WeatherStudio for Windows

User Reviews

• Top of the line Software

  Storm02October 15, 2012

  Pros

  Literally hundreds of new features/data since the version 2 release in early 2012.

  Cons

  None I came across.

  Summary

  Perfect for TV Meteorologists and Operational Meteorologists/Forecasters. By far the cheapest high-quality product on the market. Compare to other software, who require subscriptions of $180/month. WeatherStudio is a one-time payment! Free updates for life! All data is real-time and completely customizeable. This is a MUST try and MUST buy!

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• SimAwips is the best software for meteorlogy data

  weatherbobJuly 25, 2012

  Pros

  This best software you can get and it's free, the Pro's is it's like the awips, it looks just like the AWIPS used by the NWS and can do everything. It has all the models and data and sat and radar you could want, and i use it for a warnings and it is fast you get the warnings before most other software.

  Cons

  It's only online

  Summary

  But i wouuld use this site more than any other software and people try to get me change my reviews on but i want, weatherstudio is good, but i like this better!!!!

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• wouldn't buy it

  weatherbobJuly 21, 2012

  Pros

  none that i can think of

  Cons

  data is old sat and radar and tropical data is wrong models aren't right

  Summary

  He want give you a refund.

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• Allows me to view a host of NWS data all in one place

  charleskk59December 12, 2011

  Pros

  1. Works as advertised (trial version is FULLY FUNCTIONAL, unlike what the other reviewer said). 2. Surface data is loaded and displayed quickly on my high-speed connection 3. I like the map analysis features (measure distances, markers, etc.)

  Cons

  1. Has a ton of data available for display but could use more 2. Is a bit expensive at 70 bucks, but worth it for me

  Summary

  I read the other review about this program and I felt compelled to submit my own since I am sure that the other reviewer is mistakenly reviewing the wrong program. The WeatherStudio trial is fully functional and there are absolutely no restricted features to the paid version, or pop up boxes to that effect. The other review must be either fallacious or misplaced. Any problems that the program has in the trial version are in the paid version; there is no absolutely difference. What you see in the trial is what you get. The program works relatively flawlessly for me and all the data loads fast. A bit pricey, but certainly recommended.

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• Does everything NOAA does but takes twice as long!

  Fred55110June 24, 2011

  Pros

  It does show a radar image loop

  Cons

  I, used the 14 day free trial and found that pretty much every feature was locked out what good is a trial if the features they're trying to sell you aren't available???

  Summary

  I, don't know where the person who wrote the review before mine is from but I'm in the north end of tornado alley (Minnesota tornado capital of the Earth 2010) and I, didn't get a 3 or 4 second load time it took minutes for the images to load and this was on a phenom II Quad core (3 GHZ) processor with a wireless N connection averageing 131 Mbs. it allowed 24 frames to download from the NOAA weather RADAR at MSP. It did not allow more then 24 frames to be stored, It did not allow storm tracking or ETA data, and the only reason I, considered such an expensive program is that it was supposed to give a full screen image which it did not allow because it was a trial version. If they want to sell the thing don't lock out the options that are supposed to be unique to the program. As it was I, uninstalled the program about 5 days after installing it because during the storms we had it worked more slugishly then the weather service radar or the news channels and weather channel radar that are online and free to use. In summary I'd be willing to shell out the money to use a program that allowed full screen images and the other features this program says it has but, I, would want to see it first in action on my computer and not have dumb pop-up boxes telling me "unavailable in trial mode" starring me in the face while I, have a tornado or severe thunderstorm with damaging hail and hurricane force winds bearing down on me! Try it if you want but, I, wouldn't bet my life on it.

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• Very cool and shows a ton of data

  pete_rgApril 22, 2010

  Pros

  Program shows all weather data conceivable yet is very easy to use. Way less expensive than inferior products. Fast installation.

  Cons

  Trial was only 14 days; would have preferred longer. Also, it takes about 3-4 seconds to load; not instant.

  Summary

  Superior software and inexpensive compared to others. I feel like a TV meteorology when I move around the map and turn on various weather layers.

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