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Thought this might help some people out there. Being into Kitesurfing has made me obsessed with the weather and here are some links to sites I have found on my travels.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/pws/invent/weathermap/

Currently beta version, I find this the most helpful with rainfall patterns and the temperature map. I believe that this is what the BBC recieves as raw data.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

The same as above but can be simpler and faster to use but does lack the detail I crave.

 

http://www.windguru.cz/int/

Fantastic site, wind biased but accurate nonetheless. Exceptionally useful for Beach Fishing with the wave and swell parameters. Also, I find comparing the GFS data to the WRF 9km data useful for gauging further pattern changes.

 

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/forecast

Another mainstay of mine, very easy to use and has most of the parameter settings you need to know on the top-left-hand toolbar, or you can simply type a placename into the top-right searchbar.

 

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/

Rarely use this site tbh as I find it somewhat inaccurate for my area but it may work better in yours or be good as a point of reference and also has some interesting features not found in other sites such as lightning strike data.

 

http://www.surf-forecast.com/

Mainly for Beach and Boat Anglers alike. Excellent swell and tide chart. Of limited use to Inland Anglers.

 

There are many other good weather prediction sites out there and even more regarding learning how to decipher it for yourself. I personally enjoy the challenge of looking out the window, reading the cloud types and movement and making my own predictions and seeing how they compare.

Yes, I have a lot of time on my hands and am quite strange, I know that.

Hope they're of some use to you.

 

Renrag

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Courtesy of Roland :thumbs: who pointed this site out. Very similar to the metoffice invent map but loads far far quicker. Keep 'em coming.

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This Years' Targets:- As many species by lure as possible. Preferably via Kayak. 15lb+ Pike on Lure...

Species Caught 2012- Pike, Perch.

Kayak Launches- Fresh-8 Salt- 0

Kayak Captures- 14 Pike, 1 Perch.

 

My Website and Blog Fishing Blog, Fishkeeping Information and BF3 Guide.

Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue

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Thought this might help some people out there. Being into Kitesurfing has made me obsessed with the weather and here are some links to sites I have found on my travels.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/pws/invent/weathermap/

Currently beta version, I find this the most helpful with rainfall patterns and the temperature map. I believe that this is what the BBC recieves as raw data.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

The same as above but can be simpler and faster to use but does lack the detail I crave.

 

http://www.windguru.cz/int/

Fantastic site, wind biased but accurate nonetheless. Exceptionally useful for Beach Fishing with the wave and swell parameters. Also, I find comparing the GFS data to the WRF 9km data useful for gauging further pattern changes.

 

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Another mainstay of mine, very easy to use and has most of the parameter settings you need to know on the top-left-hand toolbar.

 

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/

Rarely use this site tbh as I find it somewhat inaccurate for my area but it may work better in yours or be good as a point of reference and also has some interesting features not found in other sites such as lightning strike data.

 

http://www.surf-forecast.com/

Mainly for Beach and Boat Anglers alike. Excellent swell and tide chart. Of limited use to Inland Anglers.

 

There are many other good weather prediction sites out there and even more regarding learning how to decipher it for yourself. I personally enjoy the challenge of looking out the window, reading the cloud types and movement and making my own predictions and seeing how they compare.

Yes, I have a lot of time on my hands and am quite strange, I know that.

Hope they're of some use to you.

 

Renrag

 

Cheers Renrag - I'm a bit of a weather nut meself - couple of new ones there - TA!

 

 

C.

 

PS - I tend to look at Metcheck only if I want a good laugh! - Anything more than 48 hours out is usually a joke!

"Study to be quiet." ><((º> My Blog

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Glad to help, also quite relieved that I'm not the only 'cloud spotter' out there too!

Metcheck does seem to be less accurate than other sites but that may well be down to whatever program is used to decipher the data sets. They all have their good and bad days though.

 

Renrag

This Years' Targets:- As many species by lure as possible. Preferably via Kayak. 15lb+ Pike on Lure...

Species Caught 2012- Pike, Perch.

Kayak Launches- Fresh-8 Salt- 0

Kayak Captures- 14 Pike, 1 Perch.

 

My Website and Blog Fishing Blog, Fishkeeping Information and BF3 Guide.

Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue

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Cheers Renrag39, there are a few I have not seen before.

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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This one is also very good

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

Thanks Roland, very similar if not identical to the raw data on the metoffice invent map but loads far, far quicker.

Much appreciated, will add it to the list on my first post if you don't mind.

 

Renrag

This Years' Targets:- As many species by lure as possible. Preferably via Kayak. 15lb+ Pike on Lure...

Species Caught 2012- Pike, Perch.

Kayak Launches- Fresh-8 Salt- 0

Kayak Captures- 14 Pike, 1 Perch.

 

My Website and Blog Fishing Blog, Fishkeeping Information and BF3 Guide.

Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue

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Thanks Roland, very similar if not identical to the raw data on the metoffice invent map but loads far, far quicker.

Much appreciated, will add it to the list on my first post if you don't mind.

 

Renrag

 

 

no worries :) I use it at work asll the time. Very accurate and up to date

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I expect you'll have seen these - but in case you haven't.....

 

I'm neurotic about NOT being out during an electric storm as I don't think waving 15foot of carbon fibre around is the cleverest of things to do under those conditions! Therefore this site is one in my Weather Favourites folder...

 

http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/live_storm_data.htm

 

An being a fan of the met office rain radar - I sometimes use this site dependent of the prevailing weather patterns.....

 

http://www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar...;soort=loop1uur

 

 

C.

"Study to be quiet." ><((º> My Blog

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"I'm neurotic about NOT being out during an electric storm as I don't think waving 15foot of carbon fibre around is the cleverest of things to do under those conditions!"

 

Simples. Just take along a good glass fibre rod to use if an electrical storm blows up while you are fishing.

" My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President

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