Metcheck

[IvanT]

Is anyone else having problems with Metcheck.com - UK Weather Forecasts - Live Data - Long Range Weather Forecasts ?

For ages now I've been getting an error when accessing it:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0009'

Subscript out of range: '104'

/INCLUDES/GENERIC/FORECASTS/48hr_generic.asp, line 19

[Budgie]

Works OK for me.

[Capricorn]

Been getting that for 3 or more weeks now. Browser used has been IE8 and Firefox.

So it seems to not be specific to a particular browser.

I would assume that they know of it, pretty obvious really.

[garethmob]

it hasnt worked for me for at least a month or 2. im using chrome on OSX

[cosmological]

What I've heard is that the owner is in jail for a sex offence.

You might want to google metcheck owner in jail

[garethmob]

i thought that happened years ago, and that the site changed ownership hands

silly typeo

[IvanT]

What I've heard is that the owner is in jail for a sex offence.

You might want to google metcheck owner in jail

Yeah, that seems to have been a couple of years back according to the google results.

[661-pete]

Who.is still lists the name of the convicted guy as the admin contact for the site. And the registrant is shown as being at the same address. So, is Metcheck still under the same ownership? Or is it just that who.is information is not updated when a site changes hands?

Personally I don't bother with Metcheck which I regard as something of an internet joke (remember all those "300mph winds" forecasts?) Does it claim to provide more accurate and long-range forecasts than the official organisations (e.g. Met Office) are capable of? Surely that's a scientific impossibility!?

[garethmob]

i have found that metchecks astronomy section for providing weather is fairly accurate, the metoffice and bbc ect dont give astro forecasts

[lukebl]

I'd always found the Metcheck forecasts to be pretty reliable, but I too have been getting an error message for some weeks, on whatever browser I try it on (Chrome, IE and Firefox)

[Capricorn]

They all seem to be somewhat innacurate at times, Metcheck I use simply as another source of information. Usually compare the information to/with other sites.

Just no information either way at present.

[palebluedot]

I stopped using it ages ago. Far too flaky for my liking. I use 7timer now.

[MushroomBill]

Same here - hasn't worked for me for weeks.

[Budgie]

Now I'm at home and have checked the correct page it's not working here either.

Just as well I produce my own forecasts.

[keithatrochdale]

I hope everybody is reporting it at;

Metcheck.com - Global Weather Forecasts

or it will never get fixed!

[heathenwoods]

Accuweather as an alternative?

[Bart]

XCWeather is pretty accurate also.

Bart

[JBadger]

Accuweather as an alternative?

Accuweather's night forecasts are certainly the most accurate I've found for my area