Weather sites

[MustRib]

Its all looking a little blowy up north for the next three days.
My boating window for this month and the rest of the summer
seems to be slamming shut !
(Too much work - not free again for another 6 weeks )

Looking through the weather and specifically marine websites, there seems to
be some new ones (or new to me) and I know this topic gets a frequent visit
on the site but it may be worth another poke with the stick.

What's everyones preferred Marine weather website currently?

[Pikey Dave]

I use Met office, XC, Windfinder & take an average. XC seems to have been spot on this summer.

[jambo]

I use the same as Dave plus wind guru. I have to say that XC has not been on the mark here in the west. But hi its for casting not exact predictions worst luck!!


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[Nick Hearne]

XC
Wind Map - Britain Observations for me too, I find it the best and been using it for years!

[treerat]

Andy guru for me.

[Chris Caton]

XC seems to have pretty much spot on for Nth Wales so far this season 👍

[cptsideways]

Another longtime user of xcweather

[Poly]

I like to see the GRIB data on a map - it gives me a much better feel for what might actually happen. I was using ZyGrib on a laptop but recently have been playing with an Android app (I think its called SailGrib) which does much the same...

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Poly

I like to see the GRIB data on a map - it gives me a much better feel for what might actually happen. I was using ZyGrib on a laptop but recently have been playing with an Android app (I think its called SailGrib) which does much the same...

I played with GRIB files for a while in Raymarine Navplanner, but I couldn't find a reliable source of GRIB files. Where do you get yours from Poly?

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I played with GRIB files for a while in Raymarine Navplanner, but I couldn't find a reliable source of GRIB files. Where do you get yours from Poly?

The Apps I have used just download them from the "net". I think (but I'm not certain) that this is direct from a free Nasa site. ZyGrib certainly jus saves them in a file on your computer and it could then be opened by any other software.

[BogMonster]

I find for regional trends and monitoring what might come through the Earth Wind Map is surprisingly useful:

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions