Using DeLorme to get weather forecasts

[LightRanger]

Cool service. Honestly, Delorme should pay you, or give you some swag or something, because you're adding so much value to their product. Makes me more inclined to buy it. (Been thinking about it for a while and this makes it more likely.)

[austex]

Cool service. Honestly, Delorme should pay you, or give you some swag or something, because you're adding so much value to their product. Makes me more inclined to buy it. (Been thinking about it for a while and this makes it more likely.)

I'll throw a few $ in his PP acct.

[hikin_jim]

So what's the advantage of sending a message to wx2inreach@gmail.com to get a weather (wx) report vs just using the built in wx icon on an InReach? I understand that the built in function counts as one message per use -- but the “wx now io” method also counts as one message when the reply comes back.

Is the advantage just that it's more customizable and can do things beyond just get the wx report for your current location? Is that the advantage?

HJ

[hikin_jim]

To answer my own question:

I spoke to Martin. He put together this service prior to InReach having a weather option. Now that InReach has a weather option, many people just use InReach's option. However, InReach just gives you info from DarkSky.net. With Martin's set up, you can get NWS info which in some cases may have a better algorithm for getting point forecasts.

HJ

[longri]

Jim, I don't have an InReach but I've been read weather forecasts on a number of occasions by people carrying them. And I've noticed a kind binary nature to the quality of the forecasts. What you found probably explains that.

[jms703]

I used this features on my last trip. Received a forecast for a 10% chance of precipitation. It should have said 100%. It rained heavily near Mineral King for about an hour and a half.

[longri]

I used this features on my last trip. Received a forecast for a 10% chance of precipitation. It should have said 100%. It rained heavily near Mineral King for about an hour and a half.

Obviously the DeLorme is defective. Return it to REI!