Weather

[ChasLondon]

Dear All

I did have a search before posting this, so apologies if I missed some already good answers.

I just wondered what weather info/weather apps people have found to be more reliable than others - in both UK and European waters.

Best wishes

[Pikey Dave]

Met office, windfinder, magic seaweed, use them all & take an average. A synoptic chart is very useful when read in conjunction with the forecasts, as it allows you to visualise the weather, at least it does for me anyway.


.....sh1t happens.......

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Met office, windfinder, magic seaweed, use them all & take an average. A synoptic chart is very useful when read in conjunction with the forecasts, as it allows you to visualise the weather, at least it does for me anyway.


.....sh1t happens.......

yep + 1 to that plus XC weather

[John Kennett]

WeatherPro on iOS is my main weather source these days.

[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Met office, windfinder, magic seaweed, use them all & take an average. A synoptic chart is very useful when read in conjunction with the forecasts, as it allows you to visualise the weather, at least it does for me anyway.


.....sh1t happens.......

Every time I think I am beginning to learn a bit you move the goal posts and come out with a comment like that in Swahili !!


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[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by ChasLondon

Dear All



I did have a search before posting this, so apologies if I missed some already good answers.



I just wondered what weather info/weather apps people have found to be more reliable than others - in both UK and European waters.



Best wishes

Ronald McDonald uses xc weather, which if good enough for him is good enough for me , coupled with the fact that I actually understand it !!


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[The Gurnard]

Im a great MET office man..but also check XC weather .. and ACC weather. However they all still get it wrong occasionally. I rely on the weather for my winter adventures as much as my summer SIBBing adventures.

Todays forecast was for 40mph winds so I was prepared for a real battle to get to the tops ..yet I was pleasantly surprised it hardly hit 5mph. However they were correct saying it would be bitterly cold and wall to wall snow cover in West Scotland. But a least there wasn’t a midge in sight :-D

[Poly]

I used zyGRIB (zyGrib: grib file, weather data visualization) on my desktop to view NASA GRIB files for a few years. I found it was remarkably good. However i changed computers a while ago and haven't installed it here. I wonder if there is a GRIB viewing mobile app?

A lot of yachties like Weather forecast for Tayvallich, Scotland (United Kingdom) – yr.no

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by ChasLondon

Dear All

I did have a search before posting this, so apologies if I missed some already good answers.

I just wondered what weather info/weather apps people have found to be more reliable than others - in both UK and European waters.

Best wishes

+ Windguru ,,,,, good for Paxos Charlie ;-) as well as UK

[tonymac]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Met office, windfinder, magic seaweed, use them all & take an average. A synoptic chart is very useful when read in conjunction with the forecasts, as it allows you to visualise the weather, at least it does for me anyway.


.....sh1t happens.......

+1 + XC Weather

[willk]

Originally Posted by Poly

A lot of yachties like Weather forecast for Tayvallich, Scotland (United Kingdom) – yr.no

Comment noted!

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by Poly

I used zyGRIB (zyGrib: grib file, weather data visualization) on my desktop to view NASA GRIB files for a few years. I found it was remarkably good. However i changed computers a while ago and haven't installed it here. I wonder if there is a GRIB viewing mobile app?

A lot of yachties like

You mean like when you go into PlayStore and search 'grib weather'...

...not used any or zygrib to compare...

[dave3235]

Originally Posted by stevedonna

Ronald McDonald uses xc weather, which if good enough for him is good enough for me , coupled with the fact that I actually understand it !!


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Hi all

Ronald mcdonald ain't based at sea

[Peter_C]

Originally Posted by dave3235

Hi all

Ronald mcdonald ain't based at sea

Really?

[ChasLondon]

Thank you all for all of your very helpful replies. I think I will have a look at them all and over these next few wintery days and weeks do some shore based (i.e. sitting in my office!) testing.

[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by dave3235

Hi all



Ronald mcdonald ain't based at sea

Jura,s Ronald McDonald is pretty healthy ,mainly sells mc lobster , mc langoustine and you guessed it mc mackerel


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[stevedonna]

Originally Posted by Peter_C

Really?

That's him looks like he describing the one that got away



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[Phil M]

I use the Meteo Consult app on android. Its French but seems very good despite that, and its free. Covers all of the UK and northern Europe.

Phil M

[Portholme]

XC Weather website and an app called Boatie which has tides as well

[SeaSkills]

Originally Posted by Poly

I wonder if there is a GRIB viewing mobile app?

Yes. I use an app called "Weather Track"