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April 21 to April 27: This Week in Denver Weather History

April 23, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

While significant snow events become less frequent this time of year, our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows that they can still occur even toward the end of April. Thrown into the mix is a variety of spring severe weather including tornadoes and deadly lightning.

From the National Weather Service:

19-21

In 1984…a large snowstorm buried most of Colorado under a thick mantle of wet snow. Total snow amounts ranged from 10 to 20 inches across metro Denver and a whopping 20 to 40 inches in the adjacent foothills. The snow closed roads and damaged electrical transformers…causing numerous power outages. Nearly 14 inches (13.6) of snow fell at Stapleton International Airport where the combination of snow and wind closed all but one runway…resulting in the cancellation of many flights. Both I-70 and I-76 were closed to the east of Denver.

19-22

In 1933…a major storm dumped 16.8 inches of snowfall over downtown Denver when rain changed to snow during the early morning of the 20th and continued through midday of the 22nd. Most of the snow fell on the 21st. Due to melting… The most snow on the ground was 10.5 inches at 6:00 pm on the 21st. Before the snow started…a strong cold front on the evening of the 19th produced north winds sustained to 35 mph with gusts to 37 mph. The strong winds deposited a thin layer of dust on the city. North to northwest winds were sustained to 31 mph with gusts to 35 mph on the 20th and to 29 mph with gusts to 32 mph on the 21st.

20-22

In 1957…strong and gusty south to southeast winds raked metro Denver each day. The strongest wind gust of 55 mph occurred on the 21st when blowing dust briefly reduced the visibility to 3/4 mile at Stapleton Airport.

20-23

In 1989…unusually warm weather resulted in several daily temperature records being broken in Denver. The high temperature of 89 degrees on the 21st exceeded the record maximum for the month at that time. Daily record high temperatures were either exceeded or equaled with 83 degrees on the 20th…88 degrees on the 22nd…and 85 degrees on the 23rd. The low temperature of 55 degrees on the 22nd equaled the record high minimum for the date.

In 1885…rain changed to snow during the early morning and was the heaviest snow of the season. Total snowfall was estimated at 8.0 inches over downtown Denver…but the snow melted rapidly on the ground as it fell. However… The weight of the snow…as well as northwest winds sustained to 29 mph downed telegraph and telephone wires. Several large branches of trees were also broken by the weight of the snow. Precipitation totaled 1.01 inches from the storm.

In 1887…west winds were sustained to 47 mph.

In 1932…the temperature dipped to a low of only 60 degrees… The all-time record high minimum for the month.

In 1988…a small tornado was observed by National Weather Service employees about 3 miles northwest of Thornton. It was on the ground for about 2 minutes. No damage was reported. Later…lightning struck two 14-year-old girls on a softball field in Westminster. One was killed…while the other suffered moderate injuries. Northwest winds gusted to 44 mph at Stapleton International Airport behind a cold front.

In 2010…severe thunderstorms produced large hail…strong winds and a tornado across parts of Adams…Arapahoe… Elbert…and weld counties. The hail…up to 1.50 inches in diameter…came down so heavy along parts of I-70 and I-76 that snowplows had to be called out to remove it. Numerous vehicles were damaged by hail. In weld County…very heavy rain and hail accompanied thunderstorm winds up to 75 mph. Hail up to 1.50 inches was reported near Bennett; 1.25 inches…5.3 miles east of Englewood; 1.0 inch size hail near Buckley Field; with 0.88 inch size hail near Boulder. A weak tornado touched down briefly in Elbert County…about 9 miles southwest of Deer Trail…but did no damage. Several minor accidents were reported with snowpacked and slick road conditions along with very low visibilities. Minor street flooding was reported in southeast Aurora. Denver International Airport recorded 0.30 inches of rainfall. Also…a peak wind gust to 36 mph from the southeast was observed at the airport.

Continue reading April 21 to April 27: This Week in Denver Weather History →

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Live feed: Updating Thornton’s winter-like weather for the week of April 14

April 17, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

ThorntonWeather.com on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter Mother Nature can be a fickle lady as we are now seeing. While the calendar says spring, she is quite content to visit wintry weather on us once again.

