Ridenfool Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) Ever find yourself asking, "How much rain did (insert trail here) get?" Here's where to find the answer to that question ... https://water.weather.gov/precip/ Use this site to see the rainfall accumulation for any trail. Use zip code or map zoom to find the specific location of interest. Use the Precipitation Slider to adjust transparency to reveal cities, roads, and landmarks for easier location of the riding area. Map provides color coded historical rainfall data from Today, Yesterday, Past Week, etc. with controls to tune the view and data. Share and enjoy. Edited November 1, 2018 by Ridenfool 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Very nice tool - thanks. Looks like Brushy got less than a tenth of an inch yesterday; so with a full day of sun and dry air, perhaps we'll be able to ride here tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I use Wunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KTXAUSTI1203 It took me a long time to discover that I could click on "icon" to find the rain amounts all over my area. It only gives amount since midnight though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, The Tip said: I use Wunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KTXAUSTI1203 It took me a long time to discover that I could click on "icon" to find the rain amounts all over my area. It only gives amount since midnight though. You can change the view. You can select yesterday or weekly mode to see the precipitation in the last week. That gives a better idea of the saturation I think. It's rare, but some weather stations actually include ground saturation readings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Ha! You DO learn something new every day! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_devo Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 So many options. I use the LCRA hydromet page. Shows rain fall totals for each station over different durations. https://hydromet.lcra.org/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, lord_devo said: So many options. I use the LCRA hydromet page. Shows rain fall totals for each station over different durations. https://hydromet.lcra.org/ Hydromet also has a soil moisture option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrute Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I use Wunderground: https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KTXAUSTI1203 It took me a long time to discover that I could click on "icon" to find the rain amounts all over my area. It only gives amount since midnight though.Do you know if the mobile app provides this feature?Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tip Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Shoot, I didn't even know you could get more than a day's history! So no idea about mobile stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 The phone app doesn't seem to have the option to display history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 11/2/2018 at 11:39 AM, AntonioGG said: Hydromet also has a soil moisture option. Interesting... I had not ever noticed that on Hydromet. Took me a few minutes to find it even with your note! It doesn't seem to show anything for Walnut Creek park, unfortunately. Also, it looks like it is an estimate and not very localized. I have to wonder if there is a suitable sensor that we could stick into the ground near various parts of the trail and then network to get a decent idea of what the Walnut conditions are. Maybe the best measurement we have for Walnut is the Hydromet station at Walnut Creek and Metric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 With different parts of the trail being so different, I think you would need a bunch of local sensors. Note my last post in the R&I thread. I seeing a big disconnect on what people consider OK and not OK to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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