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Links + Weather
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 13:12 — tim
Weather
| Current Conditions | |
|---|---|
 XC Weather
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Near real-time maps of wind & pressure from coastal & airfield METAR stations |
 Skylink Graphical METARs
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Useful graphical (i.e. human) representation of METAR data from Hawarden (and elsewhere) |
 Wendy Windblows
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Wendy Windblows, live weather data from hill top weather stations available through subscription & premium rate phone nos. Subscribers log on here. |
| Hilbre Weather | Station on Hilbre Island (nr Thurstaston) |
| Thurstaston Weather | Thurstaston Weather station. |
| Rhyl Weather | Rhyl weather station (anemomenter manufacturer's site). |
| Met Office - Wales | Good source of satpics and rainfall radar, but otherwise not reliable enough for aviation. |
| Ogwen Valley Weather | Weather conditions in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia - from the Mountain Rescue folks. |
| Skycams page | Live webcams across North Wales. |
| Forecast | |
|---|---|
| Weather Online - Wales | Excellent forecast info up to 7 days in advance together with expert info for fliers (e.g. - isobars/isotachs-10m, 900hPa Wind vectors ). |
 BBC-Wales |
Wales forecasts from the BBC (e.g. wind +12h, +24h). |
| Weather from S4C | NEW: Weather forecasts from S4C |
| Llantysilio forecast |
Aviation forecast for Llantysilio from MetCheck. |
| Met Office - Wales | Useful data |
| Met Office - Aviation | Aviation forecast (spot winds etc), currently free but requires registration via this link. |
| Tephigrams Today Tomorrow Tomorrow + 1 Tomorrow + 2 |
Forecast tephigrams from RASP for the NWHGPC area (12:00 GMT). |
| North Wales Weather Today | Brings together useful compilations of weather information. |
Organisations
| BHPA | British Hang gliding and Paragliding Association |
| NATS | Check those NOTAMs before you go flying. |
| MWHGPC | Mid Wales Hang gliding and Paragliding Club |
| SEWHGPC | South-East Wales Hang gliding and Paragliding Club |
Publications and Discussion Groups
| EuroPG | Paragliding mailing list server |
| XC Magazine | Online version of the world's best mag, EVER. |
| Hang Gliding Newsgroup | Usenet discussion group rec.aviation.hang-gliding , a hang gliding and paragliding forum. |
| HG XC League | UK hang gliding XC league. |
| UK PG comps | UK PG comps (inc. XC league). |
| Skywings | Online version of the most-excellent monthly BHPA magazine. |
Learn to Fly
| Snowdon Gliders | Snowdonia based Paragliding School |
| Beyond Extreme | N Wales borders-based Paragliding School. |
What to do when it's Not Flyable
| NE Wales Leisure Guide | BBC's guide to leisure activities in NE Wales |
| NW Wales Leisure Guide | BBC's guide to leisure activities in NW Wales |