Which weather forecast do you use?

Nifer

Did a search for a similar thread, nothing came up.... hopefully not a pearoast!

I use:

metcheck
BBC
met office
yr.no
TWC

Today I have had all five up - they all say something different so I usually go with the one I like best.

TWC says snow in Bristol tomorrow!

Hot Orange

I only use the BBC. It seems pretty reliable, although it does seem to have been stuck on "bastard cold" for the last few weeks.

johnboy183

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp has its moments. loke nifer i like the one that suits me best

Oddjob62

I use BBC, but with the London microclimate, it can often be very wrong.

cyclopsbiker

I use the good old favourite....open the curtains and look out of the window

TuckerUK

Met Check (when it works) seems for us to be very accurate, and way better than both the Met Office and the BBC (which use Met Office data I believe) which are both wrong more often than not.

Nifer

Metcheck used to be spot on, but earlier this year it seemed to go really off the boil. Major technical reliability issues as well, but would be good if it's back up to scratch like you say.

meanredspider

I bought a rather fetching "Ferrari" branded Oregon Scientific weather station (it was cheap on eBay). Great for augmenting the "look out of the window" system (I find it difficult to judge temperature by sight - especially through triple-glazing). Getting the clothing right is the most (only?) important bit. The Beeb have got it hopelessly wrong recently -

They said: 0C and 10mph winds with fog

It was: 10C and 25mph winds

rebs

Its a great game to play. Use as many whether forcast sites as possible and pit them in a battle to the death to work out which one is correct!

It's amazing how they can all have totally different results!

asprilla

I use the Met Office iPhone app. It's generally pretty good.

meanredspider

The iPhone temperature app (Presslite one) is actually very good - always within a degree or so of the temp my weather station says...

Mr Plum

BBC and metcheck - they usually say something different to each other, and they're both usually not exactly right, but I can get a rough idea of what's going on by looking at both.

One day last week BBC said heavy snow, met check said sunny, it turned out to be a bit overcast and drizzly...

gaz545

They all get there information from the same place, the only difference is how it is interpreted

andy83

cyclopsbiker wrote:

I use the good old favourite....open the curtains and look out of the window

+1

JackPozzi

can anyone recommend a decent android weather app?

rolf_f

gaz545 wrote:

They all get there information from the same place, the only difference is how it is interpreted

Depends - most come from the Met Office which is as good as it gets. Some have their own 'systems' - but these are about as useful as the old lump of stone on a string.

Might as well get the data from source - Met Office. It's not as pretty as some but it is the best.

thel33ter

JackPozzi wrote:

can anyone recommend a decent android weather app?

Weatherbug is the most accurate, but I use Beautiful Widgets because they have a clock/weather widget thingy that I like.

The weather info comes from Accuweather for Beautiful Widgets.

Airwave

Rolf F wrote:

gaz545 wrote:

They all get there information from the same place, the only difference is how it is interpreted

Depends - most come from the Met Office which is as good as it gets. Some have their own 'systems' - but these are about as useful as the old lump of stone on a string.

Might as well get the data from source - Met Office. It's not as pretty as some but it is the best.

+1
The Met office is the best in my opnion.They have to be as they do the shipping&marine forcasts&these are the most accurate forcast by a long way.I would think they also have the largest network of weather stations for data.So you might as well get it from the horses mouth.

deptfordmarmoset

The BBC seems to predict worst case weather - I think they're afraid that someone will leave home without an umbrella and get her hair wet. I've got a met office gadget which gives a better idea and links to surface pressure charts which give me clues about where the wind is coming from - I think it's generally easier to relate the weather to the wind direction so that's the first thing I tend to look at. (xcweather.co.uk is good for a quic overview of wind direction.)

tailwindhome

XC Weather


The BBC forecast is too generic

fishz

Just started to try out http://www.netweather.tv/ - seems OK so far, but the jury is still out. Beeb and Accuweather up until now, but looking for something more accurate for London.

MarcBC

MetCheck on the PC / Laptop and WeatherPro HD (very good) on the iPad

Jay dubbleU

Used to use Metcheck but their systems seem to fall over all the time. Normally use the Met Office site these days

Nifer

To all those peens making jokes about "looking out of the window" - it's not exactly a forecast, is it now?

shouldbeinbed

How far ahead do you need your forecast. I'm not taking the mick when i agree with looking out of the window. But if its a longer distance/time, I'll be prepared for a change in the kit I wear or carry.

Whichever service you pick theres a chance it'll be wrong so I'd rather trust my own preparation than someone elses best guess

jeremyrundle

Only ONE

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

meanredspider

Nifer wrote:

To all those peens making jokes about "looking out of the window" - it's not exactly a forecast, is it now?

Just HOW long is your commute?

Philcho

I have accuweather on my android phone so i most often use that, however if i'm in the house i'll just use the little weather station (when it works).

NormalD

www.metcheck.com is reasonably accurate for a 7 day forecast. I also use www.meteox.co.uk for rain radar. Knowing whether it's going to rain/snow in the next 3 hours or so is often very useful.

cyclopsbiker

Nifer wrote:

To all those peens making jokes about "looking out of the window" - it's not exactly a forecast, is it now?

well, my commute is 6 miles and about 30 mins give or take for traffic. I can see buildings beyond my end point from my flat...therefore I can see the clouds/windspeed/rain etc....therefore it IS a forecast for ME fo rmy purposes.

SimonAH

BBC and premium edition of Rain Radar (willitraintoday.com) - especially good for dodging rainclouds for a sprint home.