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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

MeWelcome 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 try to update the site at least fortnightly and strive to minimise dead links. Please E-mail any suggestions for improvements to this site, new links and corrections to existing. I use limited advertising to help offset some of the costs associated with running this site. The site lists around 1221 links of which 99.6% worked when checked on 26th July 2010! Yet more to add soon!  Ant Veal.




CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS (updated hourly or more frequently)
The coastline near St Just, Cornwall, July 2009    CURRENT DATA RECORDED BY NATIONAL MET SERVICES / AIRPORT AUTHORITIES
» Current weather (hourly) - Met Office + alternative + rolling 31-day archive - US NWS - W Underground - Netweather
» Plotted chart (hourly) - Meteocenter + large version » Temp, dewpt, wthr, wind, gust charts from G Mueller (hourly METAR)
» Current mslp, wind, temp & wthr chts/data (half -hourly) from XC Weather » Hourly metars+more from Skylink Wthr
» Current, forecast & historical data for many locations from WolframAlpha » Current weather from HAMweather (new)
» Current conditions from METARS (e.g. sorted warmest to coolest) (half-hourly) from IPS Meteostar
» Extreme & (unofficial) record breaking weather around the world derived from METARs from CoolWx
   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 Scotland, UK & beyond from Marykirk Wthr » Current conditions UK & beyond etc from Weatherbonk
» Table or Map of current conditions mainly SE UK 9 + archive data from LGFL » Scottish, UK (new) & Irish 'Weather Network' data
» Current conditions split by UK region from mylocalweather
   ROAD CONDITIONS/AIR QUALITY DATA
» Road weather data - mainly UK data from Vaisala - Shetland from SI Council - Eire from Eire NRA -
» Traffic weather alerts- Highways Agency England - Traffic Scot (map/list) - Traffic Wales - TrafficWatch NI (updated)
» UK air quality bulletin from AEA » London air quality bulletin from Kings College London
   MARINE DATA
» UK Offshore buoy data from NDBC » Marine Observations from Oceanweather Inc » Eire buoy reports from Met Éireann
» Real-time UK Wave & Wind Report from Windfinder » Sea level height from UK Tide Gauge Network sites from POL
» Real-time and historical 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
» Past week ATD lightning for UK/Iceland from Iceland & UK MetO » Met Office ATD Lightning - Metserv (new) » Lightning - Meteox
» Lightning data & archive from blitzortung.org » Sferics image & animation from Meteocentre » Last 2hrs sferics from Euclid
» Current lightning activity from Weather in a Flash » Last 24hrs Sferics from World Wide Lightning Location Network
» Lightning for Gt Britain & other N Europe countries from BLits InformationsDienst von Siemens (BLIDS) » UV Data - HPA
» 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
Reflection on the River Dart at Staverton, Devon, April 2009
   SURFACE WEATHER CHARTS AND DATA
» Daily European chart (1wk animation) / 3-hourly satellite/fronts/weather/lightning (24hr animation) from USAF
» Met Office synoptic chart (6-hourly) from G Mueller » Daily 00hrs 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 Cover from NOAA SSD
» 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
» 00,03,06,09,12,15,18,21hrs decoded synops, 3-hourly weather report & recent snow + depth & thunder from Roger Brugge
   UPPER AIR
» T+00hrs upper air analyses charts (+ others) from USAF » Tephigrams for around the British Isles from Meteocentre
» European radiosonde plots from Univ Cologne » UK Tephigrams from Weather Online » Valentia Tephigram from Met Éireann
» 12 hourly upper air maps / soundings from Univ of Wyoming » Radiosonde & aircraft (e.g AMDAR) data from FSU Met
» Northern Hemisphere Total Ozone from Environment Canada » Past 3 days European Jet Stream map from W Underground
» Eyjafjallajökull volcano, Iceland, volcanic ash updates from Met Office
   DAILY & MONTHLY SUMMARIES
» Last 24hrs UK maximum & minimum temperatures, sun & precipitation from Met Office » Yesterday's Weather from Met Éireann
