Trip Planning: Checking Weather On Route
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Hello Paul.
Highway Weather is a Godsend. You can enter point A to point B and even add DOT breaks to the schedule and it details the weather along the route when you are passing through in area and included traffic cams too. I'm not sure any app can predict wind gusts though. Listen to the weather channel on your truck's stereo (if equipped) it's a standard option on Freightliners. Also look for blowover warnings on overhead electric signs.
Best of success
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A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I use the Highway Weather app, too. Once you set a route, the Summary tab has a graph showing forecasted wins and gusts, among other things, plus some available live road cams.
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Operating While Intoxicated
Weather Channel app has a wind speed layer. If the gusts are dangerous, there are alerts that will specifically tell u the gusts.
Also 511 in each state will often tells you. I wish all states would have a great site like WY. Lpve their site /app
Errol, I had a complete brainfart...thanks for bringing that up about the gusts in this thread.
I use the Highway Weather app, too. Once you set a route, the Summary tab has a graph showing forecasted wins and gusts, among other things, plus some available live road cams.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Windy.com app has multiple useful layers, including wind speed, gusts, snow forecasts, radar, etc.
Ventuski app. Hands down the best winds and weather app available.
Windy App. Driveweather app, absolutely a must have. Shows weather, winds, warnings etc along routes, totally customizable, including stops, average speed, etc. All nws based.
Willyweather app and web services.
Weatherisa.
Noaa weather radio streaming app.
I like the Drive Weather app. Put in your a and b and start time and it will tell you weather along the way.
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I have a basic idea on how to check the weather and wind speed of a route that I’m about to drive through as part of my trip planning process when hauling a load from point A to point B.
But how do I check for wind gusts? When I look up wind conditions I only find wind speeds but not wind gusts.
If there’s a good app for this please let me know.