MetService Website 2022

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I see that they have updated their weather maps and rain radar images pages.
What do members of the forum think of the new format?
They have a little survey thing on the rain radar/ weather map page.
I find the rain radar is a bit jittery looking? but then...
As far as the forecast maps go, why do they cut off the bottom left hand corner of them, instead of the right-hand side.
Surely with a forecast map, you want to see what is coming rather than what has gone?

[Flutterbye]

I don't bother with the new radar/weather maps. I just use the thumbnails underneath. Not sure why someone thought that was a good idea - maybe just justifying their job.

[Awhituobs]

you gain much more information on what rain bands are doing using the animation compared to static image thumbnails surely

[Orion]

... I find the rain radar is a bit jittery looking? ...

Agree, the replay now runs through unnecessarily fast in my opinion.

[Richard]

... I find the rain radar is a bit jittery looking? ...

Agree, the replay now runs through unnecessarily fast in my opinion.

Yep, just needs a -/+ speed button added

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Why doesn't MS update their "Short" forecast on the hour instead of various times during the day.?
Quite often you hear after the news on RNZ, the forecast contains a forecast that has already happened, eg, rain with possible thunderstorms when you know that thunderstorm activity finished a couple of hours ago or some showers when the weather is clearing and no more rain is likely?

[JP.]

The site is TERRIBLE to use on mobile devices. Constant full page adverts on every page. Ridiculous

[Thunder081]

The site is TERRIBLE to use on mobile devices. Constant full page adverts on every page. Ridiculous

You can use a browser app called Brave which blocks ads

[JP.]

You can use a browser app called Brave which blocks ads

Thanks, I just can't understand why they only have them on the mobile site.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

You can use a browser app called Brave which blocks ads

Yes. I use Brave but it does tend to block out rain radar imagery on the MS Website as well.

[harleyb]

I use Firefox with AdBlock Plus and uBlock installed (PC and Android). Works a treat, I never see any ads and nothing important is lost. It's always a shock when I see Metservice's site on another browser and I find out how much advertising I'm being shielded from. It's a shocker alright.

On an aside, has anyone noticed lately that MetService's "120 km" radar images are extremely slow to load? "300 km" images are fine, but "120 km" almost unusable.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

On an aside, has anyone noticed lately that MetService's "120 km" radar images are extremely slow to load? "300 km" images are fine, but "120 km" almost unusable.

I've noticed that. i just to click onto refresh and that fixes that.

[harleyb]

On an aside, has anyone noticed lately that MetService's "120 km" radar images are extremely slow to load? "300 km" images are fine, but "120 km" almost unusable.

I've noticed that. i just to click onto refresh and that fixes that.

And so it does! Thanks! Ever considered a job in IT?