Weather Forecasts

The Climate of the UK is unique, making our weather patterns very variable.
All Outdoor activities are very reliant on the prevailing weather, not whether you should go or not, but the type of clothing/equipment you need to take with you to be prepared for conditions.

Weather Forecasts

Met Office Big improvement in their web site for listed towns1/6/07
- forecast
  - Devon & Cornwall, with details for: Exmoor & Dartmoor (updated link)
    - Exeter
    - Tavistock
  - Wales, with details for: Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia & Pembrokeshire (updated link)
    - Brecon Town
  - Scotland, with details for: Cairngorms, Loch Lomond & Trossachs (updated link)
    - Fort William
- Mountain Forecast: Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, Lake District & Highlands
- Inshore Water Forecast
  - Terms used in Shipping forecast
  - Beaufort wind scale
- Synoptic charts (link updated April 2011)
- Rather cool information on SW
Dartcom Weather Station (at Powder Mills, near Princetown)
Incredible detail
Yahoo Weather forecast
- Wales:
  - Betws-y-coed, Snowdonia
  - Brecon, Brecon Beacons
  - St David's, Pembrokeshire
- SW
  - Dartmoor:
  - Exeter
  - Exmoor
  - Woodbury Common
- Webcams
  - Dartmoor
  - Exmoor

Other Reference Sources

The Moon

Any activity on the sea or tidal stretches of water are dependent on knowledge of the state of tide.
Night navigation is a great challenge, but not so much of a challenge on a Full moon, so what stage of the lunar calendar are we in?

Lunar Calendar calculator, good for those night walk calculations
- Moon phases

Last Updated: Wed 20-Jan-2016 4:41 PM