Cloud Coverage Website

[imarcs]

Can someone recommend a website that accurately predicts cloud coverage and doesn't require a degree in meteorology to understand?

Having just experienced the skies that are possible at the Peak Star Party I have decided to to some reconnaissance missions into the hills beyond Clitheroe and Preston over the coming weeks to determine a good spot.

My plan is to then use said website to determine if its worth a trip or not on a Friday or Saturday night.

I freely use the term accurate as the organizers of the PSP gave predictions for cloud coverage that were uncannily accurate

I suppose i could just ask them.... oh well ive typed it now.

[Rapallokid]

Hi,

I use metcheck a lot they are amazingly accurate and i mean down to the hour. The only porblem is i cannot get online with them just now for my location. ( Out of interest can you let me know if it works for you)

Alternativly

Met Office: UK: forecast cloud

hope it helps

rapallokid

[kookoo_gr]

Also you want to check this out http://www.sat24.com/en/gb

[Charon]

That is a good link kookoo_gr thank you.

[Rols]

Metcheck has not been working for me for about a week now. any clues anyone?

will take a look at sat24, is it good to the hour or just the day.. off to look.

Metcheck error

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0009'

Subscript out of range: '82'

is that the same error your getting??

[imarcs]

Hi,

I use metcheck a lot they are amazingly accurate and i mean down to the hour. The only porblem is i cannot get online with them just now for my location. ( Out of interest can you let me know if it works for you)

Alternativly

Met Office: UK: forecast cloud

hope it helps

rapallokid

Metecheck isnt working for me either.

[imarcs]

Also you want to check this out http://www.sat24.com/en/gb

Thanks for both the links guys

[faulksy]

7 timer is very good

[moflaher]

I recomend 7 timer, is reasonable accurate and provide some extra information for session planning in a really easy format to understand (for example data on seeing and and transparency)

[coxy322]

Met office seems so unreliable.

7timer is best, simple easy table and I find it very accurate. 7Timer! - numerical weather forecast for anywhere over the world

(Use Astro link)

[Dave Dubya]

Meteoblue is quite useful - also gives a seeing forecast. Just enter you location and click on the Sky tab.

[peterbolson]

I use WeatherPro on my ipad & find it brilliant as it gives 3 hourly forecasts, constantly updated ( and certainly very accurate for where I live ), and a satellite map showing cloud cover. It is also available for iphone and as an android app.

[imarcs]

Thanks All, I declare 7timer and weatherpro the winners!!

[Luke]

sat24 for me, you can see how the clouds have been going and make your best guess based on that!

[Stu]

Sat24 works for me too