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PersonPeridot
25/5/2008 at 11:10pm
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Quote: Originally posted by arrowcamper on 25/5/2008
... it changes very frequently. That can be a bad thing when you've built yourself up for sun and it suddenly forecasts rain.

That's the point though isn't it. We want a reasonably accurate forecast not something that changes every hour until it's accurate but far too late for any planning purpose.

We're camping in Salisbury this weekend. Late last night I looked at Metcheck and it basically forecast rain all day today. We had some heavy rain this morning but it cleared around 10:30 and we had glorious sunshine for the rest of the day with just one shower around 7pm.

We had been planning to walk into town from the site but based on the forecast less than 12 hours previously decided to drive instead. Had we just trusted instinct we'd have done better.

I don't pretend to understand the science but my point is that I would have expected the accuracy to have improved over the years but it hasn't. And as far as I'm concerned Metcheck's (and I suspect other site's) advanced forecasts are totally pointless.


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We off to Skegness for the week today and just looked at 4 different sites and got 4 different forecasts. Then again what hope have you got when BBC weather site says rain all day and the national news says not a chance of rain all day.

Glad i am not in Someset tho looking at the report the BBC are doing from there this morning lol.


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Quote: Originally posted by Bill the Bus on 26/5/2008

We off to Skegness for the week today and just looked at 4 different sites and got 4 different forecasts. Then again what hope have you got when BBC weather site says rain all day and the national news says not a chance of rain all day.

Glad i am not in Someset tho looking at the report the BBC are doing from there this morning lol.


like us Bill the oh said lets go tomorrow down the Gower cos toady would be a washout and its nice and dry but the wether for the rest of the wk seems to be nice and warm,bliming hope so lol....


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Well it was the national that got it right. None of the online ones. Hardly a spot of rain yesterday. Wet and cool this morning but dry now. Hope it brightens for the rest of the week.


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This 7 Day UK one to see which direction to head for for the sun:
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days_icons.asp

This one for 10 Day Forcasts (eg. Folkestone):
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/UKXX0058?locid=UKXX0058&from=36hr_topnav_business

This one for 15 Day Forcasts (eg. Wareham):
http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=BH20%206BE&metric=1
(And this does weather for small villages!)

Camp Dry! - Very important


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I am a weather addict! I lookat all of them, none of them can get it 100% as they are only forcasts! But i do look until i find one that pleases me!

I think the worst are Sky! They are always wrong!


Personheidifuss
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I sometimes use
www.theweatheroutlook.com cause they do a 14 day and 45 day forecast - just so I can torture myself!!

I am also a weather addict and on the whole find them rubbish!!

The OH despairs

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Heidi, Sean, Isabelle and Molly



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