Weather Forecast

Welcome to a comprehensive page of top weather forecast sites for the Channel Island and neighbouring Brittany and Normandy coasts. So if you live in Guernsey or Jersey, this is the site for you!

The local shipping weather forecast produced by the Jersey Met office - http://www.jerseymet.gov.je/forecast/jersey/shipping.html

New - Port of Jersey wind and wave information - a useful site - http://www.portofjersey.je/Pages/weather.aspx

I have often wondered what Force 5 in the North means. Sounds like F5 in the Vale parish, but could be Alderney. A recent response to Martin Nickolls' letter included the following information:
"The CI Shipping forecast area extends about 100 miles from latitude 50 degrees north to the Brittany coast. Often the wind speed in mid Channel (the north of the area) and near the Brittany coast (the south of the area) differ by two Beaufort forces, the difference between a safe passage or danger for a smaller boat."

Weather from around the Channel Islands - http://www.jerseymet.gov.je/forecast/jersey/obs.html

Guernsey weather forecast from xc weather - http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/guernsey

Windguru - http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=35647

Great weather charts - Frank Singleton
http://weather.mailasail.com/Franks-Weather/Latest-Uk-Forecast-Charts-5-...

Magic Seaweed - http://magicseaweed.com/Guernsey-Surf-Report/167/

http://www.myweather2.com/activity/forecast2col.aspx?tagid=0930100504092...

New - shortcut to all the sites below if you have a tabbed browser - http://www.sharetabs.com/?guernseyweather

See http://www.simplysark.info/forum/buoys.php for live weather

Guernsey's Met Office
http://www.metoffice.gov.gg/

The local shipping weather forecast produced by the Jersey Met office
http://www.jerseymet.gov.je/forecast/jersey/shipping.html
http://www.thisisjersey.com/lifestyle/weather-shipping/

New
Click on Map forecast - Click here - may need to be registered
Wind Reports using Google Maps - Click here

BBC Weather for the Channel Islands - inc Rain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/cislands/index.shtml#no_url

Long range weather forecast
Windguru - http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=35647
Next 7 days - http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=Guernsey
7 to 14 days - http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=Guernsey
Windfinder - http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/guernsey

Other Forecasts
Metcheck - today and tomorrow - http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=Guernsey
Metcheck, beaufort with wave heights - today and tomorrow - http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOBBIES/inshore_forecast.asp?locationID=1066

XCWeather Predictions - http://www.xcweather.co.uk/?Loc=FR
New - Detailed Guernsey weather forecast from xc weather - http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/guernsey
New - Detailed Jersey weather forecast from xc weather - http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/jersey

Shipping Forecast - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/shipping_printable.html

Windfinder - http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/guernsey

Magic Seaweed wind animation - http://magicseaweed.com/msw-surf-charts2.php?chart=1&res=750&type=wind&s...

Current reports from Data Buoys
See http://www.simplysark.info/forum/buoys.php for live information
General - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml?lat=49.617828&lon=-2.595520&zoom=9&ty...
South of Jersey - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62027
Channel Lightship - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62103
Ouessant wave buoy - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62052

Jersey


Channel Light Vessel



Rain
Will it rain and when?
http://www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=loop1uur
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
http://www.sat24.com/eu

Charts
New in 2010 - Better resolution weather charts - also great weather site from Frank Singleton
http://weather.mailasail.com/Franks-Weather/Latest-Uk-Forecast-Charts-5-...
UK Online Weather UKMO Charts - http://expert.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/profi/en/ukmo/ukmo.html
Inshore Forecast 3 Day Europe - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/surface_pressure.html
New colour version -
http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/charts/medium/deterministic/ms...


French weather
Brittany weather - http://france.meteofrance.com/france/meteo?PREVISIONS_PORTLET.path=previ...
Normandie weather - http://france.meteofrance.com/france/meteo?PREVISIONS_PORTLET.path=previ...


Wave heights and direction
http://www.getaforecast.com/weather-charts-wave.php

When they say Moderate becoming Slight - what to they mean?
Smooth -- Wave height less than 0.5 m
Slight -- Wave height of 0.5 to 1.25 m
Moderate -- Wave height of 1.25 to 2.5 m
Rough -- Wave height of 2.5 to 4.0 m
Very rough -- Wave height of 4.0 to 6.0 m
High -- Wave height of 6.0 to 9.0 m
Very high -- Wave height of 9.0 to 14.0 m
Phenomenal -- Wave height more than 14.0 m