There's also WeatherOnline http://www.weatheronline.co.uk at £19.90 a
year but I'll have to leave it to others to describe and compare that
one (I'd like to know myself, actually!)

--
Dave

Hi Dave,
I find the weatheronline radar very useful with updates around T+12,"local
maps",plus a couple of nice animation's and the ability to show major
roads/your own location.
The downside is that they display un attenuated data on all but one of the
maps and therefore there is a lot of clutter.
Also unlike Avbrief you cannot tell if a radar station is off line but of
course the same is true of the Met Office aviation briefing radar ;-)
But it is quite a good service for £19 a year.

Alan
--
Wirral,Merseyside. 53.1 N 3.0 W 40m amsl
http://www.wirralcam.com/frame.htm

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:08:51 +0100, Robin Wilson
wrote:

Thanks for all the replies I've recieved.

Sadly I can't afford t he £56 option - but the other one from the Met
Office is def better than the BBC one.

There's also Avbrief 15 minute radar at £25.85 a year. www.avbrief.com
(sample animation here):
http://www.avbrief.co.uk/information...anim_small.gif

Their static images are more than double the dimensions of the
animation images (1100 x 1100 pixels) and if you know how, you can go
back for 24 hours. There is no control over how the animations play,
although they auto-repeat.

There's also WeatherOnline http://www.weatheronline.co.uk at £19.90 a
year but I'll have to leave it to others to describe and compare that
one (I'd like to know myself, actually!)

--
Dave

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:08:51 +0100, Robin Wilson
wrote:

Thanks for all the replies I've recieved.

Sadly I can't afford t he £56 option - but the other one from the Met
Office is def better than the BBC one.

There's also Avbrief 15 minute radar at £25.85 a year. www.avbrief.com
(sample animation here):
http://www.avbrief.co.uk/information...anim_small.gif

Their static images are more than double the dimensions of the
animation images (1100 x 1100 pixels) and if you know how, you can go
back for 24 hours. There is no control over how the animations play,
although they auto-repeat.

There's also WeatherOnline http://www.weatheronline.co.uk at £19.90 a
year but I'll have to leave it to others to describe and compare that
one (I'd like to know myself, actually!)

--
Dave

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:08:51 +0100, Robin Wilson
wrote:


estershire. I'm doing A Levels at the moment - hoping to go to uni and
do a degree in Geog. After that, who knows, maybe some meteorology and
then a career in the Met Office...you never know!


I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

JPG

Felly sgrifennodd JPG :
I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

We don't offer meteorology as such, but do offer Environmental Earth Science
(F640; see http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...s/geog-eas.php) and
Environmental Science (F900; see
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...og-enviro.php).

We also offer Physics (http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/courses/physics.php)
or a joint degree, Geog and Physics (FF38).

Maybe even more interesting would be the joint Earth Planetary and Space
Science BSc, run jointly between the Physics and Geog/Earth Studies
departments. See http://www.aber.ac.uk/publications/u...cs/phys11.html.

I'm not in either department, so I can't comment on how appropriate those
courses would be. But follow the links to see a course description. Better
still, come and visit and ask your questions here! If you email me, I'll
put you in contact with the right person.

Adrian
--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

Felly sgrifennodd JPG :
I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

We don't offer meteorology as such, but do offer Environmental Earth Science
(F640; see http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...s/geog-eas.php) and
Environmental Science (F900; see
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...og-enviro.php).

We also offer Physics (http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/courses/physics.php)
or a joint degree, Geog and Physics (FF38).

Maybe even more interesting would be the joint Earth Planetary and Space
Science BSc, run jointly between the Physics and Geog/Earth Studies
departments. See http://www.aber.ac.uk/publications/u...cs/phys11.html.

I'm not in either department, so I can't comment on how appropriate those
courses would be. But follow the links to see a course description. Better
still, come and visit and ask your questions here! If you email me, I'll
put you in contact with the right person.

Adrian
--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

Felly sgrifennodd JPG :
I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

We don't offer meteorology as such, but do offer Environmental Earth Science
(F640; see http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...s/geog-eas.php) and
Environmental Science (F900; see
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/...og-enviro.php).

We also offer Physics (http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/prospectus/courses/physics.php)
or a joint degree, Geog and Physics (FF38).

Maybe even more interesting would be the joint Earth Planetary and Space
Science BSc, run jointly between the Physics and Geog/Earth Studies
departments. See http://www.aber.ac.uk/publications/u...cs/phys11.html.

I'm not in either department, so I can't comment on how appropriate those
courses would be. But follow the links to see a course description. Better
still, come and visit and ask your questions here! If you email me, I'll
put you in contact with the right person.

Adrian
--
Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:08:51 +0100, Robin Wilson
wrote:


estershire. I'm doing A Levels at the moment - hoping to go to uni and
do a degree in Geog. After that, who knows, maybe some meteorology and
then a career in the Met Office...you never know!


I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

JPG

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:08:51 +0100, Robin Wilson
wrote:


estershire. I'm doing A Levels at the moment - hoping to go to uni and
do a degree in Geog. After that, who knows, maybe some meteorology and
then a career in the Met Office...you never know!


I think, and I guess others will confirm, that a first degree in physics would
be more useful if you wish to have a career in meteorology. Don't forget the
meteorology degree at Reading either, many contributors to this group have done
(or are doing) this one. Other universities do similar courses - Edinburgh,
Leeds, UEA, Aberystwyth.

JPG

"Robin Wilson" wrote in message
news
Thanks for all the replies I've recieved.

Sadly I can't afford t he £56 option - but the other one from the Met
Office is def better than the BBC one.

I remember seeing the sferics on top of the rainfall radar display when I
was at the Met Office - which meant that you could see where the rain was
turning thundery. I had a great time at work experience there - learnt an
awful lot - and I can really see myself doing what they do! Possible
career plan there! lol. I was especially impressed with their computer
systems - the program Nimbus was so powerful - even though it sometimes
misbehaved.

Glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Birmingham Met Office, Robin. There's
work experience opportunities in the Operations Centre at Exeter if you're
really keen and fancy visiting a part of the world with virtually no
weather. As for Nimbus it's good, but Horace is better :-)
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/systems/horace/index.html

Jon.