Please read the Weather section in the field course handbook carefully. It gives you background on the art of weather forecasting, the influence from local factors on the weather at Dale Fort, and the different forecast activities you will undertake during the field course.

You will have to forecast different weather variables for Dale Fort. You will need to work in your teams and split tasks to analyse the available data in order to formulate your forecasts.

On this page, you will find links to weather data sources. Scroll to the bottom to find the Weather Game website.

Weather data

Here are some useful links for sourcing weather forecast information for the Weather Game:

Dale Fort Weather Station:

University of Leeds Weather Station:

University of Leeds Mobile Weather Station (UoL Farm and Blencathra):

Python Notebook to Plot the Data above:

Weather_Station_Data_PlotterDownload

Live stream data from Net Atmo weather stations across the world: https://weathermap.netatmo.com/

Net Atmo station installed at St Ishmael’s near Dale: https://weathermap.netatmo.com//?zoom=12&type=temp&param=Filter&stationid=70%3Aee%3A50%3A64%3A27%3A72&maplayer=Map&lang=undefined

Recent observations for UK: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/uk-weather-map

Current satellite imagery UK: https://en.sat24.com/en/gb

Synoptic charts: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/surface-pressure (look at the black and white versions they have more detail)

Compiled data from multiple forecast centres at windy.com: https://www.windy.com/

Compiled data from multiple forecast centres at wxcharts: https://www.wxcharts.com/

High resolution Met Office weather forecast map: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/map

Ensemble meteogram from ECMWF for Milford Haven: https://charts.ecmwf.int/products/opencharts_meteogram?base_time=202309270000&epsgram=classical_10d&lat=51.7167&lon=-5.03333&station_name=Milford%20Haven

Compilation of current and archived satellite images, synoptic charts, radiosonde data: https://sci.ncas.ac.uk/weatherdata/
user: weather, password: data

Forecast Presentations

Remember to email your presentation to the instructor leading the activity

In addition to the above forecast sources, you may wish to include some information about today’s conditions in your forecast presentations. Here are links to live stream weather station data from near the forecast locations:

Capel Cliffs weather station live stream, near Dover: http://www.capelcliffsweather.co.uk/

Weather station live stream at Leeds University: https://science.ncas.ac.uk/grafana/d/GIru7KIWk05/school-of-earth-and-environment-weather-station

Newquay weather station live stream: http://www.newquayweather.com/

Shetland Islands weather station: https://www.shetland-flyer.media/weather/index.html

Kinloch Laggan, Cainrgorms live weather station: https://holfuy.com/en/weather/1528

Nb: This is not an exhaustive list. There are many weather forecast resources publicly available online that you might use in your forecasts. Think about which sources are most reputable – always check the source of the data you are using.

Weather Game

Weather game website for submitting your numerical forecasts, inspecting the leader board:

Weather Game website

Rules are in the handbook. Scoring table:

Points543210-1-2-3
Max/Min Temperature (°C)–≤0.5≤1.5≤2.5≤3.5≤4.5≤5.5≤6.5≥6.5
Wind speed (m/s)–≤1≤3≤5≤7≤9≤11≥11–
Wind direction (°)–≤22.5≤27.5≤35≤45≤65≤90≥35–
Rainfall (mm)≤0.5≤1.5≤2.5≤3.5≤4.5≤5.5≤6.5≤7.5≥7.5