The numerical temps make this map almost impossible to misread, or to be misinterpreted. Grade: B-Īlthough not the prettiest, it’s probably the one that conveys what the temperature really is like outside. In fact you’d think the temperature variations nationwide are minimal. I feel thirsty all of a sudden! Grade: D. It’s got to be the favourite of the AGW loons, as it makes the whole country look like it’s red-hot everywhere. Looks like someone dropped a nuclear HOT bomb on it. It’s similar to Intelliweather’s…misleads the reader into thinking it’s “cool” outside, and no numbers. At first glance it misleads the reader into thinking it’s cool outside. Pretty, but the colour scheme makes you think it’s wintertime in the North, and only springtime in the south. And you’re right: it’s ugly ugly ugly! Grade: C. You really have to concentrate and “read” it to discern the area temperatures. Unysis, then followed by AccuWeather and Weather Underground.Īccu-Weather, then Weather Underground, Unysis and NOAA (Water! water! – I need water!…gasp! arghhh!…) WeatherForYou, (just recolour Mex and Can!). 😉īEST – most non-manipulative, accurately conveying: Having said that, somebody will probably put one in front of me that I’ve never known about. The point I’m trying to make is that each map represents the color and temperature perception of the presenting organization, as I don’t know of any “standard” for map colors used for air temperature presentation. In places like TWC or AccuWeather, the choice may be made initially by one or two then approved by a larger group. In my case, myself and my graphic artist made the choice. Usually the color scheme is the result of the input from a couple people. Is it just me or does there appear to be a warm bias in the color temperature presentation of the majority of providers shown here? Just an FYI, I designed my color scheme for the IntelliWeather Map in 2001, well before I started blogging, so please no suggestions that I skewed this comparison with my own map color scheme.Īlong those lines, I’ll point out that the color choices are usually done either by a meteorologist, or a graphic artist/programmer or both. Note the color scale and where the perceived “cooler” colors start on the AccuWeather map. UPDATE: I decided that even though AccuWeather did not have a CURRENT temperature map, the color and color key on their HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST map would suffice for this comparison, since it a similar range of temperatures presented, from (50’s to 90’s) so here it is: Also, I tried to include AccuWeather, but could not locate a current national temperature map from that company. The IntelliWeather map uses a sliding scale of color based on the max and min temps presented in the data. From experience it appears the with the exception of the IntelliWeather map, all maps have fixed color schemes. Intellicast: (probably the ugliest national temp map I’ve ever seen)Ī couple of notes on the graphics: The Weather Channel does not show their color key, nor does IntelliCast. All were generated within about an hour of each other. I saved national CURRENT temperature isotherms/gradient maps from around 03Z (11PM Eastern Time) tonight. But looking at the color scheme, nothing sticks out in my recollection of the temperature map colors.īut I decided that it would be an interesting exercise to compare USA national temperature maps from the commonly used services today. So I can’t be absolutely sure they have or have not changed. I searched Google images for some saved older TWC maps, but found none.
I tend to watch such things since my own company (IntelliWeather) produces similar maps. They suspected that the colors had changed. Recently I had some of my readers comment that they thought that The Weather Channel and USA Today (which uses TWC graphics) temperature maps seemed to look “hotter”.
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