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The information on the aviation pages is intended for aviation purposes
within the UK. These data are not to be used for commercial purposes and
are for personal use only, i.e. they should not be passed on to other
people or reproduced in any way. Users outside of the UK should not use
these data, unless they have sought permission from their own met. authority
to do so. The Met Office reserves the right to deny access to those believed
not to conform to these requirements.
A comprehensive range of weather forecasts and actuals designed
for private pilots.
Once registered, you have access to all the free aviation services
listed below.
You can then choose to upgrade to receive the additional subscription
services, for £56.40 incl. VAT per year.
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Form
F215
UK Low-level weather chart and text providing a graphical
display of areas of different weather up to FL150, updated
four times a day.
Form F214
UK Spot wind chart providing wind speed and direction
and temperature for standard levels up to FL240, updated four
times a day.
Forms
F414
European spot-wind chart providing wind speed and direction
and temperature for standard levels up to FL240, updated twice
a day.
Forms F415
European low-level weather chart and text providing a
graphical display of areas of different weather up to FL150,
updated twice a day.
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Global TAF
and METAR search
Get the latest global TAFs & METARs by searching either
by ICAO indicator, a zoom-in map, an airport name or a nearby
city.
TAF and METAR
Bulletins
TAF and METAR bulletins for popular areas give quick and
easy access to the latest airfield forecasts and actuals.
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AIRMET
Descriptive aviation forecasts covering different regions,
and updated several times a day.
Ballooning forecasts
Ballooning forecasts are available for south-east, south-west,
central and northern regions.
Climate statistics
Historical averages of weather conditions at a selection
of British Isles airfields
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48-hour
synoptic forecast
showing forecast fronts and isobars across Europe.
Rainfall
radar
Actual British Isles rainfall radar updated hourly in animated
sequence over last six hours.
Global composite
satellite
infrared image updated once a day
Visible
satellite pictures of Europe
updated once per day.
Infrared
satellite pictures
Infrared cloud top temperatures over Europe updated four
times a day.
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Rainfall
radar
Actual British Isles rainfall radar updated every 15 minutes
in an animated sequence of 11 frames.
Actual European rainfall radar updated every 15 minutes in
animated sequence of 6 frames.
Lightning
observations
The location of lightning strikes during the last two
hours.
European
synoptic charts
For up to 60 hours ahead in colour or 132 hours ahead in black
and white for easy printing, with animation, updated daily.
British Isles synoptic
analysis
Showing fronts and isobars across the British Isles for the
last hour.
Visible
satellite pictures
Of Europe, updated hourly.
Infrared
satellite pictures
Infrared cloud top temperatures over Europe in a sequence
of the last six hours, updated hourly.
Flight-level wind and temperature charts
Charts for a selection of regions. Updated four times a day.
Significant weather charts
Charts for a selection of regions. Updated four times a day.
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Three-day
aviation planner
Regional aviation weather outlook for three days to assist
planning, updated once a day.
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Cloud,
precipitation and pressure charts
Animated model forecasts for 36 hours ahead, updated four
times a day.
Visibility
forecasts
Animated model forecasts of visibility for six hours ahead,
updated hourly.
Jetstream
Jetstream / 300mb forecast animation for up to 48 hours
ahead, updated daily.
These products are made available on a trial basis. This
means that we make them available for viewing and for customer
feedback but they are not operationally supported. They may
be removed without notice or be updated irregularly and as
such should not be assumed to be part of the subscription
product.
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Fax services
Surface charts, significant weather charts, spot winds, planning
forecasts, European charts, AIRMET forecasts, TAFs and METARs are
all available on the MetFAX dial-up fax service.
For more details about these services please refer to our free booklet
GETMET 2004.
Telephone
Pilots who need specialist briefings can have one-to-one discussions
with a Met Office - talk to a forecaster.
More about Talk to a forecaster
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