Golf weather sites

[Oddsocks]

ok so we have the obvious ones of golfweather.com & the met office, but does anyone use a site that they find more accurate and why.

ive been using golf weather which is normally pretty good buts its let me down twice in the last month, and im trying to get an accurate estimate for sunday.

 

[Kellfire]

ok so we have the obvious ones of golfweather.com & the met office, but does anyone use a site that they find more accurate and why.

ive been using golf weather which is normally pretty good buts its let me down twice in the last month, and im trying to get an accurate estimate for sunday.

Nature of the beast, they aren't always going to be right.

 

[duncan mackie]

I download data to run in an application/model using usgrib

The picture I posted to the thread on this weekends weather was a screenshot from that.

www.grib.us

there is a mobile app as well, which is actually better than the pc version!

don't be put off by it being a marine service

 

[Scottjd1]

Metcheck is pretty good, dont think they have an app though

 

[patricks148]

I use wonderground for away opens and weather for Tain which is 40 miles away from my home.

It has private weather stations attached so can be very localised. The BBC weather up here is about as good as just looking out the window;(

 

[G1BB0]

that grib looks pretty good. Just tried it and done the animation, we should be dry until 12pm Sunday... I hope I am 1st out lol

 

[duncan mackie]

im trying to get an accurate estimate for sunday.

the previously predicted heavy band of rain overnight sat/early sun (for us) is now expected to break up before it gets to us - very little today or tommorow but warmer with light rain all day sunday.

because it's broken up there's also more chance that local conditions/contours, will effect what you get - with the North Downs between us we may get slightly different scenarios on an hour by hour basis.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

ok so we have the obvious ones of golfweather.com & the met office, but does anyone use a site that they find more accurate and why.

ive been using golf weather which is normally pretty good buts its let me down twice in the last month, and im trying to get an accurate estimate for sunday.

OS

I use the weather Channel.com and use the clubs post code, generally not bad but not liking it much for Sunday

 

[BTatHome]

Metcheck is pretty good, dont think they have an app though

When it works I use Metcheck. I like it as they give an estimate of rainfall in mm, which is a good indication of whether you will get a few showers or a good soaking.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

Not a golf weather site but I use XCWeather, normally very good and updated every hour.

The met office website is very good too.

 

[Monty_Brown]

I just keep looking and looking until I find one that gives a better forecast than the others, then choose to believe that one....

 

[MKDave]

I use Accuweather and it's as accurate as I've found. Obviously depends on wind movement but they constantly update.

Did a test at work a few years ago where we compared a load of weather sites and their 'current' conditions. It was hammering it down outside and only accuweather said it was currently raining.

Good enough for me

 

[MizunoGreyhound]

I just keep looking and looking until I find one that gives a better forecast than the others, then choose to believe that one....

Couldn`t agree more!!:clap:

 

[GreiginFife]

Used to use Metcheck until the VBS errors started last year. Use Accuweather now and it's not let me down yet... (touches something that could be wood, but likely compressed newspaper disguised as a desk).

 

[Dodger]

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ very good and accurate.

Metcheck??!! I have given up with that pile of pish,it either never works or gives you ridiculous forecasts like 254mph winds and -5 temperatures in the height of summer....crap.