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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Me! Couldn't find a spring shot of me outdoors, so here's one of me with a great pint of mild in the Blisland Inn, Nr Bodmin, CornwallWelcome to GreatWeather! It's been online continuously since September 1995 when just 4 links were listed & the site was known as Ant Veal's UK Weather Centre. Its aims remain the same as the day that it was conceived. Those are:
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to provide a simply presented comprehensive range of links to a wide range of websites with meteorological content
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 to be unbiased & feature content provided by both professional weather companies & amateur meteorologists
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o appeal to as wide an audience with a common interest in British meteorology and climatology

New links & updates are marked accordingly for a month to highlight changes. I usually try to update the site at least fortnightly. Please E-mail any suggestions for improvements to this site, suggestions for new links and corrections to existing. I use limited advertising to help offset some of the costs associated with running this site. The site currently lists 1048 links of which 98.7% were working when checked on 26th August 2008!   Ant Veal.




CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS (updated hourly or more frequently)
A breezy afternoon looking along the Teignmouth sea wall, May 2008

   CURRENT DATA RECORDED BY NATIONAL MET SERVICES / AIRPORT AUTHORITIES
» Current wthr (hourly) - Met Office (station plot) - US NWS - W Underground - Informet - Netweather » UV Data - HPA
» Plotted surface wthr chart (hourly) from Meteocenter » Temp, dewpt, wthr, wind, gust charts from G Mueller (hourly METARs)
» Current mslp, wind, temp & wthr chts/data (half -hourly) from XC Weather » Hourly metars+more from Skylink Wthr
   CURRENT DATA RECORDED BY AMATEURS (or try the 'Climate Stations' section of my 'Reference' page)
» Current global conditions (Google Maps mapping) (starts centred Midlands on WMO No. 03535) from Weather Underground
» Current UK / Eire contributing stns from Wthr Underground » Current global conditions (zoom to UK) from NOAA Fcst Res
» Current conditions NW Europe & beyond from AWEKAS » Independent UK automatic weather stns from Prodata
» Current conditions over UK and beyond from official & amateur sites NW Europe & Beyond (beta service) from Weatherbug
» Current conditions N England, UK & beyond from Don Martin » Current conditions UK & beyond etc from Weatherbonk
» Table or Map of current conditions mainly SE UK with archive data from LGFL (new)
   ROAD CONDITIONS
» Road weather data - mainly UK data from Vaisala - Shetland from SI Council - Eire from Eire NRA
» Traffic weather alerts - Highways Agency (England) - Traffic Scotland (map / list) - Traffic Wales
   MARINE DATA
» Offshore buoy data around UK from NDBC » Marine Observations from Oceanweather Inc
» Real-time UK Wave & Wind Report from Swellfinder » Sea level height from UK Tide Gauge Network sites from POL
» Real-time and historic weather & oceanographic data from Portsmouth - Bilbao P&O ferry (FerryBox Project) from NOC
» Real-time UK Wave, Tide & Weather data from Channel Coast Observatory
   LIGHTNING / LUNAR / SOLAR
» Today / Last week's lightning (ATD Sferics) data for UK/Iceland area from the Icelandic & UK Met Offices
» Lightning data & archive from blitzortung.org (new) » Sferics image & animation from Meteocentre » Last 2hrs sferics from Euclid
» Lightning for Gt Britain & selected other N Europe countries from BLits InformationsDienst von Siemens (BLIDS)
» Current lightning activity from Weather in a Flash » Last 24hrs Sferics from World Wide Lightning Location Network
» Apparent disk of moon (moon phase etc) from US Naval Obs » Aurora Watch - Lancs Univ » Sunspots etc - Space Weather



RECENT (updated 6-hourly or less frequently) & ARCHIVED CONDITIONS
Investigating summer flowers, July 2008

