My project of publishing Monson's current conditions and forecasts began in 2004, with the release of a free online website. By 2005, the site was transferred to a .com domain name. MonsonWeather.org came along after some site hosting issues with the .com website.
MonsonWeather is Monson's only online weather website providing live current conditions right here IN Monson. Our weather can differ greatly from Chicopee, the
National Weather Service (NWS) station at Westover that TV stations use on-air for their current temperature,etc. In addition I have a webcam showing current conditions
in Monson, along with radar focused on the Monson area that can zoom down to street-level.
MonsonWeather.org uses a Davis Vantage Pro (1) Weather Station, one of the most accurate home weather stations available. To upload this weather to the web, Virtual Weather Station software
is used. To upload the webcam image, I utilize ImageSalsa software, and for the time-lapse videos their MovieSalsa program is used.
In late July of 2008 I released the second version of the site, a complete redesign, and the current design of the site. The site is designed using
(X)HTML 1.0 and CSS 2. As such, I recommend
the use of Mozilla Firefox Browser, as it handles the codes
used on this and other sites in a much more efficient way than does Internet Explorer. If you feel you must stay with Internet Explorer, please be sure you have updated to the latest version,
Internet Explorer (IE) 8. Most other browers handle the site sufficiently as well.
