On 01/02/14 17:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 15:08, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

Indeed, just so. But it seems I didn't make
my point clearly enough...

All I do is look at where the rain has been over
the past two hours, and then mentally "project"
where it will be in the next couple of hours.

No need to pay

This one seems to give you a forecast as well. Maybe there's a catch...

http://www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=exp

For me it has marginally less information (key to mm/hr)
and is marginally more difficult to use (zooming a bit awkward,
can't single-step it). But that's mere personal preference.