[saalweachter]

Checking the same zip code with weather.gov and weather.com yielded 122KB / 1.6s (weather.gov) and 1.1MB / 18s (weather.com).

[ivm]

So we entered the era where government sites are lightweight and responsive while commercial sites are bloated and slow.

[whipoodle]

In my experience government sites aren't usually slow or bloated, they just look shitty.

[ivm]

I wouldn't call "shitty" something with a nice layout and readability. "Not trendy" – yes.

[mulmen]

I wouldn't call the stereotypical government site a "nice layout". It seems like more often than not my experience with government sites is that I have no idea how to find the data I need.

Try finding a campground in Washington in the early spring. Is it open? Do they take reservations? Are they required? Good luck.

Agreed that trendy and usable are unrelated.

[brudgers]

I've used https://www.recreation.gov/

[whipoodle]

> I wouldn't call "shitty" something with a nice layout and readability.

Yeah, me neither.

[irickt]

Even better, get a custom two-day chart as a 26KB PNG:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33&lon=-84&Fcst...