ONLINE WEATHER FORECASTING RESOURCES FOR SAILORS
Note: We hope these resources are useful and every skipper will be aware of and use others. Each skipper must make his own judgements based on all the information about whether and how to sail.
DITOR JOHN LEAHY 9 feb 2023
PREDICT WIND is one of the best either as a free online stream or as an APP Pro version available
DUBLIN AIRPORT WIDGET
SHORT TERM – Very good for east coast Skerries to Dalkey
Add 5 kts usually since the airport is sheltered
Airport Weather – very up to date weather information at airports in Ireland and elsewhere, with forecasts. Is your barometer correct? Check the pressure reading at a nearby airport against your barometer. To get weather for any airport in the world, just google the word “METAR” followed by the name of the airport. Eg METAR DUBLIN
RTE – latest coastal weather reports
UK forecasts from the BBC
BBC Shipping forecast
BBC Inshore forecast.
XC WEATHER – One of the best for getting a quick look ahead – also an APP which is free
7 DAYS WEATHER MAPS
– Weatheronline: good detail by area and several reports per day
Windy https://www.windy.com/?51.496,-0.122,5
Lots more detail by drilling down on right hand menu. Rember to check the wind AND the gusts. You do this by clicking “Wind” on the icon at the top of the right and select “gusts”
Weather maps for a week or more – Windfinder
Or weeks?
ECMWF
(European Centre for Met and Weather forecasts). Gives a good picture 10 DAYS. General weather for up to a month – Metcheck
DUBLIN BAY BUOY CURRENT
ICC AND CAI WEATHER SITES. V2. 9 FEB 2023 2
Irish lights buoys – That safe water mark in Dublin Bay collects weather information in real time and posts it to Twitter. As do several other buoys and lights around Ireland. Irish Lights weather information page – including useful links and times of broadcast weather info
Met Eireann buoys
Met Eireann coastal reports
Passage Weather – as used by many ocean sailors
Rainfall radar for UK and Ireland
Synoptic Charts
UK met office – synoptic charts for 5 days
Showing weather fronts
Synoptic weather charts
Black and White but several dayS