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  1. As from today the Mountain Weather Information Service is producing
    forecasts for 8 separate upland areas of the country ...

    The North West Highlands of Scotland
    The West Highlands of Scotland
    Cairngorm National Park and Monadhliath
    The Southeastern Highlands of Scotland
    The Southern Uplands of Scotland
    The Cumbrian Fells
    The English Peak District
    The Snowdonia area of Wales

    these specialist forecasts are issued free of charge and can be
    accessed at ...

    http://www.mwis.org.uk

    Thanks for your continued support.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  2. AndyR said:

    As from today the Mountain Weather Information Service is producing
    forecasts for 8 separate upland areas of the country ...

    The North West Highlands of Scotland
    The West Highlands of Scotland
    Cairngorm National Park and Monadhliath
    The Southeastern Highlands of Scotland
    The Southern Uplands of Scotland
    The Cumbrian Fells
    The English Peak District
    The Snowdonia area of Wales

    these specialist forecasts are issued free of charge and can be
    accessed at ...

    http://www.mwis.org.uk

    Thanks for your continued support.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk


    And superb they are too!!

    Thanks a lot Andy

    PS - any chance of a WAP interface???

    druidh

  3. Several people have asked about this and we're actively looking at it
    at the moment. Watch this space and I'll let you known what happens!

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  4. Fantastic news. I used to rely on Metcheck's mountain forecasts, but
    have moved to MWIS since Metcheck started charging and the accuracy of
    their forecasts decreased IMO. Since I started using MWIS, I have been
    really impressed with the real world usefullness of the East/West
    forecast - something that will surely improve further with this more
    detailed approach. Keep up the good work!

  5. Exellent Andy, thanks for the effort.

    Could you do something about the [censored] winter though?

    A.-

  6. Metcheck don't charge for mountain forecasts :
    http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOBBIES/mountain.asp

    I agree though, MWIS seems a lot better than Metcheck.

    http://thehelmets.co.uk - home of the Northern Helmets.

  7. Sorry - I should have been clearer - they changed the old system where
    you could look 4or 5 days (or more) in advance if you wanted to the
    current scenario where you can only see the next day. If you have the
    premium membership, you can see further in advance as before. For my
    purposes where I want to organise a (usually) Sunday walk for a group
    of people - it's not convenient to wait until Saturday to see what the
    weather is going to be like - so Metcheck ceased to be useful in it's
    free incarnation.

  8. Quoted message said:

    Could you do something about the [censored] winter though?

    Agree. It was reported at the end of last year that we could expected
    severe weather, heavy snow, and this was for the south of the country. Snow
    fell for a day on 29 Dec in South Hants, stayed a few hours then ventured
    off down the drains!

    My crampons and iceaxe are at short notice in the loft thought, awaiting a
    substantial dump of the white stuff in the Lakes. Please be kind Mr Snow
    machine above.

    --
    sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
    email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

    'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
    brings the same excitement'

  9. how often is the snowdonia forecast updated it is showing sunday at the
    moment
    i am hoping to do the carneddu loop friday

    "sandy saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Could you do something about the [censored] winter though?

    Agree. It was reported at the end of last year that we could expected
    severe weather, heavy snow, and this was for the south of the country.
    Snow fell for a day on 29 Dec in South Hants, stayed a few hours then
    ventured off down the drains!

    My crampons and iceaxe are at short notice in the loft thought, awaiting a
    substantial dump of the white stuff in the Lakes. Please be kind Mr Snow
    machine above.

    --
    sandy saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
    email: saunders.sandy at ntlworld.com

    'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still
    brings the same excitement'

  10. Sandy,

    Have a look at ...

    http://www.mwis.org.uk/forecasts.php

    You'll find full details on how often and when each of the forecasts
    are released.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  11. OOPS !!!!

    Sorry guys, that last post should've been in reply to Rob, who was
    asking about the frequency of forecasts.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  12. cheers andy
    can you make it warm and sunny all day

    "AndyR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    OOPS !!!!

    Sorry guys, that last post should've been in reply to Rob, who was
    asking about the frequency of forecasts.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  13. AndyR said:

    these specialist forecasts are issued free of charge and can be
    accessed at ...

    http://www.mwis.org.uk

    Thanks for your continued support.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

    Perhaps this has been asked before, why can't the forecasts be plain
    html instead of adobe?

    David.

  14. The forecasts will be available in both PDF and online (HTML format)
    within the next few weeks. We're also looking at the possibility of
    distributing via WAP for mobile phone users.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

  15. AndyR said:

    The forecasts will be available in both PDF and online (HTML format)
    within the next few weeks. We're also looking at the possibility of
    distributing via WAP for mobile phone users.

    Andy Ross
    Mwis.org.uk

    Fantastic - means I'll be able to get the latest forecast while on the
    hills via my Blackberry!

    David.

  16. AndyR said:

    The forecasts will be available in both PDF and online (HTML format)
    within the next few weeks. We're also looking at the possibility of
    distributing via WAP for mobile phone users.

    Please! I tried downloading the PDF onto a Treo600 in November, but it
    crashed the PDFreader.

    regards
    sarah

    --
    Think of it as evolution in action.

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