Weather Forecasts that people use?

Bleating Lamb

Thought it might be useful to compare Forecasts and their accuracy as they are very relevant to this forum.
Personally I use YR weather one and Met Eireann.
Have to say I preferred the old version of the Met Eireann site....really liked how you could see rainfall patterns developing on it.The new version is far less detailed and looks like something put together in the 1980’s:(

Generally find the YR site quite accurate and like that you can isolate it to an small location to see the forecast there.
Anyone find other sites superior?

Injuryprone

https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/map/precipitation/united-kingdom

Good for wind also if you're looking for a spraying window

Belongamick

YR is quite good but accuracy seems to drift four or five days out.
I use Windfinder App which seems to be more accurate.

charolais0153

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Thought it might be useful to compare Forecasts and their accuracy as they are very relevant to this forum.
Personally I use YR weather one and Met Eireann.
Have to say I preferred the old version of the Met Eireann site....really liked how you could see rainfall patterns developing on it.The new version is far less detailed and looks like something put together in the 1980’s:(

Generally find the YR site quite accurate and like that you can isolate it to an small location to see the forecast there.
Anyone find other sites superior?

You can used the archive version of met.ie.
I use that and mt craniums forecats

Mooooo

Met eireann and mt cranium

Reggie.

Mooooo wrote: »

Met eireann and mt cranium

Same as

I says

I miss Evelyn Cusack




















I do in me bollox the weather has improved since she got the big job.:):):)

keepalive213

I find xc weather very good, no app just google it and type in location. Shows 7 days if I remember correctly.

_Brian

Read MTs forecast most days.

Apps on my phone.

Windy
Weather Radar
XC
YR

Find Weather Radar good and it has a nice radar section where you can see the current situation and roll it forward. Displays lightening strikes.

On lightening here’s a good site for storms.
https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#x=-7.6575;m=oss;r=0;t=3;s=200;o=1;b=0.00;n=0;y=53.0742;z=6;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;ra=1;ts=0;

leoch

The bbc forecast on the tv is hard to beat i use xc aswell but it was saying rain all last week for us and we hadnt a drop got all the silage baled dry

nhg

MT Cranium's forecast arrives in my email early each morning....
(when in MT Craniums forecast Thread under the Thread Tools option on the top just select the Follow this Thread option & you will get an email every time he/someone posts on the thread)

OH listens to the 7.55 Radio 1 forecast...

Keep an eye on Accuweather for the local area forecast...

Muckit

Only ever tune in to the weather forecast 3 days leading up to silage. After that all weather apps (met.ie and accuweather) deleted off phone. It can do what it likes then, and it usually does!! A quick look at the sky sorts most things after that.

BarryD2

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Have to say I preferred the old version of the Met Eireann site....really liked how you could see rainfall patterns developing on it.The new version is far less detailed and looks like something put together in the 1980’s:(

Agree with you there - it's weather forecasting dumbed down for the masses. I believe they are supposed to be adding back 'Atlantic Charts' but as mentioned you can still look up the old site format.

Bleating Lamb

BarryD2 wrote: »

Agree with you there - it's weather forecasting dumbed down for the masses. I believe they are supposed to be adding back 'Atlantic Charts' but as mentioned you can still look up the old site format.

How do you look up the old format?

charolais0153

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

How do you look up the old format?

http://mobile.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp?LW=Wexford

Pidae.m

Metcheck I find pretty good

MfMan

YR I have to say is largely rubbish, it changes ...er... like the weather, seems to be reactive rather than predictive. weather-forecast.com generally far more accurate for predicting rainfall I find. Really met.ie is the best, it draws info from the best sources possible and is dedicated to Ireland rather than seeing it as an adjunct.

Dakota Dan

I says wrote: »

I miss Evelyn Cusack




















I do in me bollox the weather has improved since she got the big job.:):):)

Jean Byrne could brighten up the worst weather forecast.

Bleating Lamb

charolais0153 wrote: »

http://mobile.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp?LW=Wexford

Thanks......how do you get onto the old version from a google search for Met Eireann weather?

charolais0153

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Thanks......how do you get onto the old version from a google search for Met Eireann weather?

Should be archive met.ie on top of screen in a grey bar