What's the best site for weather?

elyob said:

As per subject .. I want to know whether .. erm .. my Mum
can cycle tomorrow ...

www.weather.co.uk

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As per subject ..

I find this one pretty good:

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I want to know whether .. erm .. my Mum can cycle
tomorrow ...

Too bloody hot! But I guess it might be different for her,
depending where she is thinking of going.

James

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elyob said:

As per subject .. I want to know whether .. erm .. my
Mum can cycle

tomorrow

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www.weather.co.uk

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for current and future weather: today:
bbc.co.ukukweatherOpen ↗ 5 day forecast:
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day=4&year=2004&month=7&graphspan=month>

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can cycle tomorrow ...

Don't believe the weather forecasts - they are all useless.
Instead, arm yourself with enough weather knowledge to be
dangerous (won't need much
- just some idea of where the UK weather comes from, and
why) and then bookmark a decent "Nowcast" site - one that
gives you the weather as it is now.

I use this one: xcweather.co.ukxcweather.co.ukOpen ↗

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For general weather forecasts I like <www.bbc.co.uk>,
which gives you both national and local weather. For
current weather, particularly wind strength and direction
<http://www.xcweather.co.uk> is the proverbial canine
gonads. This is actually a service for cross-country
glider pilots.

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nowt wrong with mums cycling. There's lots of us do it ;-)

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:37:54 GMT, "elyob" <[email hidden]>

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Am I the only one that uses www.metcheck.com ?

It does the weather hour by hour and takes a punt at
forecasting two weeks ahead. One handy page is a current
rainfall view; all the rain within 50km is displayed on a
map of your current position.

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I find this is the best. It gives an hour by hour forecast
for 10 days.

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Well don't try the north sea cycle route. My mum has found
this not be a very good site for weather this last month or
so and she hasn't even got to Norway yet.

best wishes james

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www.weather.co.uk

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Is there any reason it's better to give address in this
format? After all, the site calls itsself 'weather.co.uk'.

AC

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Is there any reason it's better to give address in this
format? After all, the site calls itsself 'weather.co.uk'.

Duck!

Jon

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:37:54 +0000, elyob wrote:

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> As per subject .. I want to know whether .. erm .. my
> Mum can cycle

tomorrow

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www.weather.co.uk

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Is there any reason it's better to give address in this
format? After all, the site calls itsself 'weather.co.uk'.

Yes, as the domain name reads from left to right, it's
more efficient to tell it to look for the uk, then the
weather, then the com. The other way, it has to load up
the whole www, then simulate the entire world's weather,
then commercialise it, before finally settling down just
to the UK.

(May require reading of other threads to get the context)

Ambrose

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Ambrose

But what you described will only work with the obsolete(?)
RAINBOW system.

It is much preferable to access the SUN network directly.

Oh it SNOW use: I can't think of any more ...

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elyob said:

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can cycle tomorrow ...

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elyob said:

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can cycle tomorrow

If she's anywhere near an RAF station or large airport, find
a site that delivers TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts), and
learn to decode them. 9 hour and 18 hour pretty damn
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elyob said:

As per subject .. I want to know whether .. erm .. my Mum
can cycle tomorrow ...

Am I the only one that uses www.metcheck.com ?

It does the weather hour by hour and takes a punt at
forecasting two weeks ahead. One handy page is a current
rainfall view; all the rain within 50km is displayed on a
map of your current position.

I like metcheck too. I find the general technical
commentary on developing weather patterns useful. I
remember back in the beginning of June they predicted the
end of summer by mid-June, a spot on forecast that you'd
not get anywhere else.

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:56:20 +0100, Richard Bates
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On 09 Jul 2004 17:30:44 +0100, in <[email hidden]-

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(May require reading of other threads to get the context)

Ambrose

But what you described will only work with the obsolete(?)
RAINBOW system.

Yes - whatever happened to Digital Equipment's 'Bungo' and
'Zippy' Systems?

How did they get 'RAINBOW' to defect to them, whren ICL
already had 'George'?

Enquiring minds want to know![1]

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It is much preferable to access the SUN network directly.

Oh it SNOW use: I can't think of any more ...

[1] Okay, that's a lie, but...

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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:28:59 +0100, Succorso <[email hidden]>
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elyob said:

As per subject .. I want to know whether .. erm .. my Mum
can cycle tomorrow ...

Don't believe the weather forecasts - they are all useless.
Instead, arm yourself with enough weather knowledge to be
dangerous (won't need much
- just some idea of where the UK weather comes from, and
why) and then bookmark a decent "Nowcast" site

But isn't that how the forecast sites do it?

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- one that gives you the weather as it is now.

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