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I recently came across a couple of good websites for weather data and forecasting links which I thought I’d share. This post isn’t for the big resource sites, we’ll be covering all of those in specific posts over time.

http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/

Weather FAQs is, not surprisingly, a set of frequently asked questions for the newsgroup uk.sci.weather. The resources here are mainly for people who are interesting in the analysis and forecasting of weather data. It covers such subjects as how to set up a weather station, comparison of weather forecasting models and a useful glossary of terms. Of course it also points you towards the newsgroup itself (here is some information about how to access newsgroups) where you can read previous threads and ask your questions.

http://www.worldclimate.com/

World Climate is a handy, simple website that contains archive information for many locations around the world that it uses to provide typical weather information for. So you enter the city name and find out what average rainfalls and temperature are over time.

http://www.greatweather.co.uk/

Ant Veal’s Great Weather site is… great! It’s a bit busy to look at, but has a wealth of links to current and forecast data around the world. I’m sure you’ll find some data sources here that you never knew of before.