Where can I obtain a decent weather report?

[shot2bits]

The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/weather) get it wrong so often it's easier to guess... Anybody know of a site which will provide accurate reports?

[Extra 300 Driver]

www.metoffice.co.uk/

[randtis]

I've found www.metcheck.com to be quite accurate, certainly better than BBC IMO.

[Chim_Knee]

Your nearest window, shirley.

:ehem:

I use www.weather.co.uk and they are usually pretty good.

[roadsweeper]

shot2bits said:

The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/weather) get it wrong so often it's easier to guess... Anybody know of a site which will provide accurate reports?

Do you use Firefox by any chance? If so, add the [url]ForecastFox extension|https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=398[/url] - I have it set up to display icons for the next seven days along my status bar and it provides a radar map too.

Incidentally, can someone tell me why the URL isn't formatting properly since I appear to have followed the formatting codes?

[Muncher]

www.metcheck.com I have found to be very accurate, nice simple site too.

[Chim_Knee]

roadsweeper said:

shot2bits said: The BBC (www.bbc.co.uk/weather) get it wrong so often it's easier to guess... Anybody know of a site which will provide accurate reports? Do you use Firefox by any chance? If so, add the [url]ForecastFox extension|https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=398[/url] - I have it set up to display icons for the next seven days along my status bar and it provides a radar map too. Incidentally, can someone tell me why the URL isn't formatting properly since I appear to have followed the formatting codes?

Is it because of the https?


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[moosepig]

80% of the time, the weather tomorrow will be the same as it was today.

The BBC gets it right 86% of the time.

I know which method is cheaper

[FunkyNige]

roadsweeper said:

Do you use Firefox by any chance? If so, add the ForecastFox extension - I have it set up to display icons for the next seven days along my status bar and it provides a radar map too.

I use forecastfox too, it works off the www.accuwaether.com site and I find it much more reliable than BBC*. I only set it displaying info for now, tomorrow and the next day though. Also, forecastfox displays useful describing the days 'nice' or 'breezy'.

*tomorrow's weather will be thunderstorms according to the BBC and a few showers according to accuweather so we'll see who's more accurate tomorrow!

[warmfuzzies]

Bugger beaten to it by Nige.....I use the foxcast and keep the 5 day forecast in the browser...

kevin

[roadsweeper]

warmfuzzies said:

Bugger beaten to it by Nige.....I use the foxcast and keep the 5 day forecast in the browser... kevin

Wrong, you were beaten to it by me, ME!! Mwooaaahahaha, etc.

[roadsweeper]

Chim_Knee said:

roadsweeper said: shot2bits said: The BBC (<a href="www.bbc.co.uk/weather)">www.bbc.co.uk/weather)</a> get it wrong so often it's easier to guess... Anybody know of a site which will provide accurate reports? Do you use Firefox by any chance? If so, add the [url]ForecastFox extension|https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=398[/url] - I have it set up to display icons for the next seven days along my status bar and it provides a radar map too. Incidentally, can someone tell me why the URL isn't formatting properly since I appear to have followed the formatting codes? Is it because of the https? Test

Ah, that seems to work, thanks.

[Lois]

I actually find BBC more accurate that weather.co.uk!

That metcheck looks quite good though.

[jon h]

If wind is your thing, I find Windguru.cz pretty good, or xcweather.co.uk

Jon H

[tubafun]

Try www.theyr.net Very good. i use for work all the time. It give real time and rolling forcasts for most places in the world.

[LongQ]

Would that not depend on your definition of 'decent weather'?

[shot2bits]

Muncher said:

www.metcheck.com I have found to be very accurate, nice simple site too.

Looks good, thanks for all the replies...

[jimbeaux]

www.intellicast.com

[driftwood]

I often find that when bad weather is forecast on the Beeb, quite often, turn over to ITV and the forcast ain't quite so gloomy.
In the good old days Ulreka Johnsson gave the weather forcast....so it didn't matter if it was wet or sunny.

[Graham.J]

roadsweeper said:

Do you use Firefox by any chance? If so, add the [url]ForecastFox extension|https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=398[/url] - I have it set up to display icons for the next seven days along my status bar and it provides a radar map too. Incidentally, can someone tell me why the URL isn't formatting properly since I appear to have followed the formatting codes?

Just added this to my firefox, looks pretty cool. But says it's sunny in Farnham.....*looks out of window* 8/8 cloud cover and pouring with rain.

Edit > Aldershot is more accurate

>> Edited by Graham.J on Saturday 30th July 18:36