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Text Forecasts from the Meteorological
Office
Met Office - Midlands
Met Office - East
BBC Weather Centre
BBC Weather Centre Regional Forecasts:
Eastern Counties/East Midlands
Five Day Forecast for Northampton
3-Hourly Forecast for Northampton
Weather Warning (BBC)
Text Forecasts from other Agencies
Pressure Charts
First Set (UKMO via NOAA ~ NWS Telecommucation Gateway. Error-free FTP Download in brackets)
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (5 Day Analysis UK Waters)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 60 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 96 HOURS (FTP Download)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 120 HOURS (FTP Download)
Second Set (UKMO via Wetterzentrale)
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 60 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 84 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 96 HOURS
SYNOPTIC CHART FOR THE NEXT 108 HOURS
Third Set
Other Sources (Charts and
Models)
AVBRIEF - access for Pitsford Hall staff only (subscription required)
AUSTRALIAN WEATHER NEWS - Synoptic charts for most parts of the globe
WESTWIND.CH - primary gateway to forecast charts for Europe (various sources)
BOLAM 21 - all variables (including 3 hour accumulated precipitation)
MesoETA 22 - all variables (including 3 hour accumulated precipitation)
SKIRON - all variables (including maximum precipitation and fog)
THEYR - all variables (increased resolution on UK)
GFS/GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM - all variables (precipitation, temperature, cloud cover, wind etc - up to 10 days ahead)
GFS/GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM - 2nd site (up to 10 days ahead)
GFS/GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM - 3rd site (Wetterzentrale - up to 16 days ahead)
NET-WEATHER (wide collection of free charts - GFS and UKMO)
NOGAPS - limited variables (includes precipitation and winds)
AVBRIEF - UKMO Synoptic Charts
NWS TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY - Latest UKMO charts and others from around the world.
WEERKARTEN - Complete set of Bracknell charts on one page (Meteonet, Netherlands)
UK WEATHER INFORMATION SITE - alternative source of Bracknell, NOGAPS charts etc.
SYNOP/METAR/TAF reports
GLOBAL SYNOP REPORTS from Albany University (excludes UK official stations)
MONTREAL WEATHER CENTRE - Coded reports from across the United Kingdom.
MONTREAL WEATHER CENTRE- updated hourly (with archive):
Jet Stream Plots - Northern
Hemisphere
NORTH ATLANTIC - LATEST ANALYSIS - overlying IR satellite image
NORTH ATLANTIC - LATEST ANALYSIS - jet stream only
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 12hrs
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 24 hrs
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 36 hrs
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 48 hrs
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 60 hrs
NORTH ATLANTIC - FORECAST + 72 hrs
JET STREAM PLOTS - whole world
JET STREAM ANALYSES - NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE:
LATEST,
NEXT LATEST
JET STREAM ANALYSES - OTHER AREAS
Temperature Forecasts
See also WESTWIND.CH
10-DAY TEMPERATURE FORECASTS- averages & anomalies only
Thunder and Lightning
UK Current lightning strikes and thunderstorm activity (Isle of Wight Weather Centre)
European Sferic Image (Current from Wettezentrale - distribution)
European Sferic Image (Current from Wettezentrale - distribution)
European Sferic Image (Current from Wetterzentrale - animation)
European Sferic Image (Current from Wetterzentrale - animation)
Lightning Discharges - UK (WeatherOnline)
Lightning Discharges - Europe (WeatherOnline)
Satellite Images & Rainfall
Radar
Most of the image sources listed here have frequent updates (several times daily)
UNIVERSITY OF ULM - LATEST INFRARED (Colorised)
DUNDEE SATELLITE RECEIVING STATION (authentication required)
HI-RESOLUTION IMAGE, INFRARED (BERN)
EUMETSAT - INFRARED (COLOURED)
METEO FRANCE - LATEST INFRARED
GRTR/STRASBOURG - large scale images (Central and Southern England, Wales)
NOAA/AVHRR - Composite images of NW Europe (German Aerospace Centre)
UK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE - Full index of visible & infrared images
MONTREAL WEATHER CENTRE - Infrared,visible
METEOSAT IMAGES (VIA METEOTEST - IR and Colour only, updated every 1-3 hours)
METEOSAT (LATEST VIA UKMO, IR)
METEOSAT (LATEST VIA, UKMO, VISIBLE)
METEOSAT (LATEST VIA Deutscher Wetterdienst)
METEOSAT (LATEST VIA ULM, VARIOUS)
UNITED KINGDOM SATELLITE - the latest image from The Weather Channel.
EUROPE HIRES SATELLITE (VIA INTELLICAST)
LATEST RAINFALL RADAR (UNITED KINGDOM) - BBC WEATHER CENTRE
LATEST RAINFALL RADAR (UNITED KINGDOM) - Subscriber service (access to PHWS only)
LATEST RAINFALL RADAR (UNITED KINGDOM) - WeatherOnline
LATEST RAINFALL RADAR (UNITED KINGDOM) - UK Met Office animation (hourly)
LATEST RAINFALL RADAR - WESTERN EUROPE (RMI - BELGIUM)
THE WEATHER OUTLOOK - the month ahead
SEASONAL WEATHER FORECASTS - Benfield Hazard Research Centre, UCL
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
METCHECK - some pay per view services
DUST DEPOSITION - analysis and forecast
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN FORCE
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS - CHARTS.
OBSERVATIONS FROM BUOYS AROUND UK WATERS
NOAA SURFACE ANALYSIS (NE ATLANTIC)
NOAA SURFACE ANALYSIS (N HEMISPHERE)
ISOBARIC AND ISOTHERMAL CHART - current
10-DAY PRECIPITATION FORECASTS- averages & anomalies only
NRL MONTEREY IMAGES - Satellite and chart overlays, including NOGAPS
SNOW FORECAST - for the UK up to T+72
SNOW FORECAST - via Metcheck up to + 5 days
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