   MAINLY 6-HOURLY SURFACE CHARTS
» European chart from USAF » Met Office synoptic chart (6-hourly) from G Mueller » European chart from Meteoliguria
» British Isles plotted surface chart (6-hourly) from G Mueller » 6-hourly Atlantic synoptic chart from US National Weather Service
» Temperature & significant weather - surface observations - precip - snow depth+ship SST - 2m / max / min temps - 24hr sunshine
   - 00 / 06 / 12 / 18hrs temp, SLP & significant weather charts from Univ of Cologne » Snow Depth from NOAA Marine Obs Team
» Temp, wthr, wind, precip, snow charts from G Mueller (6-hourly SYNOPs) (archive here) » 6 hrly SYNOPs from Ogimet (help file)
» Hourly surface obs from University of Wyoming » Raw surface SYNOPS & METARS from Florida State Univ Met
   UPPER AIR
» T+00hrs upper air analyses charts (amongst others) from USAF » Tephigrams for Europe from Univ of Barcelona
» Upper air tephigrams for UK from Weather Online » Northern Hemisphere Total Ozone Levels from Environment Canada
» 12 hourly upper air maps / soundings from Univ of Wyoming » Radiosonde & aircraft (e.g AMDAR) data from FSU Met
   DAILY & MONTHLY SUMMARIES
» Last 24 hrs UK maximum & minimum temperatures, sunshine & precipitation from Met Office » UK weather diary from Roger Brugge
» Daily UK weather review from BBC Wthr » Yesterdays temp extremes from Meteogroup » Wthr articles from Guardian (updated)
» Alan Reppert's & Joe Bastardi's (long range/extreme weather) European Weather Blogs from Accuweather UK and IE
» Climate Indicators from Met Office » Climate Inds/Monthly Summaries from Philip Eden » Topical weather news from Meteogroup
» Lochaber, North & South Cairngorms & Creag Meagaidh mountain conditions Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) blogs
» Winter conditions on Ben Nevis & nearby mountains from Alan Kimber » Scottish Ski Resort conditions from Meteogroup
» Racecourse going maps & GoingStick readings (archive) from Turftrax (new) » Going reports from British Horseracing Auth (new)
   MARINE, RIVER AND & WATER RESOURCES DATA
» Wave height chart from FNMOC » Sea temperature from G Mueller » Sea temp from wetter.net » Sea temperature from DWD
» Daily Regional Surfing conditions from A1 Surf » Sea temp/ Wave ht from Oceanweather Inc » QuikScat ocean winds from KNMI
» Ocean surface winds derived from SSM/I radiometer & ERS-2 & QuikSCAT radiometers from NOAA Marine Obs Team
» SSM/I ocean rain rate, cloud liquid water, atmos water vapour & surface wind speed - AMSR-E ocean rain rate, cloud liquid water, atmos water vap, surf wind speed & sea surf temp - QuikScat Nth Atlantic sea surface winds from Remote Sensing Systems
» Monthly England & Wales water resources situation - R Exe at Thorverton Gauging Station cams from Environment Agency
» Scottish river levels from SEPA » Scottish river levels from Fish Scotland (new) » Daily cave water reports from CD Group of GB
   ARCHIVED DATA
» Archived Charts - Bodendruck (1899-1949), NCEP Reanalysis (1950-date) & MetO (27/01/1998-date) from G Mueller
» Archived daily climate observations (1982 - today) for 233 UK stations from Weather Online
» Archived actual v normal daily data for W Europe - last 30 90 365 temperature - last 30 90 365 precipitation from NOAA NWS CPC


WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER FORECASTS





   NATIONAL, REGIONAL & CITY FORECASTS (include written material)

» Met Office » BBC Weather » ITV Wthr » Accu Weather » Meteogroup » GMTV » Yahoo » CEEFAX
» Metcheck » Weather Channel » Weather Online » Channel 5 » Sky » Weather Commerce » Manx Radio » WNI » WMO » RTE (new)
   SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS (new section)
» Severe Wthr - MetO (UK) - BBC Wthr (UK) » Meteoalarm (Europe) (new) » Met Eireann (Eire) (new) » Metcheck (Brit Isles) (new)
» Flood Warnings - Environment Agency (England/Wales) - SEPA (Scotland) - none available for Northern Ireland or Eire at present
   NEWSPAPER FORECASTS
» Daily Telegraph » Guardian » Times » Daily Express » USA Today » Washington Weatherpost » Daily Mail » Farmers Weekly (new)
   SOUND & VIDEO FORECASTS (need Real Player)
» UK, World, Shipping & Inshore Waters Forecast from BBC Wthr » Outdoor Activities from BBC R Scot » Sky Weather Fcst
» Daily UK Forecast Podcast from Meteogroup » Philip Eden's World Weather (updated Tue 01:45) from BBC Radio
   HIGHWAY FORECASTS