» UK daily temperature & precipitation extremes from Bournemouth Echo » Yesterdays temp extremes from Meteogroup
» Overnight air & grass minimum temperature & rain plus yesterday's sunshine total - daytime maximum temperature & rain
   - plots of daytime max temp & rain, overnight air min, grass min, rain & yesterday's sunshine (more info) from Roger Brugge
» UK weather diary & month so far from R Brugge » Yesterday, last month & last year's UK review from BBC Weather
» Newspaper Articles - Guardian - Times - Daily Telegraph » Weather girls blog from Sky News » Weather news from Meteogroup
» Alan Reppert's & Joe Bastardi's (long range/extreme weather) European Weather Blogs from Accuweather UK and IE
» Climate Indicators & Monthly Summaries from Met Office » Climate Indicators / Monthly Summaries from Philip Eden
» Scottish Snow Profiles, Lochaber, North & South Cairngorms & Creag Meagaidh mountain conditions Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) blogs » Ben Nevis & area winter conditions from Alan Kimber » Scottish Ski conditions from Meteogroup
» Racecourse going maps & GoingStick readings (archive) from Turftrax » Going reports from British Horseracing Auth
   MARINE, RIVER AND & WATER RESOURCES DATA
» Wave height chart from FNMOC » Sea temperature from G Mueller » Sea temp from wetter.net » Sea temp from DWD
» Daily surfing conditions from A1 Surf » Sea temp / Wave height 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 & regional water resources situation - R Exe at Thorverton Gauging Station cams - England and Wales River and Sea Levels (new) & hosepipe bans / drought orders - Latest Solent & South Downs river levels from Environment Agency » Scottish river levels - SEPA - Fish Scotland - Fish Tweed - Where's the Water » Daily cave water reports from Cave Diving Grp GB
   ARCHIVED DATA
» Charts - Bodendruck (1899-1949), NCEP Reanalysis (1950- ) & MetO (1998- ) from G Mueller - DWD (2003- ) from Wetter3
» 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
» Met Office + mobile version (new) » BBC Weather » ITV Weather (updated) » AccuWeather » Meteogroup» Metcheck
» Weather Channel » Weather Online includes their Morning Call » Sky » Weather Commerce » Manx Radio » Scottish TV
» WNI » WMO » RTE » yr.no » Met Éireann » Weather2 » GMTV » Yahoo » CEEFAX » Farmers Weekly Interactive (new)
   SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS
» Severe Weather - Met Office (UK) - BBC Weather (UK) » Meteoalarm (Europe) » Met Eireann (Eire) » Metcheck (British Isles)
» Severe Thunderstorms / Tornado Watches - TORRO (UK) (new) » Avalanche Warnings - SAIS (Scotland) (updated)
» Flood Warnings - Environment Agency (Eng/Wal) - SEPA (Scot) - Rivers Agency (advice only) (N Ire) (updated) - UCC (Eire)
   NEWSPAPER FORECASTS
» Daily Telegraph (updated) » Guardian » Times » Daily Express » USA Today » Washington Wpst » Daily Mail » Farmers Weekly
   SOUND & VIDEO FORECASTS
» UK from BBC » UK from Met Office » UK & Regional (click on map for regional) from ITV (updated) » Scotland from STV
» Scottish Outdoor Conditions from BBC Radio Scotland » Daily UK Podcast from Meteogroup » Daily UK Fcst from Orange (new)
» UK Regional BBC Forecasts (Mon-Fri only) East Midlands Today - London - Look East - Look North (NE & Cumbria), (Yorkshire) & (E Yorks/Lincs) - Midlands Today - Newsline N Ireland - North West Tonight (needs updating) - Points West - Reporting Scot - South East Today - South Today (Oxford) & (Southampton) - Spotlight (mainland SW) & (Channel Is) - Wales Today
   HIGHWAY FORECASTS
» Scottish Road Weather from Traffic Scotland » English Road Weather Warnings (Nov - Apr only) from Highways Agency
» 7-day UK road weather forecast from Weather Online » Medway in Kent Road Forecast from Medway Council
   COASTAL AND MARINE FORECASTS & WARNINGS
» Shipping Fcst/Gale Warning - Inshore Wtrs/Strong Wind - High Seas Fcst/Storm Warnings - Extended Outlook from MetO
» Shipping Forecast - Area Forecast - Inshore Waters - Extended Outlook - High Seas Forecast - Warnings from BBC Weather
» Shipping Forecast - Inshore Waters from Marinecall » Sailing Forecasts from Accu Weather
» Irish Sea Area Forecast - Irish Coastal Reports/Sea Crossings - Irish Inland Lakes from Met Éireann
