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Analysis  - what has already happened - recent reports
CHARTSSATPICS almost real timeSATPICS high res laterRAINFALL RADARREPORTS some coded
Phil Layton
Analysis and f'cast today
Sat 24.com
new Improved
weatheronline
polar satellites 4 passes daily
Animation Meteogroup
15 minute intervals
X/C Weather
Plain language or coded
Met Office
Recent + next five days
Sat 24
Archive
very high resolution
250 metres is Forecast 
Met Office
with animation
Reports main UK A/Fs
coded
weather commerce
charts

from Met Office
visual or infrared
Cloud/Temps
from wetterzentrale superb
Rain / Map display
with animation
Metars & TAFs regional
needs free registration
Recent synoptic
from Meteocentre
via W.Cheshire College
higher res but only 3 hourly
Webcams
Great Britain
LightningMetar History
as long as 15 days
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Forecasting links and Tools
Charts ECMWF
isobars every 5 mbs
expert.weatheronline

S'dings measured
NOAA interactive
BBC cloud / rain
past + forecast
TAFs
Coded - up to 24 hrs ahead
Charts ECMWF
alt presentation
new expanded data
link above can access eg
S'dings measured
source Wyoming
Forecast Rain
from GFS
TAFs from Met Off
needs free registration
RASP/Blipmaps
complex - persevere
eg isobars, Tdry, Tdew,
winds at height
S'dings forecast
GFS interactive see NOTE
Forecast Cloud/Temps
from GFS
Essex wx
Meteoblue
comprehensive
Met Office F214 & F215
Aviation wx & winds
Jet Stream
new
Forecast Cloud/Temps
from wetterzentrale
Metars v long history
(many years)

Soundings Forecast GFS.  NOTE in the long url   http://rucsoundings.noaa.gov/java/plot_soundings.cgi?airport=52%2C-1;&n_hrs=12&data_source=GFS
the default lat & long used is 52N, -1 (minus is west) and default hrs is 12   Modify for your location and the period ahead for which the forecast is required
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Needs practice.  Right click on display and experiment with various Tdry and Tdew, mouse hover, etc
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Sundry links (perhaps less often needed) including Plain Language forecasts and sky pictures
Charts from KNMI
Dutch met source
Weathercommerce
no-nonsense - good site
weatheronline archives
Tdry, Tdew, etc (Pay service)
decoding help
metars & tafs
World Reports

Meteorlogica
comprehensive
BBC
plain language
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Wendy Windblows
Hill top obs
Ogimet
many sub-links
Met Office
plain language
wolkenatlas
skies
Tdry / Tdew / RH
conversions
Private wx stations
needs free registration
blankweatheronline
eight days
Bernard Hulsof
skies
Met Office educationblank
Snapperjack
Jack's other website
Sea Temperatures
useful for sea breeze effects
Ian Collins
photos
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image to link
tutorialsDr.Jack's forcastsBGABGA ladder

Below are links to area forecasts provided by club enthusiasts (click on the logo)
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Weather Dunsatble & areaLasham and widelyLong MyndSid's MetSouth Downs


Background about Jack

I was a professional pilot for over 40 years retiring on 60th birthday in Dec 1998.  Total hours all types 18,000 +
Jack

18 years in the RAF, mostly large Transport aircraft or instructing.  The final tour combined both - a C130 Hercules instructor.  
IThen an airline pilot with Air UK (later KLM UK) flying types such as the BAe146; a Training Captain for much of the time.
 My first gliding solo was in May 1955 and the) diamond badge was completed in 1982 in a Std Cirrus. 
C130BAe 146
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