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[Misc] Weather Forecast Apps/Sites etc



Eeyore

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
25,929
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 ?
 






LamieRobertson

LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
48,426
SHOREHAM BY SEA
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

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
25,929
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

vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,273
XCWeather is fairly reliable....I also use Rainy Days for their rain radar which has saved me a few soakings when fishing.
 














North of Robertsbridge

North of Robertsbridge

Well-known member
Sep 22, 2023
272
East Sussex
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
 






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BN41Albion

Well-known member
Oct 1, 2017
6,828
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

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
25,929






Weststander

Weststander

Well-known member
Aug 25, 2011
69,305
Withdean area
Eeyore said:
Weather Spark is awesome at that.

weatherspark.com

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 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

Well-known member
Oct 1, 2017
6,828
Eeyore said:
Weather Spark is awesome at that.

weatherspark.com

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 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

Wrong-Direction

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2013
13,638
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

Well-known member
May 3, 2012
14,269
Cumbria
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?

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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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