The description of Weather Beetle - Play With New Friends
Weather Beetle is a free desktop weather application that retrieves text and graphical weather forecasts and current conditions from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather service. Retrieves 7 day text forecasts from NOAA for a given point within the United States. Points are defined by latitude/longitude coordinates. Radar Tab - Retrieves graphical radar images from NOAA NEXRAD Doppler radar sites within the United States and U.S. territories. Observations Tab - Retrieves current text observations from NOAA weather stations within the United States and U.S. territories. Satellite Tab - Retrieves graphical satellite images from NOAA for Pacific and Atlantic ocean regions. Shows current satellite conditions for the United States and many surrounding regions. METAR Tab - Retrieves METAR text observations from weather stations around the world. Hourly Forecast Tab - Retrieves hourly digital text forecasts for a 25 hour period from NOAA weather stations within the United States and U.S. territories. Alert Tab - Retrieves current text alerts from NOAA weather stations within the United States and U.S. territories. Up to 5 stations can be set to auto update every 10 minutes and scroll across the bottom of the screen when an alert is active. River Gauge Tab - Retrieves river text alerts/information from NOAA river gauges within the United States and U.S. territories.
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