A former latin american exile writes about life..

Ok so I gave up a comfy boring life to go live in South America. Lots have suggested that I write about my experiences, so here it finally is.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Really good weather information for the expat residing in Uruguay

If you've made the move from the USA to Uruguay, you'll notice that there is constant weather information on broadcast TV. It's the temperature at the location of the TV station.

That's it.

What did you expect? It's a country of about 3 1/2 million people. They don't have the internal air traffic to justify a network of ground-based weather radars to monitor every little movement of the air.

However, there's an unlikely source of information available on the web. Hint: you're paying for it through what's most likely your very most expensive household bill - UTE. The power is coming - for the most part - from dams. They keep close tabs on rainfall.

Rather than wading through their site, here are the direct links.
http://www.ute.com.uy/novedades/Lluvias/Internet_inmet.htm
http://www.ute.com.uy/novedades/Lluvias/Internet_climerh.htm

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