Weather Sites - top tips
This section may help newer members and visitors.
Using the links at right hand side of our homepage ....
xcweather (the 1st link) - gives a forecast for the club's postcode location. If you want any of the other maps/views for this site just select 'home' at its top left, then put the cursor on Manchester and on Emley Moor (Huddersfield). This site gives a fairly reliable wind forecast for Watergrove.
BBC - doesn't seem to be as accurate as xcweather for WPSC - can under-predict the wind speed, though temperatures are more accurate. BBC is more accurate than xcweather for Fleetwood though.
Windguru - is centred on WPSC (like xcweather now is). The top section of the page uses the same weather model as xcweather, but shows more days ahead. Ignore the lower sections - these models always over-predict wind strength at WPSC.
Weather Underground - is a weather station about 1.5 miles away in Wardle and 120ft lower down. It gives wind speed in km/h every 5 minutes (20km/h = 11knots = 13mph)! Be sure to scroll to bottom of page to make sure current reading is actually current.
And finally, here are some sites which we couldn't squeeze onto the homepage.
bigsalty It seems to use the same weather model as xcweather, but what is particularly good is that it has a number of North West locations listed.
fleetwood This is a weather station giving actual readings. May be worth a look at from time to time to see whether BBC, or xcweather, or another site is giving the most accurate forecast.
.... and if all that lot's not enough, why not look at the webcam?!
Shout Box
- ORCA : I'll be up by 12. Praying for plenty of wiiind!!
- Chris W : 12 ish means anytime between 12 and 5.....never was a good time keeper
- salmank : I'll be up tomorrow as well. Not sure what time though - midday sounds a bit early for a Sunday.
- Chris W : I'll be up tomorrow too 12 ish
- andyw : should be there sunday 12 30 with the kids
- Jonathan : Me too!
- Andy P : I'll be up Sun morning
- mad johnh : will be up at the club on sunday around 11am ish.Thats in the morning Mike.hope to see all our regulars and also maybe some new faces.No doubt many pleasantries will be exchanged along the way.
- Rory : I'll be up Sunday lunchtime at WG
- talldave : Committee meeting always means wind.
- MikeS : Committee Meeting Sunday morning for me so I'll be up at the Club. 15mph South Easterly should be good enough.
- Stevie C : Stay up at WG and have a sail & the craic :-)
- JohnL : Rhosneigr would be offshore wind. See our Other Useful Links & Sailing Spots. If you want to travel, try Fraisthorpe S of Bridlington - F4 both days. Robin Hood sail there.
- steve s : watching Rhosneiger for Sat/Sun. Not sure what it's like on E wind F3 gusting F4 both days. Anyone interested?
- talldave : I'll be up at WG Sunday. Wind OK that direction.
- Rory : SE will give us a run out towards the tower. Clowbridge works best in an E too.
- ORCA : Best place locally for easterly is Hollingworth Andy, just can be a pain parking etc.
- andyw : Where is good in a s easterly
- Stevie C : So Guys, whats happening this weekend !
- Rory : Too right Jonathon. I think we had scrambled lapwing eggs for breakfast too. A rare treat.
- Jonathan : Those free mushrooms were crackin' on the barbie! with free goose burgers!!
- StuartW : Thinking off hols next year, can anyone suggest anywhere to go, thinking off driving to southern france? Northern Spain? La Rochelle?? Bearing in mind it has to be child friendly.
- StuartW : Good weekend,lots of wind. My board thought it was a kite at one point and decided to fly off on its own. Good job i can swim.
- Andy P : It sounds like Rory is enjoying too many off those free mushrooms!!
- Jonathan : Agree with Rory.Camping at the club is great for the kids and the big kids too as we can get a bit of extra sailing in!!!!
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