» Surf forecasts - magicSeaweed - A1 Surf + Soul Surfer's 10 day outlook (new) - Big G's 5 day forecasts (new) - Windguru (windsurfers) - Waveindex (for finding best surf)
   SKIING CONDITIONS & MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECASTS
» E & W Highlands - Lake District - Yorkshire Dales - Peak District - Snowdonia - Brecon Beacons Mountain Fcasts - MetO
» Mountain Fcasts - L Dist National Park Weatherline - Accuweather - Wiseweather » Snow Fcast Maps for walkers etc
» 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
   OTHER OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITY FORECASTS
» Monthly Evening Sky Maps - Skymaps » UV Index - Met Office » UV Index - DWD
» Pollen - Zirtek » Pollen - Netweather » Pollen, SAD, UV & Respiratory - Weather Chnl » Going forecasts from BHA
» Various - Weather Channel » Volcanic Ash Advisories - NOAA SSD - forecast text & graphics from Met Office
» Fire severity forecast for England from Natural England Open Access site » Scottish midge forecast from APS (updated)
   OTHER FORECASTS FOR SPECIFIC CITIES & REGIONS (from the BBC)
» Beds/Herts/Bucks - Berkshire - Birmingham - Black Country - BradfordBristol - CambridgeshireCornwall - Coventry/Warks - CumbriaDerbyDevon - Dorset -  Essex - Gloucestershire - Guernsey - Hampshire -  Hereford/WorcestershireHumber - Isle of Man - JerseyKentLancashireLeeds - Leicestershire - LincolnshireLiverpoolLondonManchesterNorfolkNorthern Ireland - Northamptonshire - North YorkshireNottinghamshireOxfordScotlandShropshire - SomersetSouthampton - South Yorkshire - Stoke/StaffordshireSuffolkSurrey/SussexTeesTyne - WearWalesWiltshire
   LONGER RANGE FORECASTS
» Frosted Earth 1 year ahead » Positive Weather Solutions forthcoming season » UCL winter outlook » Netweather, Metcheck,Weather Online & Weather Outlook seasonal » BBC Weather, Met Office , Philip Eden & Weather Online monthly » Wiseweather & Weather Online 1 wk ahead


FORECAST CHARTS (just a 'taster' of the wealth of charts available)
Buckfastleigh, Dart Valley Railway, Devon, March 2009 » 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 » DWD charts - Today, +1, +2 & +3 days from DWD (new)
» 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 » WRF charts - 0-5 days for NW Europe from Meteocenter
» MASS charts - 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
» Model comparison charts - 72-240 hrs GFS / ECMWF / MetO / Global Ensemble from Netweather
             "          "          "       - 0-384 hrs as above plus NAE / JMA and others from WeatherOnline
» Met Office - 'Invent' experimental forecast charts » 3 hour rain, mslp & wind from Met Éireann
» Flight hazard charts & winds from USAF » Range of flight & hazard charts from Jeppesen
» Surface & flight level wind, temp & sig weather WAFC prognostic charts from the Icelandic Met Office
»0-15 days GFS ensemble charts for 13 UK cities & lots more 'expert' charts from Weather Online
»0-15 days GFS (NCEP) & ECMWF ensemble graphs for London (temp, wind & rainfall) from Meteogroup
» 12-48hrs Flight hazard charts (icing, thunderstorms, turbulence charts) & winds from USAF
» Northwood HF Black / White Radiofax charts of the North Atlantic from JOMOC
» High Level Atlantic/Polar SIGWX Charts issued 0000 0600 1200 1800 hrs from NOAA AWC
» Todays & 0-6 day Regional Atmos Soaring Prediction (RASP) glider pilot charts from Leeds Met Uni
» 0-10 day UK maps of hi / low temp, weather, precip, UV & wind from Accuweather UK/IE
» 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 Forecast from Dx Info
» 0-3 day European Pollution forecast (6 pollutants) from Rhenish Institute
» Today / tomorrow's Atlantic temperatures, rainfall, cloud and pressure charts from Met Éireann
» Various charts of interest to surfers - Magic Seaweed - Surfers Village - Surf-Forecast (new)
» Wind, Wave and weather charts for sailors from Passage Weather
» 0-6 day Theyr charts for sailors from YBW » 5-day Meteograms from NOAA ARL
» Regional Area Forecast Center Fax charts- London (tif format) from US NWS


SATELLITE & RAINFALL RADAR PICTURES
Daffodils at Killerton Park, Devon, April 2010    SATELLITE IMAGES
» Past 24 hrs Hi Res visible and infra red (quarter hourly) MSG animation from yr.no
