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Personvikki_ricketts
08/4/2009 at 11:14pm
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Hi everyone.

Been checking metacheck for the last week for this weekend for a trip to the Brecon Beacons. Finally tonight the weather looks good! How have you all found the accuarcy of this site? Think i'm just willing it to be nice for our first trip away in the new tent!


Personvikki_ricketts
08/4/2009 at 11:49pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vikki_ricketts on 08/4/2009

Hi everyone.

Been checking metacheck for the last week for this weekend for a trip to the Brecon Beacons. Finally tonight the weather looks good! How have you all found the accuarcy of this site? Think i'm just willing it to be nice for our first trip away in the new tent!

Might help if i called it by its correct name! I mean Metcheck!


PersonFormer Scout
08/4/2009 at 11:52pm
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Given the nature of our climate, it is not easy to be precise. Though not 100% accurate, I've found Metcheck to largely reliable.


PersonBernie47
09/4/2009 at 12:22am
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Weather forecasts are predictions, it is impossible for them to be 100% accurate.

I live in a mountainous area and no forecasts for my area are accurate as there is not a weather station in the vicinity.



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Bernie


PersonFinnboy
09/4/2009 at 12:38am
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Pretty good normally, particularly if you are only looking about 3 or 4 days ahead.

I always use it on my web enabled mobile phone to check the weather when camping. Given us an early "heads up" on a few occasions!

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Summer Solstice wild camp.

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PersonFormer Scout
09/4/2009 at 9:44am
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Thee was an occasion a couple of months ago when Metcheck was forcasting "light cloud" with no rain all day and I was looking at this and then out of my window at the heavy clouds and rain.


PersonKevie192
09/4/2009 at 10:00am
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I don't quite understand...

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=Great%20Yarmouth

When it says it'll rain, there's 0mm and when it's just cloudy there's 17mm... What's going on?!

Do you think that wind will be causing me problems this weekend?

Kevin


Personjollyjase
09/4/2009 at 10:10am
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Have a look at this one www.accuweather.com/ukie


Personthomsonmum3
09/4/2009 at 10:14am
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we used metcheck last summer, and guess what it was wrong every day, if i relied on metcheck we would of been burnt not soaking wet, the bbc is the better one for us, i have learnt to go day by day and pack for all weathers.

Its not the weather that fails us but the wrong type of clothes.


Personmilly91
09/4/2009 at 10:15am
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jollyjase i was just going to suggest that one. i use both metcheck and accuweather.

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