As expected a three-day long event is occurring that will bring heavy, wet snow to the area and winter-like temperatures. While not unusual for this time of year, it certainly has many longing for the delayed arrival of spring.

We will be monitoring monitoring the storm very closely and posting regularly to our Facebook page and Twitter feed. You can follow along in real time below. We are also on Google+ here.

For comprehensive look at the storm, please monitor our Winter Weather Briefing page.

Tweets by @ThorntonWeather

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Denver ties record low temperature for April 16

April 16, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

Record Cold Temperatures — Denver set its fourth cold temperature record so far this month.

Our unseasonably cold April continues. Following a healthy show of snow yesterday temperatures dropped this morning to a low of 22 degrees as measured at Denver International Airport. This ties the record low for the date last set in 1999.

Here in Thornton we matched DIA’s number with a low of 22 degrees this morning. Both marks are far below the Denver low temperature average for April 16 of 33 degrees.

This is the fourth cold temperature related record set so far this month.

Record low temperatures were registered on April 9th and 10th and a record low maximum was recorded on the 9th.

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Time lapse video captures Thornton’s Tax Day snowstorm

April 16, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

April 15, 2013 - Snow far exceeding forecast amounts made for a wintry tax day in Thornton. (ThorntonWeather.com)

Mother Nature delivered a potent blast of wintry weather for Tax Day catching forecasters and residents off guard. The mid-April snowstorm brought a hefty shot of snow and cold temperatures to Denver and northeastern Colorado.

Two days before the event models pointed to significant snowfall for Tax Day. Soon however those same models shifted their target to the north and the metro area was only expected to receive light snow.

The heavy snow moved further south than anticipated however and by mid-afternoon on Monday, April 15 the storm was getting started in earnest. Snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour were seen from then through midnight.

The video below captures 24 hours of the event from 6:00am on April 15 to 6:00am to April 16. Only light snow is seen through about 2:00pm on the 15th before things really start to pick up.

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Storm system delivers Denver’s first record-setting cold temperatures in years

April 10, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

April 9th and 10th brought Denver's first record low temperatures since October 10, 2009. Click the image for a larger view.

While April may normally be associated with showers, Mother Nature sometimes throws us a curveball. Such was the case with the bitter cold temperatures she delivered that broke records, one dating back more than 50 years ago.

Denver’s official temperature as measured at Denver International Airport dropped to 9 degrees just before midnight last night. This sets a new record low temperature for April 9, easily besting the previous record of 12 degrees set in 1959. Here in Thornton our low was 10.4 degrees.

Additionally, a new record low maximum temperature was recorded yesterday as well. The ‘high’ temperature was 22 degrees, recorded shortly after midnight. The previous record low maximum for April 9 was 27 degrees set in 1973. The 22 degree reading was the sixth coldest high temperature ever recorded in April. Thornton was slightly warmer with a high of 24.9 degrees.

As the cold front moved out, the chilly temperatures lingered into the morning of April 10. The mercury at DIA dropped to 6 degrees setting a new record low temperature for the date and making it the fourth coldest low temperature ever recorded in April. The previous record low for the date was 7 degrees set in 1959. In Thornton the temperature hit a low of 6.7 degrees right at 6:00am.

It is interesting to note that these are the first daily cold weather related records Denver has set in more than two years.

While we have seen plenty of high temperature records, we have to go all the way back to February 8, 2011 when we tied a record low maximum temperature to find one related to the cold. The last time we had a record low temperature was October 10, 2009.

Is everyone ready for spring now? 😉

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Live feed: Latest news on Thornton’s early April snowstorm

April 9, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

ThorntonWeather.com on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter Old Man Winter isn’t done with Colorado yet. Monday brought unseasonably warm temperatures and a chance for thunderstorms. Monday night and into Tuesday we can expect a healthy shot of snow and some temperatures tomorrow more like we expect in January.

