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I realise that. Many years ago, I wrote a critical review of a book by Alan Watts who was trying to explain the use of upper air...

I would, politely, point out that models have vastly more data than the 500hPa chart. The human brain is, not even remotely, able to use...

In situ data at fixed times from weather observing stations, radiosondes, ships and tethered buoys account for about 15% of the value of...

All eaten by my pot donkey which lost its tail a long time ago and use as a forecasting tool.😩

There are many more apps that could be included in the survey. All have pros and cons. Discussion about which is better than others is...

Windy blue, Windy.app, is US based. As far as I can see, they provide GFS only for global models. They dress up the output and charge...

Comparing a small number of models tells you very little. It is like picking two members at random from a large ensemble. I look at it...

I am glad that somebody has said this. Although PW have stopped saying so, this uses a grid of 50km. Such gridlengths were used around...

I have said many times, and will repeat, that you will not get any better forecasts by paying. You will get extras, such as routing -...

As a visitor to St PP, I use Victoria marina. I am using Giffgaff. I used to use Three. Neither work for a visitor to Guernsey or...

We found StPP marina WiFi useless last year. Previously, it was OK, Has it improved?

Yes. In the Foehn effect the rising air, once it has reached the condensation level, cools at the wet adiabatic rate. When the air...

I am not doubting that it happened. I am saying that any meteorologist would query the calibration. Your values recorded locally do...

I will start with what you may think an insult. Are your temperature readings correct? The SST in the area is about 20degC. What sea...

Very sad. We visited several times. The semaphore station was always helpful. We always enjoyed Arcachon.