» Scottish Road Weather from Traffic Scotland » English Road Weather Warnings (Nov - Apr only) from Highways Agency
   OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITY FORECASTS INCLUDING MARINE WARNINGS
» Shipping Forecast - Gale Warnings - Inshore Waters/Strong Winds - High Seas Forecast/Storm Warnings - Met Office
» Shipping Forecast - Area Forecast - Inshore Waters - Extended Outlook - High Seas Forecast - Warnings - BBC Weather
» Shipping Forecast - Inshore Waters - Marinecall » Various Fcsts - Yachting & Boating World » Sailing Forecasts - Accuweather
» Windsurfing (e.g.Gower) - Windguru» Surf forecasts - magicSeaweed » Surf forecasts - A1 Surf » Surf forecasts - Surfcore
» Monthly Astronomy Sky Maps - BBC » Astronomy Viewing Conditions (click word 'Astronomy') - Meteoblue
» UV Index - Met Office » UV Index - DWD » Various - Ananova » Pollen - BBC Weather » Going forecasts from BHA (new)
» Various - Weather Channel » Volcanic Ash Advisory - NOAA SSD » Gardening Forecast (twice weekly) - BBC Weather
» Snow Forecast Maps for walkers etc » Lake District Outdoor issued am / pm - Cumbria Ho » Lake District Nat Park Weatherline
» Lake District Forecast/Conditions - Mountainguides » Mountain Forecasts (5 areas) - MetO » Mountain Forecasts - Accuweather
» Scottish Avalanche Information Service » Scottish / Lake & Peak District Outdoor Forecasts - Geoff Monk » Scottish Ski Info
» Scottish skiing forecasts & mountain weather - Winterhighland » Weather for snow sports - Snow-forecast.com
» Fire severity forecast for England from Natural England Open Access site » Scottish midge forecast from APS
   OTHER FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC CITIES & REGIONS (from the BBC)
» Beds/Herts+Bucks - Berks - B'ham - BradfordBristol - CambsCornwallCumbriaDerbyDevonEssex - GloucsHere+WorHumberKentLancsLeeds - Leics - LincsLiverpoolLondonManchesterNorfolkN Ireland - Northants - N YorksNottsOxfordScotlandShropsSoton - S YorksSuffolkSurrey/SussexTeesTyneWalesWilts
   LONGER RANGE FORECASTS
» Frosted Earth up to 1 year ahead » UCL winter outlook » Netweather, Metcheck, Met Office, Weather Online & Weather Outlook up to seasonal » BBC Weather & Philip Eden up to a month ahead


FORECAST CHARTS (just a 'taster' of the wealth of charts available)
AJ on a stormy Sunday in Teignmouth, Devon, December 2007

