cloudy skies

[mikeglr]

hi i just wondered if anyone know's of a good reliable website that deal's with cloud cover and visibility , i've tried google but i can only seem to find american site's that don't deal with england at the moment i'm using msn weather report which is very hit and miss

[tinvek]

good sat images here

http://sat24.com/eu

and

good localised forecast here (accurate for me anyway)

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/

and

the met office

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/index.html

also have a look at the day forecasts for differing areas and then see if they match what you get at night, here on anglesey i always try and notice what ireland is ggetting in the morning, it's not perfect but it all helps.

finally if you are using vista try the met office's sidebar gadget which is quite usefull

download from here

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/gadgets/vista.html

[hal2000]

I always rely on this

http://www2.sat24.com/images.php?country=eu&type=zoom&format=640x480001001&rnd=57728

[hal2000]

I always rely on the sat24 link from the last post. The Met Office is also good, but Metcheck is hopeless, for me anyway.

[tinvek]

strange isn't it how differing weather sites have differing accuracies for different areas. you'd think that if they can be good for one place they would at least be reasonable for everywhere.

really winds me up how the met office struggle for me yet have a weather station with radar only 10 miles away at Valley

[mikeglr]

i know i find it so frustating i split my week between my house and my girlfriend's and she live's in the middle of london without even a garden to set up in so taking my scope is useless so i try and plan the day's i go with the weather report but as i said before they seem so hit and miss . thank's for the link's i'll give them a try and see how i get

cheers mike

[Hicks]

I usually go by the reports from a couple of sites such as metcheck and the met office, links found here. Both sites have been reasonably accurate for my location.

For really short term forcasts though I've started to use 7timer. Although that may not be too useful to you depending how far in advance you plan your trips.