We will be monitoring monitoring the storm very closely and posting regularly to our Facebook page and Twitter feed. You can follow along in real time below. We are also on Google+ here.

For comprehensive look at the storm, please monitor our Winter Weather Briefing page.

Tweets by @ThorntonWeather

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April 7 to April 13: This Week in Denver Weather History

April 8, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

While the calendar may say spring, wintry weather can and often does appear and many times it has a big impact. We clearly see this in our look back at this week in weather history where wind and snow make many appearances.

From the National Weather Service:

4-7

In 1909…post-frontal rain changed to heavy snow on the afternoon of the 4th and continued through mid-morning of the 7th. Total snowfall was 18.7 inches…but most of the snow…14.0 inches…fell from 6:00 pm on the 4th to 6:00 pm on the 5th. North to northeast winds were sustained to 32 mph on the 4th and to 30 mph on the 7th. Total precipitation from the storm was 1.78 inches.

5-7

In 1916…rain changed to snow behind a cold front on the 5th and totaled 4.5 inches in the city. A thunderstorm produced snow on the 6th. North winds were sustained to 35 mph with gusts to 38 mph on the 7th.

6-7

In 1872…rain changed to snow overnight. Snow with high north winds continued all day on the 7th. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) totaled 0.50 inch. Due to problems on the lines…the morning weather report was not sent by telegraph until 3:10 pm and the midnight report was not sent at all.

In 1957…heavy snowfall totaled 6.6 inches at Stapleton Airport where north winds gusted to 46 mph. This was the second heavy snow event in less than 4 days.

In 1969…winds gusting as high as 50 to 60 mph caused only light damage along the eastern foothills. The strong winds contributed to the spread of a forest fire near Boulder. Sustained winds of 25 mph with gusts to 53 mph were recorded in Boulder. Southwest winds gusted to 38 mph on the 6th and 44 mph on the 7th at Stapleton International Airport.

In 1980…high winds howled along the foothills each day. A wind gust to 72 mph was recorded in Lakewood. The strong winds blew a camper top off a pickup truck in Denver. At Stapleton International Airport…west winds gusted to 41 mph on both days.

In 1998…a spring storm brought a mix of snow and thunder to metro Denver…the foothills…and Palmer Divide. Conifer and Elizabeth both measured 4 inches of new snow. On the 6th…only 0.1 inch of snow fell at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport where thunder was heard on both days. Precipitation totaled 0.60 inch at Denver International Airport where west winds gusted to 43 mph on the 6th.

6-8

In 1973…a major spring snow storm dumped 11.6 inches of snowfall over metro Denver. North wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph produced some blowing snow. Most of the heavy wet snow… 10.1 inches…fell on the 7th when temperatures remained in the 20’s. Snow accumulated on the ground to a maximum depth of 9 inches. Low temperature of 5 degrees on the 8th was a new record minimum for the date and the lowest for so late in the season.

In 1906…north winds were sustained to 48 mph in the city.

In 1958…strong south winds blew most of the day across metro Denver. A wind gust to 52 mph was recorded at Stapleton Airport.

In 1962…strong gusty winds associated with a cold front caused considerable damage to power lines…signs… Buildings…and trees across metro Denver. In Boulder…an outdoor movie screen…valued at 10 thousand dollars…was wrecked. In Denver…a youth was injured when a car was blown off a jack…pinning him underneath. Wind gusts to 61 mph were recorded at Stapleton Airport where visibility was reduced to 1/2 mile in blowing dust. Snowfall totaled 2.6 inches at Stapleton Airport.

In 1971…wind gusts to 69 mph were recorded at the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder. In downtown Boulder…winds peaked to 54 mph. West winds gusted to 31 mph at Stapleton International Airport.

In 1989…high winds occurred in the foothills west of Denver. At Nederland west of Boulder…high winds damaged roofs… Toppled trees…and caused power outages. Winds estimated as high as 90 mph in Georgetown overturned campers and even semi-trailers on I-70 and damaged road signs. Three trailer homes were blown off their foundations and a 50-foot tree toppled onto the roof of a home…causing considerable damage. Winds reached 94 mph at Rollinsville southwest of Boulder. Northwest winds gusted to 43 mph at Stapleton International Airport.