» MetO charts - T+12-120 hrs sfc / u/a from USAF - T+24,36,48,60,72,84,96,120hrs from G Mueller
     "          "      - T+24,36,48,60,72,96,120 hrs from Meteosort - 0-3.5-day MSLP Anim from Met Office
» ECMWF charts - 3-6 days from ECMWF - 3-9 days from G Mueller
» GEM charts - 0-6 days (UK) from Weather Online
» GME charts - 0-3 days (Europe) from G Mueller
» GFS charts - 0-144 hrs from FNMOC - 0-180 hrs & 0-180 hrs animation from G Mueller
     "          "     - 0-7 days + vert prof from Wetter3 - 0-15 days from Meteogroup - 0-7 days from MetVUW
» JMA charts - 0-8 days from G Mueller
» MASS charts - 0-36 hrs - 0-72 hrs Wave Watch III simulation from Meteosim
» NOGAPS charts - 0-144 hrs from Weather Online
» DWD charts - 0-96 hrs from Meteosort
» ETA charts - 0-72hrs from Hidrometeorološki zavod Crne Gore
» ETA/NMM 0-72 hrs charts, meteograms, movies, soundings, pictograms - from Meteoblue
» BOLAM 0-72 hrs charts & chart archive - from Meteoliguria
» NCEP ensemble charts - 0-15 days from CDC » Ensemble (EFS) Plots - 0-10 days from FNMOC
» NGP - 0-6 days from FNMOC » Theyr.tv (the old theyr.net rebranded) & Theyr.net
» Tomorrow's forecast chart from CNN
» Flight hazard charts & winds from USAF » Range of flight & hazard charts from Jeppesen
» 0-15 days GFS Ensemble charts for 9 UK cities & lots more 'expert' charts from Weather Online
» 12-48hrs Flight hazard charts (icing, thunderstorms, turbulence charts) & winds from USAF
» High Level Atlantic SIGWX Charts issued 0000 0600 1200 1800 hrs from NOAA AWC
» 0-10 day UK maps of hi / low temp, weather, precip, UV & wind from Accuweather UK/IE
» 0-4 days maps of temp, cloud, precip & pressure from Wetter 24 (Uhr = German time)
» Atmospheric dust load forecast charts and other 0-7 days charts from Univ Athens
» 0-2 day Euro Storm Fcst from ESTOFEX » 0-6 day NW Europe Tropospheric Ducting Fcst from Dx Info
» 0-3 day European Pollution forecast (6 pollutants) from Rhenish Institute
» Today/tomorrow's Atlantic temps/rainfall/cloud/pressure charts from Met Éireann
» British Isles 0-3 day hi-res, 0-7 day wave ht/period/direction and 0-5 day Wind charts from Swellfinder
» Large range of swell, period, wind & synoptic charts of interest to surfers from Magic Seaweed
» Wind, Wave & Weather Charts for Sailors from Passage Weather (new)
» 0-2 days sea temp, salinity & flow for UK from Met Office » 5-day Meteograms from NOAA ARL
» Facsimile Charts Issued by Regional Area Forecast Center - London (tif format) from US NWS


SATELLITE & RAINFALL RADAR PICTURES
Cornflower at the Eden Project, Cornwall, July 2008    SATELLITE IMAGES
» UK Hi Res visible (3-hourly daytime) and other MSG UK images from W Che Col (updated)
» MSG / Meteosat 7 / METOP (mainly hourly) for various channels from EUMETSAT (updated)
» MSG and METOP (mainly hourly) derived products (e.g. fog, dust) from EUMETSAT (new)
» Infra red (6 hourly) Brit Isles & visible (6 hourly daylight hrs) Eire images from Met Éireann
» Infra red & visible (hourly daytime) MSG UK images/animations from the Met Office
» Infra red & visible (hourly daytime) MSG Euro images/animations from the Met Office
» MeteosatNOAA (6-hourly) & daily archive from R. Met Inst. Belgium
» Various derived products from a range of satellites from NWCSAF, Spain
» European satellite & frontal analysis from USAF » Various Images from Bernard Burton
» Infra red images & animation (1hr steps) from Wetter 24 (Uhr=German time)
» Infra red images archive from Wetter.com
» Dundee Satellite Receiving Station » Visible (1hr steps) UK images from BBC Weather
» Infra red archives - daily from 1996 - hrly for last 2 days from Barcelona Univ
» Various images from West Cheshire College » Latest visible image from WeatherOnline
» Quikscat 25km & 100km winds & ERS-2 satellite wind products from KNMI
» Latest SATREP (Satellite and Report) MSG images (1 month archive here) from KNMI
» Experimental Geostationary Rain Estimation from US Naval Research Lab
» MODIS Terra & Aqua Visible Sats to 250m resolution (UK viewed twice daily) from NASA
   RAINFALL RADAR IMAGES
» Past 3 hrs (quarter hourly),6,9,24 hrs (half hourly) animation (archive) plus past 3 hrs with
Google Maps overlay from Meteox » Past 4 hrs (quarter hourly) from Meteogroup
» Past 6 hours (half hourly) animation from the Met Office
» Past 2 hours (quarter hourly) animation from WNI Weathernews
» Past 12 + next 24 hrs animation (with clouds) from BBC Weather » UK from Sky Weather
» Belgium + W Europe from R. Met Inst. Belgium » North Sea from Tele Weer


