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Quantum
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10 July 2014 14:35:40

I know the answer is probably yes, but is it really true that this is gone forever? Its like March 2013 all over again 

2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
Essan
10 July 2014 15:05:11

Yes


Instead of looking at a tiny outline map of the UK with a 15 (or was it 30?) minute delay in the radar as your own means of telling where it was raining, you now have to look at a full screen, fully zoomable, large scale map of the UK showing every town and city and with only a 5 minute delay.

What a step backwards, eh?   Almost as bad as when they started showing the snooker in colour rather than good ol' black and white.  The cads!



btw what happened in March 2013?  

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
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redmoons
10 July 2014 15:12:43


Yes


Instead of looking at a tiny outline map of the UK with a 15 (or was it 30?) minute delay in the radar as your own means of telling where it was raining, you now have to look at a full screen, fully zoomable, large scale map of the UK showing every town and city and with only a 5 minute delay.

What a step backwards, eh?   Almost as bad as when they started showing the snooker in colour rather than good ol' black and white.  The cads!



btw what happened in March 2013?  


Originally Posted by: Essan 


 


Yes it looks like it has gone forever now, I used it all the time especially on my phone. Now the current one doesnt work too well when the mobile internet connection is not too good.

Andrew,
Watford
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Arcus
10 July 2014 15:24:07
It's not been working for over a week now.

The real downer in all of this is that the new MetO mapping page does not play nicely with all mobile browsers (basic Android browser on Samsung devices does not like it, but Chrome for Android is OK), and is far more intensive on the mobile data front leading to slow or non-starting loadups when mobile data coverage isn't brilliant.

Stick to Raintoday Mobile for rainfall radar would be my advice.
Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl
idj20
10 July 2014 15:28:00


Yes


Instead of looking at a tiny outline map of the UK with a 15 (or was it 30?) minute delay in the radar as your own means of telling where it was raining, you now have to look at a full screen, fully zoomable, large scale map of the UK showing every town and city and with only a 5 minute delay.

What a step backwards, eh?   Almost as bad as when they started showing the snooker in colour rather than good ol' black and white.  The cads!



btw what happened in March 2013?  


Originally Posted by: Essan 



I think that was when NAVGEM replaced his favourite output model, name which I've forgotten.

Edit. Got it, NOGAP, or something like that.


 

Folkestone Harbour. 
idot
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10 July 2014 16:29:08

Yes
Instead of looking at a tiny outline map of the UK with a 15 (or was it 30?) minute delay in the radar as your own means of telling where it was raining, you now have to look at a full screen, fully zoomable, large scale map of the UK showing every town and city and with only a 5 minute delay.

What a step backwards, eh? Almost as bad as when they started showing the snooker in colour rather than good ol' black and white. The cads!



btw what happened in March 2013?

Originally Posted by: Essan 



And of absolutely no use when out in the sticks on 2g when you want to look at the radar!

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Gavin P
10 July 2014 16:58:24

I prefered the old UKMO radar, but i knew it was going soon, which is why I started using TWO radar for my videos earlier in the year.

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Essan
10 July 2014 19:25:17

As an aside, I find the weatheronline site works well using 2G on my Nokia 206 (over 1 month standby time - take that iPhones! ) - not just the radar but also charts.

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
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Medlock Vale Weather
10 July 2014 19:41:41

Wow not used the old Met Office radar for about 5 years or more, when it was first available it was very useful, I use meteoradar's nowadays. 

Alan in Medlock Valley - Oldham's frost hollow. 103 metres above sea level.
What is a frost hollow? http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Frost-hollow.htm 
Quantum
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10 July 2014 21:08:50

Does anyone know a simple usable radar with no fancy features (No translucent colours, no google earth, no zoom, and a clear colour scheme?)


I like to have two radars, a quick and easy one and a more advanced one. My advanced radar of choice is raintoday, but now I need a replacement for my easy radar. 

2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
Matty H
10 July 2014 23:19:01
It's a radar. There are loads of others available. They all show the same precipitation.

But you're right, it's a disaster and I would hope the army has been mobilised.
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Frost Hollow
11 July 2014 07:10:14

I also cannot find the later obs page that showed weather, temp, wind etc  at hourly intervals


I tweeted them asking them where it was and they sent me a link to the WOW page - wtf?


 

Essan
11 July 2014 07:35:01


Does anyone know a simple usable radar with no fancy features (No translucent colours, no google earth, no zoom, and a clear colour scheme?)


I like to have two radars, a quick and easy one and a more advanced one. My advanced radar of choice is raintoday, but now I need a replacement for my easy radar. 


Originally Posted by: Quantum 



As noted above, the weatheronline one is simple and works with feature phones (and presumably also Androids and Ice Creams and stuff too )

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/radar?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk

Andy
Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl
Weather & Earth Science News 

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job - DNA
Arcus
11 July 2014 07:54:58



Does anyone know a simple usable radar with no fancy features (No translucent colours, no google earth, no zoom, and a clear colour scheme?)