Continue reading April 7 to April 13: This Week in Denver Weather History →

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March 2013 Thornton weather recap: Cool month brings much-needed precipitation

April 4, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

With snowpack lagging and spring set to arrive, hopes were high that March could bring some relief to Colorado’s parched landscape and Mother Nature did oblige. March 2013 brought above average snowfall and cooler than normal temperatures.

The month started out with near normal temperatures but the first in a series of disturbances throughout the month arrived on the 4th. A couple of inches was delivered to the area on the date which was followed by a few days of mild weather.

The warmth did not last as another storm system which began a repeating pattern across the month with mild temperatures followed by periods of cold and snow.

Thornton’s overall average temperature for the month came in at 38.3 degrees. At Denver’s official weather station at Denver International Airport the month averaged 37.7 degrees. Both locations’ average temperatures were below the March historical average (1981 to 2010) of 40.4 degrees.

We recorded 25 days with low temperatures dropping below the freezing mark. Three days saw high temperatures fail to climb above 32 degrees.

Our warmest temperature during March 2013 was a reading of 78.6 degrees on the 15th. The coldest reading was on the 24th when the mercury dropped to a bone-chilling 2 degrees. Out at DIA, the warmest reading was 76 degrees on the 15th and the coldest was 2 degrees on the 25th.

In terms of precipitation, Thornton saw 1.45 inches in the rain bucket, almost all from snow. Denver’s numbers were near identical at 1.47 inches. Both were well above the March average of 0.92 inch.

Snowfall was the big story for the month as Thornton recorded 20.2 inches of the white stuff. Out at DIA the Mile High City saw even more as it measured 23.5 inches. March historically averages 10.7 inches so we were well above normal while the month’s reputation as our snowiest month of the year held true.

The month did come very close to making the list of ‘top 10 snowiest Marches.’ The number 10 spot on that list came in 1981 when 24.0 inches was recorded.

Despite the cold and snow, only one weather record was set during the month. The 11.6 inches of snow recorded at DIA from the 22nd to the 23rd set a two-day snowfall total record for the date, besting the previous mark of 8.0 inches set in 2010.

Click here to view the ThorntonWeather.com March 2013 Climate Summary

Thornton, Colorado March 2013 Temperatures

Thornton, Colorado March 2013 Precipitation

...THE DENVER CO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              84   03/26/1971
 LOW              -11   03/28/1886
HIGHEST            76   03/15        84      -8       81  03/31
LOWEST              2   03/25       -11      13       16  03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     50.7              54.4    -3.7     65.5
AVG. MINIMUM     24.6              26.4    -1.8     32.9
MEAN             37.7              40.4    -2.7     49.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX = .01         6               5.9     0.1        2
DAYS >= .10         4               2.4     1.6        0
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.47   03/22 TO 03/22           03/01 TO 03/02
                                                          03/01 TO 03/01
                                                          03/01 TO 03/01
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    03/02(00) TO 03/02(00)
                                                 03/01(00) TO 03/01(00)1
                                                 03/01(00) TO 03/01(00)1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS           23.5              10.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     840               763      77      483
 SINCE 7/1       5112              5202     -90     4863
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/08/1962
 LATEST       06/08/2007
EARLIEST      03/01             10/07
LATEST                          05/05
..................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/223
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/010    DATE  03/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/280    DATE  03/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS

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March 31 to April 6: This Week in Denver Weather History

April 4, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

Early spring can bring a wide variety of conditions from wintry storms to severe weather. Our look back at this week in Denver weather history shows that just about any type of weather condition can occur this time of year.

From the National Weather Service:

29-31

In 1970…snowfall totaled 6.0 inches at Stapleton International Airport. Heavy snow accumulation in Boulder on the 29th caused the collapse of a carport at an apartment building…damaging 11 automobiles. Northeast winds gusted to 24 mph at Stapleton International Airport.

