Locations

Setting locations for your personal or business assets allows you to access weather information for those locations quickly and easily. You are able to set and maintain up to six locations. Your created locations are used in the Local Conditions page, the Radar/Layered Map page, alerts and the location monitoring features of PrecipTimer® and Lightning Manager®. Lightning Manager® is an optional purchase.

Locations

Exact Address

Local Radar Toolbar

Edit Location

One of the locations you have created can be set as your default. Your default location will be used on the Local Conditions page and your daily forecast email.

User Tip:

Observed and forecast data will be provided by the surface observation site closest to your location. However, PrecipTimer® and Lightning Manager® will use the exact latitude and longitude of your location for monitoring.

 

Create an Exact Location

  1. Click the Settings Menu button.
    Settings Menu              

  2. Click the Locations Menu option.
    You will be re-directed to the Locations page.

  3. Click the New button.
    New

  4. Select the Airport tab and type an Airport code in the Airport ID or name field.

  5. Click the Look up button.
    Look up button
    The airport information is provided and the airport code is automatically added to the Location Name field. Set as default, if desired.
    Look up Airport

  6. Select automatic or the time zone of your choice from the Time Zone drop down menu.

  7. Other options are the Street Address and Lat/Long tabs. If using one of these tabs, complete the requested fields. You may enter your lat/long in Decimal Degrees, Degree/Minute/Second or GPS format.

  8. Click Save Changes.
    Observed and forecast data will be provided by the surface observation site closest to your location. However, PrecipTimer® and Lightning Manager® will use the exact latitude and longitude of your location for monitoring.

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Create a General Location

Use this method to quickly add a general location. If you need to set a more accurate location use the steps above, Create an Exact  Location.

  1. In the Radar/Layered Map display select the Locations icon.

  2. Choose Add a Location from the submenu.

  3. Place your cursor over the location on the map and left-click once.
    Cursor

  4. Name your location and select a time zone in the pop up.
    Locations popup

  5. Select whether or not to observe daylight-saving time.

  6. Click OK.

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Edit a Location

  1. Click the Settings Menu button.

  2. Click the Locations Menu option.
    You will be re-directed to the Locations page.

  3. Highlight the location to be modified.
    Select a location

  4. Modify the location information using one of the tabs.

  5. Click the Save Changes button.

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