"David Allan" wrote in message
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Sad to see they have been tinkering about yet again, and I'm not sure it is
for the better. The Rainfall Radar is probably the most useful page for me,
being able to see exactly where the rain is falling and not where it is
being predicted to fall. Frequent updates allow you to track precipitation.
At first, I thought they'd ditched it, but I eventually located it. I
sometimes feel that navigating the Met Office website is a bit like some
computer game where you are trying to find hidden prizes!

Have they ditched the visible/IR satellite images? This is another useful
page that I'd be sad to see disappear.

While in mid-rant... what about the Met Office website tablet/android
edition? The satellite image there (which doesn't seem to be a true
satellite image) shows white clouds against a Google map with a white
background!!! Which numpty came up with that? Now, that really is useless!

You have to wonder what sort of brief is given to those paid to design the
website and apps. More to the point, I assume the final result gets shown to
someone before final approval. That being the case, what did they think of
the Android app that shows white clouds against a white background on the
so-called satellite image? Emperor's new clothes springs to mind!

Regards... David Allan.
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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_IR.html
I still use this for satellite imagery

Oh yes it was extensively tested (or so it is claimed). The developers are
not meteorologists, that is the main problem. Nothing to do with the
programmers who are very very good, but it is a lot to do with the senior
governance and leadership of the Met Office.

I'm bombarding them with e-mails at present pointing out the multiple issues

Everyone has to be answered :-)

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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