I am traveling with my family this week on my kid's spring break. After making the habit of not taking my laptop on a trip a couple of year's ago, we have found that having the laptop makes information gathering much easier, more accurate and faster. One of the most used things I like to use the laptop for is weather forecasting. I'm no meteorologist, but having access to up-to-the-minute radar, satellite, and storm tracking information at my fingertips makes planning for the day's events come off with fewer weather related hitches.
Right now, my favorite online weather center is Weather Underground . I have used them for years and find their information extremely current and thorough. I will mix in a bit of the National Weather Service and Intellicast at times as well. In the last few years, I stopped visiting the Weather Channel's web site because of their almost garish advertising. Give some of these weather sites a try if you haven't already and also let me know where you like to check weather on the road or at home.