A SELECTION OF WEBCAMS ACROSS THE UK
Summer flower at the Eden Project, Cornwall, July 2008

   England
» Barnstaple - BBC
» Bassenthwaite - Camvista
» Birmingham - BBC
» Blackpool - BBC
» Bournemouth - BBC
» Brampton - Paul Crabtree
» Bridgnorth - BBC
» Brighton - BBC
» Bolton - University of Bolton
» Bristol (Alveston) - Alveston Wthr
» Cambridge - BBC
» Carlisle - BBC
» Chelmsford - Chelmsford SkyCam
» Chester - West Cheshire College
» Draycote Water - Draycote Wthr
» Durham - BBC
» Ennderdale - BBC
» Exeter - BBC
» Exmouth - Exmouth NCI
» Falmouth - Falmouth.tv
» Great Yarmouth - Camvista
» Ilfracombe - Fish North Devon
» Keswick - George Fisher
» Leeds - BBC
» Lincoln - BBC
» Liverpool - BBC
» London - Earthcam
» Lyme Regis - Cobb Webcam (new)
» Manchester - BBC
» Motorways - Highways Agency
» Motorways - Keep Moving
» Newcastle - Telewest
» Newquay - Newquay Weather

» Norwich - BBC
» Norwich - CRU
» Nottingham - BBC
» Oxford - BBC
» Peterborough - BBC
» Plymouth - BBC
» Portsmouth - Visit Portsmouth
» St Ives - NCI St Ives
» Saunton Sands - Camvista
» Sheerness - IOSSC
» Southampton - BBC
» Starcross - Starcross YC (new)
» Taunton - R Huish Coll
» Torquay - BBCl
» Truro - BBC
» Wasdale - Wasdale Web
» Weymouth - BBC
» Worthing - Seasprite Sport
» York - BBC
   Scotland
» Aberdeen - Aberdeen CC
» Ben Nevis - Lochaber
» Brodick, Arran - Arran Hideaways
» Cairngorm - Heriot-Watt Univ
» Cairngorm - Cairngorm Ltd
» Campleltown - Argyll / Bute C
» Edinburgh - Earthcam
» Fair Isle - Northern Isles Weather
» Glasgow - BBC
» Glasgow - Glasgow CC
» Glencoe - Kings Ho
» Glencoe ski - Glencoe Mountain
» Islay - Bruichladdich Distillery
» Loch Ness - lochness
» Oban - Oban Tourism
» Orkney Cams - Visit Orkney
» Perthshire - BBC
» Skye - BBC
» Sumburgh - Fly Shetland
» Thurso - Tugmistress
» Various Roads - Traffic Scotland
» Vidlin, Shetland - Lunna House
   Wales
» Aberystwyth - BBC
» Bangor - BBC
» Barmouth - Gwynedd Council
» Cardiff Bay - BBC
» Carmarthen - Cmrthn Cam
» Lleyn Peninsula - D Goadby
» Ogwen Valley - OV Mt Res
» Snowdon - 4 Wales
» Snowdon - First Hydro
» Tegryn, Pembs - N Pembs
» Welsh Roads - Traffic Wales
   Northern Ireland
» Armagh - Armagh Obs
» Belfast - Belfast CC
   Isle of Man
» Various - Manx Radio
» Various - IOM Dept Trans (new)
   Channel Islands
» Alderney - Alderney Quay (new)
» St Peter Pt Guernsey - Sure (new)
» Herm - Herm Island (new)
» Jersey - Jersey Met
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