» Past 1.5 hrs Hi Res visible and infra red (quarter hourly) MSG images from Sat24 (updated)
» UK Hi Res visible (3-hourly daytime) and other MSG UK images from W Che Col
» MSG / Meteosat 7 / METOP (mainly hourly) for various channels from EUMETSAT
» MSG and METOP (mainly hourly) derived products (e.g. fog, dust) from EUMETSAT
» 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 European 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 (updated)
» European satellite & frontal analysis from USAF » Various Images from B Burton
» Infra red & visible animations (6hr steps past 3 days) from Wetter 24 (updated)
» Infra red images archive for last 10 days from Wetter.com
» Dundee Satellite Receiving Station » Visible (1hr steps) UK images from BBC Weather
» 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 (* = quarter hourly data otherwise half hourly or greater)
» Past 3 hrs*,6,9,24 hrs (archive) plus past 3 hrs with Google Maps overlay from Meteox
» Past 2 hrs & 3 day archive and past 1-2 hrs* 'Rain Today' radar from Meteogroup
» Past 6 hours animation from the Met Office
» Past 2 hours* animation from WNI Weathernews
» Past 12 + next 24 hrs animation (with clouds) from BBC Weather
» Belgium + W Europe from R. Met Inst. Belgium » North Sea* from Tele Weer


A SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL & GROUPS OF WEBCAMS ACROSS THE UK
Sunset from the Back Beach, Teignmouth, April 2010    England
» Barnstaple - BBC
» Bassenthwaite - Camvista
» Birmingham - BBC
» Blackpool - BBC
» Bournemouth - BBC
» Brampton - Paul Crabtree
» Bridgnorth - BBC
» Brighton - BBC
» Bristol (Alveston) - Alveston Wthr
» Burnham on Sea - BOS.com (new)
» Cambridge - Emmanuel Col
» Cambridge - CamPlus
» Carlisle - BBC
» Cat and Fiddle - MaccInfo
» Chelmsford - Chelmsford SkyCam
» Chester - West Cheshire College
» Clevedon - Clevedon Wthr
» Draycote Water - Draycote Wthr
» Durham - BBC
» Environment Agency - EA (new)
» Exeter - BBC
» Exmouth - Exmouth NCI
» Falmouth - Nat Maritime Mus
» Great Yarmouth - Camvista
» Keswick - George Fisher
» Lake District - LakelndWebs (new)
» Leeds - BBC
» Lincoln - BBC
» Liverpool - Radio City
» Looe - Watermark Hotel
» London - Earthcam
» Lyme Regis - LRTourism
» Manchester - BBC
» Motorways - Highways Agency
» Motorways - Keep Moving
» Newcastle - Telewest
» Newquay - Newquay Weather
» Norfolk (various) - BBC
» Norwich - BBC
» Nottingham - BBC
» Oxford - BBC
» Peterborough - Peterb' WW
» Plymouth - BBC
» Portsmouth - BBC
» Postbridge, Devon- Dartcam
» A53 Nr Buxton-Flash Stores
» Reading - Oscura
» St Ives - NCI St Ives
» St Martins, Scilly - T Davis
» Saunton Sands - Camvista
» Selby - YHGfL
» Sheerness - IOSSC
» Southampton - BBC
» Starcross - Starcross YC
» Torquay - TQ Webcam
» Truro - BBC
» Wasdale - Wasdale Web
» Weeley, Essex - WW
» Wells-next-the-Sea - W Har
» W Country Rivers - Farson Digital
» Weymouth - BBC
» Woking - Sangwell.com
» Worthing - Seasprite Sport
» York - BBC
   Scotland
» Aberdeen - Aberdeen CC
» Ben Nevis - Lochaber
» Brodick, Arran - Arran Hideaways
» Cairngorm - Heriot-Watt Univ
» Cairngorm - Cgorm Ltd
» Carbost, Skye - Crbst Wthr
» Dunoon - Argyll / Bute C
» Edinburgh - Earthcam
» Eoropie, Lewis - Eoropaidh
» Fair Isle - Northern Isles Weather
» Glasgow - BBC
» Glasgow - Glasgow CC
» Glencoe - Kings Ho
» Glencoe - Glencoe Mtn
» Islay - Bruichladdich Distillery
» Loch Ness - lochness
» Oban - Oban Tourism
» Orkney Cams - Visit Orkney
» Perthshire - BBC
» Skye Bridge - Camvista
» St Andrews - StA.. .com
» 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 - First Hydro
» Tegryn, Pembs - Teg' Online
» Tenby - VIrtual Tenby
» Welsh Roads - Traffic Wales
   Northern Ireland
» Armagh - Armagh Obs
» Belfast - Belfast CC
» Various Roads - TrafficW NI
   Isle of Man
» Various - Manx Radio
» Various - IOM Dept Tran
   Channel Islands
» Alderney - Alderney Quay
» St Peter Pt Guernsey - Sure
» Herm - Herm Island
» Jersey - Jersey Met
   USEFUL UK WEBCAM COLLECTIONS
» Paul Gilliver's Collection» Wetterklima » Magic Seaweed » Floodwarn River Cams » Windfinder » Skycam UK » BBC Travel
» Creating a weather webcam? Why not try Andrew J Brown's excellent guide
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