Michaelt Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hi everyone, just looking to see if i can start looking at the weather, and learning whats safe to fly in, at the same time as studying fligght etc. i stumbled across the met office aviation section, and wondered what it was, and whether i could join it? anyone apart of this... http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/ga Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Mike, the bulk of the Met Office stuff is free to join and use. There are some premium services but you'll not need these yet. Hope this helps Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelt Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Do you mean i don't need this then? I was looking for somewhere were i can see the cloud level, from min to height, and density etc. A few weeks ago i got the privilege to sit through a morning Raf weather brief and most of it was from the met office, but i just can't seem to find that type of detail? is it by signing up to this?? Thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 sign up for the free stuff. TAF's and METARS are good to look at and learn from. There's plenty of other free stuff on the web too. Most have weather apps on their phones and the MK1 eyeball is a pretty good indicator too. There's also some regular weather briefings on here too but they're more general in coverage. for area specifics you're as well just perusing the net and seeing whats' what. the ballooning forecast is good too (balloons like similar weather). hope this helps al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelt Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Thanks alot will get searching Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seymore Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 http://rasp.inn.leedsmet.ac.uk/RASPtableGM7/RASPtableGM-GOOD.html this is generally used by the paraglider crowd looking for thermal potential and if you know how to interpret all the different parts will give cloud level , winds, sunshine, convergence and of course thermal updraft velocity. My favorite because it generally predicts the all important sea breeze better than other sites like windfinder.com . However it is not good with mist and fog and needs a pretty quick internet connection to work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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