30-31

In 1896…heavy snowfall totaled 7.5 inches in downtown Denver. Northwest winds gusted to 26 mph.

In 1897…rain changed to snow during the early morning of the 30th and totaled 6.2 inches before ending during the late morning of the 31st. Northwest winds were sustained to 35 mph with gusts to 46 mph.

In 1929…heavy snowfall of 7.0 inches was recorded over downtown Denver. Northwest winds were sustained to 23 mph on the 30th.

In 1953…heavy snowfall totaled 8.6 inches at Stapleton Airport where northeast winds gusted to 23 mph.

In 1955…a vigorous cold front produced north winds at 40 mph with gusts as high as 54 mph at Stapleton Airport. Rain and snow showers and blowing dust accompanied the front. Snowfall totaled only 0.1 inch at Stapleton Airport on the 31st.

In 1988…snow began falling on the afternoon of the 30th and continued through the 31st…burying metro Denver. Twelve to 18 inches of snow fell in the foothills to the west of Denver and Boulder with 6 to 12 inches across the rest of metro Denver. The storm disrupted aircraft operations at Stapleton International Airport where snowfall totaled 7.1 inches and north winds gusting to 32 mph reduced the visibility to less than 1/4 mile at times…causing air traffic delays of 2 to 3 hours.

In 2000…heavy snow once again developed over the foothills and the higher terrain to the south of metro Denver. Snowfall totals from the storm included: 16 inches atop Squaw Mountain…15 inches near Rollinsville…13 inches near Evergreen…12 inches near Morrison…11 inches in Coal Creek Canyon…10 inches near Blackhawk and in Eldorado Springs…9 inches at Ken Caryl Ranch and Larkspur… And 8 inches near Elizabeth. Snowfall totaled only 4.1 inches at the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. North winds gusted to 32 mph at Denver International Airport on the 30th.

In 2005…a strong spring storm intensified over the eastern plains of Colorado and produced near-blizzard conditions to the east and southeast of Denver overnight. North to northwest winds from 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph produced extensive blowing snow and caused near zero visibilities at times and snow drifts from 2 to 4 feet in depth. Snowfall amounts included: 12 inches near Bennett…8 inches around Castle Rock… 7 inches near Sedalia…and 6 inches near Parker. Only 0.3 inch of snow was reported at Denver Stapleton. At Denver International Airport…north winds gusted to 37 mph on the 30th and 36 mph on the 31st.

In 1873…high winds damaged buildings in the city. Northwest winds with sustained velocities to near 40 mph blew from 9:00 am until sunset.

In 1937…north to northeast winds sustained to 25 mph with gusts to 32 mph produced a light dust storm in the city during the afternoon.

In 1971…wind gusts to 92 mph were recorded in the south hills area of Boulder. At the National Bureau of Standards in Boulder sustained winds of 46 mph with gusts to 83 mph were measured. Damage was minor. Northwest winds gusted to 41 mph at Stapleton International Airport.

In 1983…high winds with gusts to 70 mph in Boulder caused minor damage.

31-1

In 1876…heavy snow began during the night and lasted all day on the 31st and through the morning of the 1st. The average depth of snow fall was 10 to 12 inches…but strong winds whipped the snow into drifts of 8 to 10 feet deep on the streets of the city. Precipitation from the storm was 1.03 inches on the 31st and 0.37 inch on the 1st.

In 1891…heavy moist snowfall totaled 18.0 inches in the city. Northeast winds were sustained to 20 mph with gusts to 24 mph on the 31st.

In 1936…northeast winds sustained to 21 mph produced a light dust storm in the city.

In 1975…a major storm dumped 9.3 inches of snowfall at Stapleton International Airport where northwest winds gusted to 41 mph. Rain changed to snow on the afternoon of the 31st…reducing the visibility to as low as 1/8 mile. Snow continued all day on the 1st and accumulated to a depth of 8 inches on the ground. The minimum temperature of 10 degrees on the 1st set a new record low for the date.

