Not that you will ever need it, but here is a link that will allow you to
track storms entering your area. This is the National Weather Service. It is
a longurl so I have used TinyUrl to shorten it.

https://tinyurl.com/5t4pw7ux

For others, you can use this service anywhere in the country. I find it
valuable here in Canada.

Regards

Mike

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MRM

On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:42:59 -0000 (UTC), Mike Monett <spamme@not.com>
wrote:

>Not that you will ever need it, but here is a link that will allow you to
>track storms entering your area. This is the National Weather Service. It is
>a longurl so I have used TinyUrl to shorten it.
>
>https://tinyurl.com/5t4pw7ux
>
>For others, you can use this service anywhere in the country. I find it
>valuable here in Canada.
>
>Regards
>
>Mike

That's cool.

I have been using

https://www.ventusky.com/san-francisco

and select 'precipitation'.

It has realtime wind and even lightning strikes.

It sims the weather for weeks in advance, which I don't much trust.

--

I yam what I yam - Popeye

jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

> https://www.ventusky.com/san-francisco

For lightning, I use

https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=
43.8741;x=-79.2993;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

It usually follows the weather fairly well, But I don't think we have the
risk of wildfires like you do.

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MRM

On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:59:00 -0000 (UTC), Mike Monett <spamme@not.com>
wrote:

>jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
>
>> https://www.ventusky.com/san-francisco
>
>For lightning, I use
>
>https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=
>43.8741;x=-79.2993;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
>
>It usually follows the weather fairly well, But I don't think we have the
>risk of wildfires like you do.

Trees grow. With more CO2 and maybe warmer weather and more rain,
maybe they will grow more.

Around here, trees can get hauled away or they can burn. There's
nowhere else for the wood to go. So, absent unpopular logging, we have
the choice of lots of small fires or less-frequent giant firestorms.

So, on balance, lightning is good. As are sparks from power lines.

--

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts,
but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
Francis Bacon

On 4/18/22 11:50, John Larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:59:00 -0000 (UTC), Mike Monett <spamme@not.com>
> wrote:
>
>> jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.ventusky.com/san-francisco
>>
>> For lightning, I use
>>
>> https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=
>> 43.8741;x=-79.2993;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
>>
>> It usually follows the weather fairly well, But I don't think we have the
>> risk of wildfires like you do.
>
> Trees grow. With more CO2 and maybe warmer weather and more rain,
> maybe they will grow more.
>
> Around here, trees can get hauled away or they can burn. There's
> nowhere else for the wood to go. So, absent unpopular logging, we have
> the choice of lots of small fires or less-frequent giant firestorms.
>
> So, on balance, lightning is good. As are sparks from power lines.
>
Sure, unless it's YOUR house that burns down!

On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:12:04 -0700, wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> wrote:

>On 4/18/22 11:50, John Larkin wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:59:00 -0000 (UTC), Mike Monett <spamme@not.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://www.ventusky.com/san-francisco
>>>
>>> For lightning, I use
>>>
>>> https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=
>>> 43.8741;x=-79.2993;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
>>>
>>> It usually follows the weather fairly well, But I don't think we have the
>>> risk of wildfires like you do.
>>
>> Trees grow. With more CO2 and maybe warmer weather and more rain,
>> maybe they will grow more.
>>
>> Around here, trees can get hauled away or they can burn. There's
>> nowhere else for the wood to go. So, absent unpopular logging, we have
>> the choice of lots of small fires or less-frequent giant firestorms.
>>
>> So, on balance, lightning is good. As are sparks from power lines.
>>
>Sure, unless it's YOUR house that burns down!

Small fires and giant firestorms both burn houses. It's easier to
escape from a small fire. And there will always be ignition sources.

People need to plan houses so they don't burn down, or locate them
away from forests.

Paradise CA was a lethal firetrap. Flammable houses were located on
no-escape dead-end streets. What's crazy is that after the town was
destroyed, there were piles of ashes that used to be houses,
surrounded by still-green trees. Embers lit houses but not green
trees.

Our cabin has a metal roof with no gutters or vents, and the first
floor is concrete blocks. We spend money to enforce a defensable space
around the house, which is required by law in our neighborhood. There
are several escape routes.

--

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts,
but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
Francis Bacon

Mike Monett wrote:

> Not that you will ever need it, but here is a link that will allow you
> to track storms entering your area. This is the National Weather
> Service. It is a longurl so I have used TinyUrl to shorten it.
>
> https://tinyurl.com/5t4pw7ux

I might use that, but it should pause on the last (most recent) frame.

It should be able to slow down, or speed up, too.

"WeatherScope-1.9.6"

That's what I've been using.

It takes some technical know-how, to configure a PC program. Probably USA
only. No longer being developed.