NWS Radar Loop

[cstrunk]

I know that most people have other/better ways to check radar. I still use the NWS radar loop on their website when I'm at home for a quick glance.

I'm wondering why it seems that looping the frames tends to have so many issues. Missing frames, completely incorrect frames (different radar site), etc. There almost always seems to be a large gap between updates at some point as well.

Any ideas?

 

[Andy Jackson]

One guess for the looping issues the could be java caching of images. I've had the loop start out with radar grabs from when I last viewed the radar, like hours previously. It does seem to have some issues that are pretty nuts right now.

For KBIS l'm actually getting an Alabama overlay instead of ND in between frames.

 

[Ben Toms]

I know this isn't an answer to your question, but just to add to this thread I'd like to bring up the fact that the radar loops on the NWS page have been down for most major High Plains/Northern Plains locations over the past days/on and off for the past few weeks which is a real hassle seeing how there have been multiple severe weather episodes in these areas. For example, there are multiple tornadic storms moving across North Dakota right now, but none of the radar stations surrounding these storms are working. Just thought I'd add to what cstrunk already said.

 

[Mike Deep]

The radar loop for KTBW has been having big chunks of time go missing the last few days. It's not a Java caching issue - I use the animated GIF standard version.

 

[GPhillips]

If it was a caching issue, it would be a Flash one as the animations have been Flash for a year or more.

 

[Andy Jackson]

If it was a caching issue, it would be a Flash one as the animations have been Flash for a year or more.

Your right, I just assumed that it was the same because of the Java/Javascript requirment disclaimer on the front page.