Weather without Service (OnX offline)

[cravingame]

What are you guys doing for weather forecasts when you go days without cell service? This will be my first season running OnX in deep country. Thanks in advance! Jake

 

[BuckRut]

If you have an Inreach you can get weather forecasts from it.

 

[muddydogs]

Be aware that the Inreach forecast should be taken as a general forecast and it's not for your location but the location of the closest weather station. One place I hunt at 9000 feet the weather station must be in the lowest valley around because the temps are always off by 10 or more degrees. I figure this is probably the case with most weather forecasts as they generally don't put a weather station in the middle of nowhere where the weather data means very little to most people.

 

[Scrappy]

What are you guys doing for weather forecasts when you go days with cell service? This will be my first season running OnX in deep country. Thanks in advance! Jake


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All you can do is look up.

 

[Whiskey_Fish]

Be aware that the Inreach forecast should be taken as a general forecast and it's not for your location but the location of the closest weather station. One place I hunt at 9000 feet the weather station must be in the lowest valley around because the temps are always off by 10 or more degrees. I figure this is probably the case with most weather forecasts as they generally don't put a weather station in the middle of nowhere where the weather data means very little to most people.

My wife sends me a message on the inReach if the DarkSky alerts I setup for my hunt area indicate a severe storm. It helped me brace for a really nasty snow storm in early October a few years ago on two hours notice. Doesn’t always work out, but when it does it’s awesome.


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[LongWayAround]

You can buy a small weather radio. They are compact and inexpensive.

C Crane CC WX Pocket Radio | REI Co-op

Compact, sensitive and easy to use, the C Crane CC WX pocket radio receives AM, FM and NOAA weather channels with alerts. It's always ready to perform when you need it most.

www.rei.com

 

[Murph1]

Our 2 way radios get the local weather

 

[Werty]

I look at the weather forecast before my trip. I pack my stuff according to said forecast. Then I go hunting, don't care once I'm out there.