LocoAko Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 http://www.weather.gov/forecast-icons Accepting comments until March 28th. Upon first glance I really like them, especially the bars with the advisories/watches/warnings. I also like the morning/afternoon split, and the icons look a little more modern and crisp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 They look great, esp the advisory and warning highlights. However the old ice icon looks meaner for emphasis. I will miss the wind farm but who can argue with Old Glory? Agree the new icons are more modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I also like the 'bar headline'. The percentage increase/decrease range is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSUBlizzicane2007 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I love them except for the freezing rain one. I feel like that one should be redesigned for clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialsk Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 There's an icon used for Heavy Snow that NWS put in the the "today" examples, but it's not the one that's used today for really heavy snow, like for blizzard/near blizzard conditions. Sorry, but I don't have the icon, and of course, there's no severe winter weather right now where the icon is in use that I can link to.... My question, that I have never been able to find an answer to is: What the heck is the picture of? It looks like a photo but it's hard to tell exactly what or where it is. Anyone know? Only took a couple days to get a blizzard back on the map...the current blizzard icon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleary Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I submitted. Like boxes around WWAs, new sunny graphic, detailed wording under graphics. Dislike sleet/snow graphic of white car...what is that? Dislike freezing rain graphic, again, what is that? The current ones showing actual pingers and icicles work. Also, the diagonal to vertical split is a bad idea, triangle images show more than those thin rectangular ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I submitted. Like boxes around WWAs, new sunny graphic, detailed wording under graphics. Dislike sleet/snow graphic of white car...what is that? Dislike freezing rain graphic, again, what is that? The current ones showing actual pingers and icicles work. Also, the diagonal to vertical split is a bad idea, triangle images show more than those thin rectangular ones. I strongly agree with you about the snow/sleet/freezing rain icons. The freezing rain one looks too much like plain rain. The rain/snow one is likely to be confused as just plain snow as the raindops aren't very evident. I do like the vertical split a bit more than the diagonal because it makes it clearler what is happening first, but I do agree those split graphics can be hard to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 The scattered showers icons look a bit weird with their rigid and opaque downdrafts, and I do think there are better options for the blizzard image, but I love the improvements for the most part. I'm especially fond of the icon for cold, which I recognized as an enhanced image from the February 1969 snowstorm in NYC. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I find it interesting that they really have to have cars in every icon, just so you know what snow looks like when you're driving in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I find it interesting that they really have to have cars in every icon, just so you know what snow looks like when you're driving in it. People associate inclement weather with driving conditions. Most folks don't go out in the rain/snow/fog except to drive it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I submitted. Like boxes around WWAs, new sunny graphic, detailed wording under graphics. Dislike sleet/snow graphic of white car...what is that? Dislike freezing rain graphic, again, what is that? The current ones showing actual pingers and icicles work. Also, the diagonal to vertical split is a bad idea, triangle images show more than those thin rectangular ones. How about that! We agree! I strongly agree with you about the snow/sleet/freezing rain icons. The freezing rain one looks too much like plain rain. The rain/snow one is likely to be confused as just plain snow as the raindops aren't very evident. I do like the vertical split a bit more than the diagonal because it makes it clearler what is happening first, but I do agree those split graphics can be hard to see. Agree and that was my first thought when i saw the rain/snow graphic. That needs some tweaking. Hopefully they fix the infamous unknown precip ob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Overall they look good, with a clear/cleaner look. Also like the addition of headlines being shown for the given timeframes. The new freezing rain and sleet icons are terrible though and need to be fixed. Re-work the old ones as they did with most of the others and they would be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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