most,
A Weather Watch out for when it gets heavy
There won't be too much in the east,
It should be clear by your morning feast,
Some might fall from the skies,
If you're early to rise,
But you'll see sun by midday, at least.
It will reach the North Island by noon,
But it's not all just plain doom and gloom ,
The rain will be brief,
We'll see some relief,
Once it reaches Monday afternoon.
It's not going to be very wild,
The meteorologist smiled,
Humid air from the Pacific,
Plus cloud that's prolific,
Ensure temps will remain rather mild
^AH
Re: MetService Website 2017
Posted: Sat 05/08/2017 22:40
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Very Good
