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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-19

Forecast dBZ Turns Radar Colours into Measured Weather

forecastdbz.com ↗ · Useful Tools · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A live U.S. radar tool built on NOAA MRMS data, covering reflectivity, precipitation rate, hail, rotation, echo tops, lightning, and three-hour loops.

Why it surfaced

Forecast dBZ lets users tap the map and read the measured value beneath a storm instead of guessing from a colour scale—51.4 dBZ, 38 kft, or 25 mm of hail. Its phone-first design, multiple colour ramps, and unusually clear explanation of what the data means give this weather tool real editorial intent; it also plainly says it is not an official source of warnings.

The Song Resumes After the Story

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-19 Domain Arrivals issue.