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This section includes the essentials to enable planning for a particular day.

For longer range, use links further down this page.

Phil Layton's analysis and forecast chartsUK Met Office charts, temps, winds, etcRain forecast from GFS + pressurerain radar half hourly
Digital atmosphere,
actual and forecast charts
Charts,  plain language, etc
in easy-to-use format
Rain animation against  background of isobarsIncludes a useful animation
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winds at 900 + 850 mbsRASP / blipmapsmeteosat hi-ressatpic hourly vis or i/r
For approx heights
3,000 & 5,000  feet
Out to three days ahead.
Evening and morning updates
Geostationary satellite but only every 3 hrs at eg 0920 UTC
Met Office but caution
animation times - confusing
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Winds+ aviation weatherTry, Tdew, cloud, etcSoundings measuredTAFs
Familiar Met Office wind and general weather graphicsOut to 3 days.  Add 2 degrees to max temp in practiceFew balloons nowadays at midnight + Larkhill weekdaysCloudbase forecast is the
lowest
during forecast period
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weathercommercewebcamsx/c weatherTafs & Metars back-up
Best plain language site.
From aviation meteorologists
Sadly, many are not
optimised to show the sky
Excellent graphical display.
Plain language if required
Regional airfield reports and regional forecasts

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 Noon charts from Royal Meteo de Belgique are no longer available - sorry, don't know why
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Some useful for "aftercasting" (eg high resolution satpics)

Others enable medium range planning
BBC cloud / ran forecastsRadar every 15 minsTdry Tdew RainBasel meteoblue
Similar to TV forecasts but
much better presentation
Animation.  Caution,
time zone is European
Similar to short version above,
but this gives longer range
Another forecast model
worth comparing
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Satpics-US mil Sembachsatpics via Dundeemeteosat hi-ressatpic weatheronline
Based on UK Met Office.
It's a colorful presentation
Medium length archive.
Needs (free) registration
High resolution from polar
 satellites - short archive
High res polar, quick access.
Just three day archive
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Satpics from BerneSatpics-very high resolutionSat 24 animationsexpert weatheronline
Another source of polar orbiter satpicsHighest resolution of all.
250 metres per pixel
Animation at 15 minute
satpic intervals
American GFS model with Tmax, Tdew, synoptic, etc
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Forecast synoptic charts
plus limited archives
Charts Met Office (all) charts BBC Met Office basic source charts GFS
When more than one chart
for a date, use newest  
Quick look a the
forecast isobars
Available earlier than mirror sites but a little tricky to use It's a short cut to
weatheronline synoptics
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Charts Met Office -alternative source Ogimet chart meteocentre charts meterologica
If the site immediately above
is "down" try this one
Links including SYNOPS
(if you can understand)
Produced hourly but a
cluttered display
Numerous charts.  Difficult colour scheme
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ECMWF ECMWF-alternative presentation charts from Hirlam archive charts from UK MetOff
Allegedly the most powerful computer in the world An alternative presentation from the "big one" Compare with the other forecast models.  5 mb interval Noon charts.  Alter date as appropriate (format YYMMDD)
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Reports and forecasts in aviation codes plus some plain language sites
Metars major A/Fs Wendy Windblows decode help ICAO codes
Quick check - Tdry and Tdew
are very useful to know
Hill top reports mainly
for para and HGs
Well worth learning if only
how to read Tdry and Tdew
For example:
EGSC = Cambridge
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metar history
TAFs long (24 hrs) World Reports private weather stations
Follow the data (Tdry/Tdew)
throughout day.
24 hours airfield forecasts
but very unwieldy format
Plan your holiday Useful for you nearest
 local reports
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More soundings, other data, eg sea temps, archives
Plain language from BBC Lightning Forecast souding from NOAA F'cst sounding Basel
With luck,
Carol might be on duty!
Europe plot for the day Input lat / long and get forecast. Then apply Tdry and Tdew An alternative to the
RASP predictions
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Sea temperatures Sounding NOAA Sounding ex Wyoming weatheronline archives
Helpful for predicting sea breezes Balloon ascents -
alternative interface
Balloon ascents -
another interface
Long archive includes
Tdry and Tdew
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recent rain totals recent maximum temperatures recent minimum temperatures Tdry-Tdew-RH-converter
The most recently available 6-hourly totals Max temperatures
(today or yesterday)
Minimum temperatures overnight RH can be used to
find cloudbase
Other weather site
Educational
Sky pictures
westwind Met Office education Ian Collins - pictures weatherjack tutorials
topkarten uk.sci.weather FAQs wokenatlas gliding forecasts
Roger Brugge uk.sci.weather Bernard Hulsof Met Office registration

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