I like to have two radars, a quick and easy one and a more advanced one. My advanced radar of choice is raintoday, but now I need a replacement for my easy radar. 


Originally Posted by: Essan 



As noted above, the weatheronline one is simple and works with feature phones (and presumably also Androids and Ice Creams and stuff too )

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/radar?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk


Originally Posted by: Quantum 


Yep, that's my fall-back option on a mobile device now as well, works fine with all browsers I've tried on Android.

Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl
Arcus
11 July 2014 08:05:28


I also cannot find the later obs page that showed weather, temp, wind etc  at hourly intervals


I tweeted them asking them where it was and they sent me a link to the WOW page - wtf?


 


Originally Posted by: Frost Hollow 


Is this what you're after, or is it not as much detail as before:


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/gcpvj0dup


 


 

Ben,
Nr. Easingwold, North Yorkshire
30m asl
DEW
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11 July 2014 08:46:41



I also cannot find the later obs page that showed weather, temp, wind etc  at hourly intervals


I tweeted them asking them where it was and they sent me a link to the WOW page - wtf?


 


Originally Posted by: Arcus 


Is this what you're after, or is it not as much detail as before:


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/gcpvj0dup


 


 

Originally Posted by: Frost Hollow 


.... and scroll down to click on UK observations or UK forecast according to whether you want past or future, then select 'rainfall' from layers.  Looks just the same to me as it did months ago, although it became more difficult to find when they revamped the site a few weeks back.

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Chichester 12m asl
Frost Hollow
11 July 2014 08:57:44




I also cannot find the later obs page that showed weather, temp, wind etc  at hourly intervals


I tweeted them asking them where it was and they sent me a link to the WOW page - wtf?


 


Originally Posted by: DEW 


Is this what you're after, or is it not as much detail as before:


http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/gcpvj0dup


 


 

Originally Posted by: Arcus 


.... and scroll down to click on UK observations or UK forecast according to whether you want past or future, then select 'rainfall' from layers.  Looks just the same to me as it did months ago, although it became more difficult to find when they revamped the site a few weeks back.


Originally Posted by: Frost Hollow 


Thanks guys thats the one, the old UK selectable map was better so you could swap regions and also you could select an area say Highland and see all in a list together.


New site is crap.

Quantum
  • Quantum
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11 July 2014 13:29:16



Does anyone know a simple usable radar with no fancy features (No translucent colours, no google earth, no zoom, and a clear colour scheme?)


I like to have two radars, a quick and easy one and a more advanced one. My advanced radar of choice is raintoday, but now I need a replacement for my easy radar. 


Originally Posted by: Essan 



As noted above, the weatheronline one is simple and works with feature phones (and presumably also Androids and Ice Creams and stuff too )

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/radar?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk


Originally Posted by: Quantum 


Yeh but the free option is an hour behind 😞, other than that and the somewhat limited scale it would be great. 

2023/2024 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):
29/11 (-6), 30/11 (-6), 02/12 (-5), 03/12 (-5), 04/12 (-3), 16/01 (-3), 18/01 (-8), 08/02 (-5)

Total: 8 days with snow/sleet falling.

2022/2023 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

18/12 (-1), 06/03 (-6), 08/03 (-8), 09/03 (-6), 10/03 (-8), 11/03 (-5), 14/03 (-6)

Total: 7 days with snow/sleet falling.

2021/2022 Snow days (approx 850hpa temp):

26/11 (-5), 27/11 (-7), 28/11 (-6), 02/12 (-6), 06/01 (-5), 07/01 (-6), 06/02 (-5), 19/02 (-5), 24/02 (-7), 30/03 (-7), 31/03 (-8), 01/04 (-8)
Total: 12 days with snow/sleet falling.
Chunky Pea
13 July 2014 12:30:14




Does anyone know a simple usable radar with no fancy features (No translucent colours, no google earth, no zoom, and a clear colour scheme?)


I like to have two radars, a quick and easy one and a more advanced one. My advanced radar of choice is raintoday, but now I need a replacement for my easy radar. 


Originally Posted by: Quantum 



As noted above, the weatheronline one is simple and works with feature phones (and presumably also Androids and Ice Creams and stuff too )

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/radar?LANG=en&CONT=ukuk


Originally Posted by: Essan 


Yeh but the free option is an hour behind 😞, other than that and the somewhat limited scale it would be great. 


Originally Posted by: Quantum 


Not the biggest fan those more interative radars myself. I find the simple Meteox radar just as handy. Not great on colour scheme but it does the job.


 


http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/

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johnr
13 July 2014 15:55:13


.... and scroll down to click on UK observations or UK forecast according to whether you want past or future, then select 'rainfall' from layers.  Looks just the same to me as it did months ago, although it became more difficult to find when they revamped the site a few weeks back.


Originally Posted by: DEW 


It looks much the same on a PC but doesn't display at all on the android browsers on my phone and tablet whereas it was fine before. I just get source text now and no graphics at all.

Mickfield, Mid Suffolk

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