MetService Website 2020

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I see that the old MS site will close on June 11th.
I still have been using it, but now will have to get more used to the new site.

[tornado]

I see that the old MS site will close on June 11th.
I still have been using it, but now will have to get more used to the new site.

i have too. i havnt used the new site much. lot of people on twitter are telling ms not to shut it but i dont think metservice are listening.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I see that the old MS site will close on June 11th.
I still have been using it, but now will have to get more used to the new site.

i have too. i havnt used the new site much. lot of people on twitter are telling ms not to shut it but i dont think metservice are listening.

Makes economical sense to close down their old site, why have 2?
I find the new one quite clutterish, but then after a while, you probably will get used to it.

[Matt Pearce]

Yes, it was never the intention to have two sites running in parallel - that becomes extremely difficult to manage from a technical point of view, keeping them both current and up-to-date.

The old site was originally slated to be switched off earlier in the year, but we extended its life when Covid-19 came along and disrupted lots of priorities!

We are now confident and comfortable that all content that was previously available on the old site is present on the new site, and all major pieces of feedback regarding the new site have been addressed.

There will always be an element of people getting used to change, but if we adopted that principle, nothing would ever change/progress ever!

We have a number of new initiatives on the horizon for the coming months, which would not have been possible on the old site's platform.

[Nev]

We are now confident and comfortable that all content that was previously available on the old site is present on the new site, and all major pieces of feedback regarding the new site have been addressed.

Thanks Matt. Not sure about that though.

Here's is a list of nearly 40 sites that I can no longer find any 'Past Weather' obs for:

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Hokianga
Cape Reinga
Kaitaia Airport
Purerua
Okahu Island
Tutukaka Harbour
Mokohinau  
Golden Valley  
Port Taharoa
Mamaku Radar
White Island
Galatea
Taupo City
Hicks Bay
Tolaga Bay
Mahia Radar
Napier City
Takapau Plains
Cape Turnagain
Cape Kidnappers
New Plymouth City
Stratford Mount - Manganui Ski Area
Whanganui City
Palmerston North Airport
Mana Island
Brothers Island
Ngawi
Stephens Island
Cape Campbell
Kaikoura Airport
Farewell Spit
Le Bons Bay
Oamaru Airport
Roxburgh
Manapouri Airport
Birchwood
Secretary Island

And a list of nearly 20 sites that still have daily 'Last 30 Days' obs, but no longer any hourly obs for 'Yesterday':

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Kaikohe
Paeroa 
Hawera
Waiouru - Taihape
Ohakea
Castlepoint
Haast
Darfield
Methven
Culverden
Twizel - Pukaki Aero
Tara Hills - Omarama
Dunedin Airport 
Waitati
Nugget Point - Clutha
Te Anau
Lumsden

[tornado]

Yes, it was never the intention to have two sites running in parallel - that becomes extremely difficult to manage from a technical point of view, keeping them both current and up-to-date.

The old site was originally slated to be switched off earlier in the year, but we extended its life when Covid-19 came along and disrupted lots of priorities!

We are now confident and comfortable that all content that was previously available on the old site is present on the new site, and all major pieces of feedback regarding the new site have been addressed.

There will always be an element of people getting used to change, but if we adopted that principle, nothing would ever change/progress ever!

We have a number of new initiatives on the horizon for the coming months, which would not have been possible on the old site's platform.

thanks for that. I guess im gonna have to get use to it. which i will.

[tgsnoopy]

We are now confident and comfortable that all content that was previously available on the old site is present on the new site, and all major pieces of feedback regarding the new site have been addressed.

Well that's a sad joke. Try using the weather radar or rain forecasts on a landscape orientated monitor. You can't see the whole image due to the way it's set up. Unless you say run a 4k monitor? I could go on, but expect it's a waste of time. Beta testing with your peers and listening to & addressing their concerns would be great. Pity it seems it's too much to ask.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

For some reason the new MS site won't allow me to download and print weather maps but the old site does?/

[Thunder081]

Everytime I load the rain radar I have to uncheck the place names which is annoying. Same happens on mobile, is it just me or does this happen to everyone?

