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ome useful or interesting web links I'd recommend
General Weather Sources
MO Synoptics
Latest UK Met Office synoptic charts for Europe - all on one page.
BBC
weather
A whole range of UK weather services from the BBC.
Sat24
Sat24's recent satellite view of UK. Animated - visible or infrared.
GFS
plots
IPS Meteostar's 16-day f'cast plots for Manchester Airport, UK.
Metcheck
Detailed easy-to-read forecasts you can preset for any area.
Weatheronline
All-on-one-page UK weather maps and charts.
Weather Sources for Soaring Pilots
RASP Table
UK Thermal updraft predictions and much more.
Weatherjack
UK glider pilot Jack Harrison's informative site.
XCweather
Map of UK displaying recent data from automatic stations.
MODIS
Hi-res polar orbit satellite images for the UK.
Skew-T
Latest atmospheric soundings from Nottingham (Java version)
Wendy
Wendy Windblows provides real-time hilltop weather data from various UK sites.
Paragliding Information
Expanding
Jerome's Daoust's comprehensive source of info and wisdom for paraglider pilots.
EasyTide
Free UK tide predictions. (Useful for coastal soaring sites).
DSC
My local club - the Derbyshire Soaring Club.
BHPA
The British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association website.
GPS & Mapping
OSmaps
Ordnance Survey map shop and a free online 'get-a-map' service.
UKStreetmap
One of the best online streetfinder sites in the UK.
ukgarminairmap
Simon Headford's UK airspace files for Garmin GPS units.
MS Live
A very powerful mapping and hi-res aerial imaging resource.
lloydbailey.net
Lloyd Bailey has created some excellent 3D Google Earth airspace files.
Miscellaneous
Crosswalk
Free online bible & search facility plus extensive study references.
SeizetheDay
A band with a talent for making us feel uncomfortable - with good reason.
JCs
A wonderfully provocative and challenging Christian site.
Diggers&Dreamers
An essential guide to anyone interested in community living in Britain.