If you want about the most accurrate weather forecasts the best way is learn how to understand the Shipping Forecast on BBC; specialist Aviation forecasts for airports or the synoptic charts themselves. They are uncannily accurrate as peoples lives are depending upon them.
Weather forecasting is not the witchcraft we seem to think of it as. Usually the inacurracies happen as a result of timing. i.e. fronts slowing down or speeding up. So weather either comes through 'early' or arrives 'late'. But we tend to think that the forecast was wrong. It is just that what is put out on the radio/TV has not beeb updated
We also have satellite images so that you can see exactly what is coming.
The best weather website I know is Propilots net
The satellite images are self explanatory. i.e you can se what is coming.
In the "make your selection from this menu" box select London WAFC (Bracknell) Surface Analysis" to see the synoptic charts. This is all the raw data the meterologists are workig from. Or further down this menu select the "USAF Surface Analysis" for full colour all singing all dancing representations of what is coming. Just go for the 24 Hour, 36 Hour etc to see progressive situations developing.
From the Home Page in the 'Airport WX' you need to put in an airport code (for example EGLL for London Heathrow) and get either a METAR which means Meteological Actual observation. These observations are taken and distributed every 20 Mins. Or TAF, which means Terminal Airfield Forecast and is either a 9 hour or 18 hour forecast for that exact location. When your Pilot says, "It's cloudy & dull and the temp is 4C at home" This is where they get the info.
All major airports have their own met offices. If you want a list of airport codes or explanations of the codings in TAF's & METAR's, I can direct you to sources.
Also British Met Office is very good, as is Meteo France (This is in French as you would probably expect!)
John Jory
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Topic: Weather for half term