[David]

Everytime I load the rain radar I have to uncheck the place names which is annoying. Same happens on mobile, is it just me or does this happen to everyone?

Yes, I don't think it is a remembered setting if you change it

[Orion]

We are now confident and comfortable that all content that was previously available on the old site is present on the new site, and all major pieces of feedback regarding the new site have been addressed.

Well that's a sad joke. Try using the weather radar or rain forecasts on a landscape orientated monitor. You can't see the whole image due to the way it's set up. Unless you say run a 4k monitor? I could go on, but expect it's a waste of time. Beta testing with your peers and listening to & addressing their concerns would be great. Pity it seems it's too much to ask.

I use the MetService site mostly for Rain Radar and have kept to the old site thus far.

Just looked at the new site and the Rain Radar image is only 50% visible, and part of that's obscured by the strip of past images.
That's why I've stayed with the old site and previous format - it was usable.
This new effort isn't good enough.

[tornado]

Well that's a sad joke. Try using the weather radar or rain forecasts on a landscape orientated monitor. You can't see the whole image due to the way it's set up. Unless you say run a 4k monitor? I could go on, but expect it's a waste of time. Beta testing with your peers and listening to & addressing their concerns would be great. Pity it seems it's too much to ask.

I use the MetService site mostly for Rain Radar and have kept to the old site thus far.

Just looked at the new site and the Rain Radar image is only 50% visible, and part of that's obscured by the strip of past images.
That's why I've stayed with the old site and previous format - it was usable.
This new effort isn't good enough.

i totally agree.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I suppose the rain radar site will get better in time.
We've been lucky here in Canterbury with the lower 120kms option since the earthquakes at the beginning of this decade.
Interesting to see what it will be like when the Hindon rain radar comes into operation, working in conjunction with the Rakaia and Southland radars..

[KiwiWeather]

Post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc » Sat 04/01/2020 22:24

I see the old one is still accessible, which is quite good as I still use it.

Ditto. I've included the link because its not so easy to find sometimes.
https://old.metservice.com/national/home

[tornado]

Post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc » Sat 04/01/2020 22:24

I see the old one is still accessible, which is quite good as I still use it.

Ditto. I've included the link because its not so easy to find sometimes.
https://old.metservice.com/national/home

unfortunatly its now shutting down on the 11th. but i will get used to the new one at some point.

[tornado]

well looks like im gonna have to get used to the new site from tommorow (which i will) as they shut down the old site.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

well looks like im gonna have to get used to the new site from tommorow (which i will) as they shut down the old site.

Yes RIP to the old site which was as good at it lasted.
At least the new site is much better with the Short Weather forecast is in your face, as the old site you had to click onto the towns and cities to see what the forecast was. I remember when that site first come out, it took a bit of getting used to from the previous site that they had, as they had more features.

[tornado]

the one thing i love about the new site it loads quicker. i will get used to it. i think. when i searched old metservice i was directed to a welcome back on the new site. cause they known that some people must of seen the new site but stuck to the old site and not used the new one like me lol.

i will get used to it.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

On the new Site there is that Favourite Location, which keeps saying that I haven't downloaded a Favorited location site yet.
I don't have a favourite location? Could be Bulls near Palmerston North?
I find that is corny. probably OK if you live in Auckland that would be OK?

[Matt Pearce]

Coming soon (in the next few months) will be *many* more local weather pages on the site, similar to the way the app works currently.

This was one of the main reasons for switching over to this new site architecture.

At that point, you can have a "favourite" Geraldine location

[jamie]

Anyone else notice their MetService app is not running smoothly and is very jumpy? It’s almost unusable for me. No other apps on my iPhone are behaving like it so to me it’s a MetService app issues.


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[Richard]

Seems normal on my phone

[tornado]

metservice still has this?
may use this sometimes too. i have gotten used to the new site now.


http://www2.metservice.com/index.html

[Orion]

^ thanks for that. The whole image is visible at once and very clear.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Is there a way you can look at the rain radar, rather than have to squint your eyes around with all the commercial crap around it?