[Misc] Weather Forecast Apps/Sites etc

Eeyore

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Some of my job depends on knowing the weather. But I can never work out the best and most detailed places to look.

I used to swear by the Met, but it's not that great these days. No rainfall showing in Brighton on the live maps, so unless the above neighbour has had an external shower fitted, or my toilet leak is worse than I thought, I don't know what that wet stuff is.

Each site seems to claim it's the best. What is NSC folks preferred forecaster ?

 

Weststander

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The best seems to vary between MetOffice and BBC (Meteo Group) almost on a daily basis. Such are the vagaries of weather.

The worst … the ironically named Accuweather.

 

LamieRobertson

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Eeyore said:

Some of my job depends on knowing the weather. But I can never work out the best and most detailed places to look.

I used to swear by the Met, but it's not that great these days. No rainfall showing in Brighton on the live maps, so unless the above neighbour has had an external shower fitted, or my toilet leak is worse than I thought, I don't know what that wet stuff is.

Each site seems to claim it's the best. What is NSC folks preferred forecaster ?

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I use the Met one daily for work ..no it’s not 100% but a very good guide….when you looked today did you check the precipitation level as well….it showed 20/30% at times …always the possibility of a shower

 

Eeyore

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LamieRobertson said:

I use the Met one daily for work ..no it’s not 100% but a very good guide….when you looked today did you check the precipitation level as well….it showed 20/30% at times …always the possibility of a shower

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Thanks. I looked at the live chart as it was raining here but it was showing nothing. I thought rain would show up as blue.

 

vegster

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XCWeather is fairly reliable....I also use Rainy Days for their rain radar which has saved me a few soakings when fishing.

 

Change at Barnham

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I use YR which is a Norwegian site but it seems to cover everywhere.

Amex Stadium Weather Forecast

 

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Diocletian

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Weatherbug is pretty accurate

 

Weststander

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LamieRobertson said:

I use the Met one daily for work ..no it’s not 100% but a very good guide….when you looked today did you check the precipitation level as well….it showed 20/30% at times …always the possibility of a shower

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Mira or Triton?

 

Weststander

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Change at Barnham said:

I use YR which is a Norwegian site but it seems to cover everywhere.

Amex Stadium Weather Forecast

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Also great for historical data going back decades.

 

North of Robertsbridge

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Meteo Group (WeatherPro) has gone downhill, both in licensing and radar rainfall prediction

For short term (next couple of hours) I find the RainToday app very good, and can usually rely on their radar rainfall modelling for outdoor activities and for flying

 

Silverhatch

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Ventusky

 

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BN41Albion

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I think BBC or metoffice but looking at the actual weather map and toggling through the time to see more accurately where/when any rain is falling, the direction its moving, etc.

 

Eeyore

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Weststander said:

Also great for historical data going back decades.

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Weather Spark is awesome at that.

Brighton Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (United Kingdom) - Weather Spark

In Brighton, the summers are comfortable, the winters are long and very cold, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 2°C to 20°C and is rarely below -3°C or above 24°C.

weatherspark.com

 

dwayne

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Weather.com pretty good.

 

Weststander

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Eeyore said:

Weather Spark is awesome at that.

Brighton Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (United Kingdom) - Weather Spark

In Brighton, the summers are comfortable, the winters are long and very cold, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 2°C to 20°C and is rarely below -3°C or above 24°C.

weatherspark.com

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There are some other continental websites too. I’ve sometimes researched our rare very snowy winters and snowstorms, also low temperatures.

 

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BN41Albion

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Eeyore said:

Weather Spark is awesome at that.

Brighton Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (United Kingdom) - Weather Spark

In Brighton, the summers are comfortable, the winters are long and very cold, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 2°C to 20°C and is rarely below -3°C or above 24°C.

weatherspark.com

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I beg to differ that our winters are very cold ... pretty mild for the most part bar the odd spell!

 

Wrong-Direction

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LamieRobertson said:

I use the Met one daily for work ..no it’s not 100% but a very good guide….when you looked today did you check the precipitation level as well….it showed 20/30% at times …always the possibility of a shower

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A lot of people don't know that 30% means 30% coverage not 30% chance of rain..

 

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Bodian

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Wrong-Direction said:

A lot of people don't know that 30% means 30% coverage not 30% chance of rain..

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Not sure that's the case on the Met Office?

Might be on the BBC maybe - which could explain the vast differences in their forecasts for some days.

 

Weststander

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Bodian said:

Not sure that's the case on the Met Office?

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Might be on the BBC maybe - which could explain the vast differences in their forecasts for some days.

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BBC mean the same, the percentage odds of precipitation.

 

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Weststander said:

The best seems to vary between MetOffice and BBC (Meteo Group) almost on a daily basis. Such are the vagaries of weather.

The worst … the ironically named Accuweather.

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Whereas I find the accuweather the most accurate. I just use the radar function and play the video and it's always been right for me.