Reliable weather prediction websites

[funkyrobot]

Hello all.

Don't know if the above exists but does anyone know of any reliable weather forecast websites? I regularly use the Met Office website but it has been proven to be a little unreliable (was actually thundering and lightning this weekend but the website said it was just a bit of rain).

I know that weather prediction is a fine science and a hard thing to get right all of the time. I just wondered if anyone found a site they were pleased with.

I have found one called MetCheck, but apparently there is a weather forecast company in Scotland who predicted last year's summer better than the Met Office? Anyone know an address for this site?

The reason I ask is to help me better prepare my cycling kit. Seem to have a habit of getting stuck out in the country with inadequate clothing for the conditions.

Thanks all.

[lazyitus]

I've given up hope. It's impossible to predict the weather - it's fortune telling. They all get it wrong and occassionally get it spot on.

I just hope they've got it spectacularly wrong for Le Mans this week as it predicts a washout.

[iggletiggle]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Met+Check

[Alex]

I have tried them all and the Weather Channel has been the most accurate for me.

Edited by Alex on Monday 7th June 12:37

[Republik]

Accuweather is pretty good. It gives an hour by hour breakdown and is usually spot on.

[chim]

Alex said:

I have tried them all and the Weather Channel has been the most accurate for me.

Edited by Alex on Monday 7th June 12:37

Nope, thats crap. Just looked on and according to them it is raining here with moderate winds. Sun is splitting the trees and not even a breath of air. If they can not even get the current conditions right what chance for any forecasting.

Would suggest they just employ someone to stick there head out the window.

[funkyrobot]

iggletiggle said:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Met+Check

[iggletiggle]

funkyrobot said:

iggletiggle said:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Met+Check

Found this to be the most accurate site for weather predictions to date, use it when planning rides over distance so we dont end up carrying wet weather gear during the warmest weather of the decade.

[N Dentressangle]

Republik said:

Accuweather is pretty good. It gives an hour by hour breakdown and is usually spot on.

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/bdi-europe-blog.asp?partner=accuweather

http://tiny.cc/ag70p

Edited by N Dentressangle on Monday 7th June 12:59

[Reload]

I've been using MSN weather this past couple of weeks. Seems to have been pretty cock on.

http://weather.msn.com/

[DeadMeat_UK]

Met Office Radar and make you're own mind up when it's going to rain. I can tell it's likely gonna be raining in London when I leave work tonight as I can see a bank of cloud moving east across South UK. I watch the thunderstorms making their way across the UK yesterday.

Also check the pressure chart and location of the jet stream - you can normally guestimate when clear or unpredictable conditions will prevail.

[HellDiver]

Republik said:

Accuweather is pretty good. It gives an hour by hour breakdown and is usually spot on.

Found this myself, they're usually pretty accurate. Forecasts change quite often during the day too.

[funkyrobot]

iggletiggle said:

funkyrobot said:

iggletiggle said:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Met+Check

Found this to be the most accurate site for weather predictions to date, use it when planning rides over distance so we dont end up carrying wet weather gear during the warmest weather of the decade.

Ok thanks.

My confusion smiley was added because I already mentioned the met check site in my original post.

[iggletiggle]

funkyrobot said:

iggletiggle said:

funkyrobot said:

iggletiggle said:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Met+Check

Found this to be the most accurate site for weather predictions to date, use it when planning rides over distance so we dont end up carrying wet weather gear during the warmest weather of the decade.

Ok thanks.

My confusion smiley was added because I already mentioned the met check site in my original post.

My apologies - i missed that on first glance at your OP! - nothing meant by the LMGTFY post!

Metcheck seems to have served me fairly well in the past

[Bluebarge]

This lot
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/
it's aimed at pilots principally and is the best I've come across; although any forecast more than 2-3 days out contains a large element of guesswork.

[Bill]

DeadMeat_UK said:

Met Office Radar and make you're own mind up when it's going to rain. I can tell it's likely gonna be raining in London when I leave work tonight as I can see a bank of cloud moving east across South UK. I watch the thunderstorms making their way across the UK yesterday.

Also check the pressure chart and location of the jet stream - you can normally guestimate when clear or unpredictable conditions will prevail.

I use a combination of MetCheck and the Met Office and then look at the rainfall radar to decide what's likely to happen in the next couple of hours.

OTOH this is the UK so it seems sensible to carry waterproofs if you're far from civilisation whatever's predicted.

[HOGEPH]

netweather.tv

[Galsia]

In my experience no forecast is really reliable if its more than 24 hours in advance. Metcheck is pretty good if you look at today's forcast only...

[Mobile Chicane]

Get a weather station.

Mine was £40 from Maplin and is uncannily accurate.

[Mark Benson]

Another vote for Accuweather here.

We use the weather forecast a lot for planning jobs around the smallholding, most recently spraying the docks in one of the fields, so we needed an accurate estimate of how long the dry spell was going to last. Accuweather got it pretty much spot on, and more importantly, they update regularly and are not ashamed to change their forecast.

By far the worst is the Met Office, which considering the amount of (our) money they've spent on computer equipment is shameful.