Continue reading March 31 to April 6: This Week in Denver Weather History →

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Basic Android weather apps and widgets for displaying ThorntonWeather.com data

March 30, 2013 Thornton Weather Leave a comment

One of the most common requests we receive is for a ThorntonWeather.com app for mobile devices. Unfortunately, short of a lot of donations to fund it, development of one is prohibitively expensive. However, there are third party programs that will allow you to get Thornton’s weather with data from our station.

The choices range from the basic to major name apps that display ThorntonWeather.com data. This article will detail the simpler ones that do little more than display weather conditions from our site as an app and as a widget. While basic, they all do a good job and keep it simple.

Weather Station for Cumulus

Download on Google Play (free)

This app and widget are very nice and probably our favorite due to the simplicity of the display.

Once downloaded, start up the app and choose “Set Location URL.” On the next screen you will enter the location of a file on our server that is constantly updated with current conditions. In the URL box enter:

http://www.thorntonweather.com/cumulus/realtime.xml

Note that the entry is case-sensitive so be sure to enter it in all lowercase.

Once done, click Save. You then will shown the current conditions from our station. Scrolling down displays more information such as today’s and yesterday’s highs and lows and more.

Using the setting menu, you will want to update the ‘Widget refresh time interval’. This determines how often the widget polls our site for the latest conditions. We ask that you please select 30 minutes or longer so as to not cause an undue burden to our site server.

Adding the widget to one of your devices screens is done in the Apps menu. Select Widgets, then scroll to the right to find “Weather Station.” Two sizes are available.

Note that the weather icon displayed is the forecast as generated by our Davis Instruments weather station. Unfortunately this is not a particularly accurate forecast so it should largely be disregarded.

Weather Station by Draco Systems

Download on Google Play ($3.07)

Weather Station is a nice app and widget but the varying font sizes and data layouts can be a bit odd. You will need to configure the app to use pull data from ThorntonWeather.com's Weather Underground feed. Click the image for a larger view.

We have a lot of hope for Weather Station and think that someday it will improve and be one of the better ones. The developer is active and issues regular updates however the displays are a bit ‘off’ with some versions of the program due to odd font sizes and layouts (particularly with the widgets).

For tablet devices, this does have one of the nicest and full featured displays of any and is probably the best choice for those.

Once downloaded, the program tries to pick the closest station using stations that upload to Weather Underground. However it likely will not choose ThorntonWeather.com’s station as there are many others in the area (most far less accurate).

Click the wrench at the top to open the settings menu. Start by choosing Select Display Units. You will want to change them all to their English / Imperial settings. For temperature choose F, Pressure inHG, rain inch, and wind mph.

Then select Weather Station List. Scroll down under the PWS heading, select KCOTHORN6. That is our station’s identifier on Weather Underground. When you touch it, you will receive confirmation it is activated.

Use the back button to return to the main screen and the conditions should update with data from ThorntonWeather.com. As for widgets, the program has four of them available to choose from.

Pocket PWS

Download on Google Play (free)

This is the newest app that we have found and while it is a bit Spartan, it is functional and free.

Once downloaded you will be prompted to set the URL for the file with the current conditions. Go into the settings and select XML file url. In the entry box, enter:

http://www.thorntonweather.com/weatherdisplay.xml

Note that the entry is case-sensitive so be sure to enter it in all lowercase.

Click OK and the app will start displaying current conditions from our station. There is also a Pocket PWS widget you can add to one of your Android device’s home screens.

Conclusion

In a future story we will detail the more extensive Android weather apps that can be used to display ThorntonWeather.com data. Should you have any problems getting any of the above listed apps configured, do let us know and we will try to help you.

If you have an Apple device, well, we can’t help you much as we only own Android devices. However if you find an app in the Apple app store that can read data from a Personal Weather Station (PWS), let us know and we will take a look and see if we can help you configure it.

Remember that we do have a mobile web site optimized for all smartphones that has live conditions, forecasts and more. Check it out and bookmark it here: http://m.thorntonweather.com

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