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GA briefing services
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Planned outage
Due to testing between the two World Area Forecast Centres,
the VT 1200 Sig Wx Chart will not be available on 19
October 2006. Please contact our Customer
Centre to obtain this chart. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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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.
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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.
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You can also upgrade to receive the additional
subscription services, for £56.40 including
VAT per year - just over £1 a week, further
helping you to:
- Plan ahead
- Keep safe
- Make the most of your flying time
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Form
F215
UK low-level weather chart providing a graphical
display of areas of different weather plus text relating
to surface visibility, weather and cloud up to FL100,
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 providing a graphical
display of areas of different weather plus text relating
to surface visibility, weather and cloud up to FL100,
updated four times a day.
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Global
TAF and METAR search
Get the latest global TAFs and 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.
Jet
stream
Jet-stream/300 mb 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.
See our free booklet GETMET 2006 for details
Telephone
Pilots who need specialist briefings can have one-to-one
discussions with a Met Office.
More about Talk to a forecaster
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