Good Internet Weather Forecast Sites (FREE)

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saltwater_gypsy

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I was making up this list for a friend and thought it might be interesting to get definitive list from the Forumites. If you feel inclined ,let us know your favourite sites (in the same format) and I'll add them to the list and come back with a definitive list at the end of the thread. Thanks

GOOD INTERNET WEATHER FORECAST SITES

Passageweather
Excellent for world wide coverage of Wind Strength, Synoptic Charts and Wave Height
5-day outlook (no rainfall prediction)
www.passageweather.com

Wind Guru
Good site if you happen to be a selected location
www.windguru.com/int/index.php?typ=none


WeatherOnline
Good worldwide coverage of wind and rain
www.weatheronline.co.uk

XCweather
This is good for UK wind and weather
www.xcweather.co.uk/

Fukgesteuerte Wetterstaion
Synoptic chart for Atlantic and Europe Same as Met. Office but free.
www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/bracka.html

EuroWeather
Good site with hour by hour erecord of windspeed, pressure etc
Choose your own location
http://www.eurometeo.com/english/home

Printout of the UK shipping forecast
Say no more!
http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/UKMOFFAT

Frank Singleton’s Weather for Sailors
Excellent site with masses of info.Europe and America
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/franksweather/

Met Office Satellite Animation
Fascinating to see the weather systems roll in
www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_vis.html

Windfinder
Worldwide coverage
http://www.windfinder.com/

Mark Srtonge’s UK Weather Portal
Good for UK but many other links from the site+ GRIB files
www.stronge.org.uk/marine.html

Ant Veal’s Great Weather
Another portal for UK weather forecasts plus unusual data e.g. Lightning strikes!
http://www.greatweather.co.uk/
 
Do all you people who spend ages looking at weather sites on the internet, actually get better sailing weather?
 
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Do all you people who spend ages looking at weather sites on the internet, actually get better sailing weather?

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Yes, I just keep looking until I find a forecast that I like the look of. Sorted......... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
NormanS The answer is a very definite YES.
I don't spend "ages" as you unfortunately put it but I pay a lot of attention the weather forecast and they have resulted in some of the best sails of my life.
For example:
(1) Roaring up the Sound of Mull on the front edge of a deep low, spending the night in Tobermory as the centre of the low passed through and then tearing back to Oban on the trailing side of the low.
(2)Crossing from Rome to Sardinia(180miles) at an average speed of 6.5 knots once we sure that the northerly gale was subsiding.
All with the aid of weather forecasts.
You should try it sometime! Weather is the vital element in sailing! IMHO
 
saltwater_gypsy.
Don't get your knickers in a twist. I use forecasts too! when afloat, I don't have internet access, and have to rely on Navtex (when it works) or Coastguard (when they work).
I only asked if you get better weather.
 
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GOOD INTERNET WEATHER FORECAST SITES

Passageweather
Excellent for world wide coverage of Wind Strength, Synoptic Charts and Wave Height
5-day outlook (no rainfall prediction)
www.passageweather.com

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Thanks for mentioning PassageWeather, but may I make a small correction:

PassageWeather DOES have rainfall prediction charts...

Our 7-day forecasts include: Wind speed and direction, surface pressure, wave height and direction, visibility, precipitation, cloud cover, sea surface temperature, and Gulf Stream strength and direction.

Thank you for the kind words and recommendation.

Bill
 
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