Best website for weather forecasts ?

josehernandez
josehernandez Posts: 243
edited April 2014 in Road general
Any suggestions ? I've used the BBC, Met office and accuweather in the past but don't find any of them particularly user friendly.

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  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,851
    I like and use:

    http://www.yr.no/
  • josehernandez
    josehernandez Posts: 243
    Navrig2 wrote:
    I like and use:

    http://www.yr.no/

    That's a new one to me. :wink:
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
    BBC seems pretty straightforward if you do a postcode search. Agree that the Met Office doesn't have the best site, but like the data (e.g. % chance of rain). It's easiest in 5-day mode:

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... ter-london
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Met observations is great for here and now

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... &lat=51.51
  • johnny25
    johnny25 Posts: 344
    This is one of the better ones - http://www.theweatheroutlook.com

    Has a good charting facility if you're into that kind of stuff.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    The BBC Weather site is user friendly, as is the app, but quite often it ends up raining when it says it won't and vice versa!
  • mikeabanks
    mikeabanks Posts: 116
    I have found the BBC one using post code pretty accurate. Don't rely on any forecast more that 24 hours in advance.
  • littledove44
    littledove44 Posts: 871
    Weather pro app on iPad
  • josehernandez
    josehernandez Posts: 243
    RDW wrote:
    BBC seems pretty straightforward if you do a postcode search. Agree that the Met Office doesn't have the best site, but like the data (e.g. % chance of rain). It's easiest in 5-day mode:

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weat ... ter-london

    The BBC is pretty much my "go to" weather site but I for some reason can't seem to access satellite images. Is there a way to do this ?
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    They're all shite. I've got to the stage where I'll check if the cows are lying down in the back field and throw a few leaves in the air for wind direction.
  • wishitwasallflat
    wishitwasallflat Posts: 2,927
    I like Met Office 5-day cause it gives both basic wind speed and gust (I'm sure BBC is the same forecast presented in a different format cause they both come from the same source - Met Office - but BBC don't give gusts)
  • rob21
    rob21 Posts: 284
    BBC weather App on my I phone about the best out their...
  • dilatory
    dilatory Posts: 565
    I use www.xcweather.co.uk. Always seems accurate up to a few days.
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    http://Www.xcweather.co.uk for windspeed and direction even their weather forecast icons consistently betters bbbc weather forecast
    All lies and jest..still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest....
  • rickeverett
    rickeverett Posts: 988
    Weather Pro on Android or iOS is good + the sister company "Will it Rain Today.co.uk"
  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Or check out these more wind orientated sites for an idea on wind strength n directions etc:

    Windfinder.com
    Windguru.com

    And if you want to get even more OCD about ze wind:

    http://www.checkwx.com/weather/EGOW
  • TakeTurns
    TakeTurns Posts: 1,075
    No need for that when you're friends with Storm.
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    edited April 2014
    rob21 wrote:
    BBC weather App on my I phone about the best out their...
    ^^This one, also excellent for ipad.
  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    This is more about rain...

    The BBC site is just a 'smoothed' out metoffice one. I find the metoffice rain forecast the nearest to real life.

    meteoradar.co.uk is good for seeing what's happened with rain so you can predict rainfall direction yourself. Their future predictions of rainfall just seem to be from 'pushing' the existing radar images forward.

    But the best thing BY FAR is the android app: Rain Alarm Pro. It'll warn you when rain is near and on the way - with radar animations. You can set customizable zones, distance warnings, intensities with different phone vibration signals so you can keep your phone in your jersey pocket and have it tell you what's near on the ride.

    It's quite cheap and there's a free version which isn't as customizable. There are chrome/phone/pad/pod apps too and a website:

    http://rain-alarm.com/
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    The Met office site does seem good, thanks.

    Like most I'm mostly interested in is it going to rain? And if so where and when is it going to rain? It's quite often raining in Weardale but fine and sunny at the coast - for example. And secondary to that the general wind direction but that only affects my choice of route not if I choose to go out at all.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    rickeverett wrote:
    Weather Pro on Android or iOS is good + the sister company "Will it Rain Today.co.uk"

    A work colleague mentioned will it rain today site, I had a look and realised it uses the same weather engine as WeatherPro app I have on my Android devices, no need for websites when you have WeatherPro app.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    g00se wrote:

    It's quite cheap and there's a free version which isn't as customizable. There are chrome/phone/pad/pod apps too and a website:

    http://rain-alarm.com/

    They even have a Windows phone App :shock:

    Thanks for the link g00se
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    g00se wrote:

    It's quite cheap and there's a free version which isn't as customizable. There are chrome/phone/pad/pod apps too and a website:

    http://rain-alarm.com/

    They even have a Windows phone :shock:

    Thanks for the link g00se

    FTFY
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    g00se wrote:
    Charlie Potatoes wrote:
    g00se wrote:

    It's quite cheap and there's a free version which isn't as customizable. There are chrome/phone/pad/pod apps too and a website:

    http://rain-alarm.com/

    They even have a Windows phone :shock:

    Thanks for the link g00se

    FTFY

    :D
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • Chinley Churner
    Chinley Churner Posts: 313
    another vote for www.yr.no the hour by hour is often spot on
  • marcusww
    marcusww Posts: 202
    If you plan to go out more than 24 hours in advance - Then just go out. With the right gear cycling is great what ever the weather. - In my opinion.

    I used to race yachts across the channel and for years we - the crew used to talk about the weather leading up to a race. Unless the weather was dangerous we would just go.

    Towards the latter years no one would worry about the weather in advance and just get on with it. I have now found this with cycling.
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    http://weatherbagel.com if you know your route and average speed.
    MTB commuter / 531c commuter / CR1 Team 2009 / RockHopper Pro Disc / 10 mile PB: 25:52 (Jun 2014)
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Quality of data is the most important thing. If it isn't using Met Office data then there's not much point using the site. You might as well just use a stone......

    I find the Met Office perfectly OK though effectively having two sites at the moment doesn't help.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    Marcusww wrote:
    If you plan to go out more than 24 hours in advance - Then just go out. With the right gear cycling is great what ever the weather. - In my opinion.

    I used to race yachts across the channel and for years we - the crew used to talk about the weather leading up to a race. Unless the weather was dangerous we would just go.

    Towards the latter years no one would worry about the weather in advance and just get on with it. I have now found this with cycling.

    I disagree personally speaking. Cycling is a joy most of the time, except when it's raining when it's just hellish. I don't find any enjoyment in riding in the rain whatsoever - I know a lot of people do. The forecast is important for the weekend because if I see it's going to rain on my normal Sunday morning run I can switch to Saturday or Sunday afternoon.

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