I don't see any point in paying money for something which other suppliers provide for free. The shipping forecast areas are far too large where I am, to give any useful weather predictions. I like XC Weather, but often the predicted wind strengths are too vague to be useful. What use do you make of a prediction of 15 to 32 knots. XC Weather uses the NOAA WW3 model I think and wind predictions can be misleading. I use XC for viewing current conditions only. Wind accuracy can be very very accurate to within 3 hours accuracy using Ugrib though of course the further you look ahead the timing get more inaccurate but the trends stay pretty Yesterday I ventured out with a friend and her two boys 12 and 14, neither of whom had been on a yacht before. Preparing for the trip to sail them back to the island they came over from in the morning, I checked XC weather among others. 15mph gust 28mph reducing to 13 and 25 respectively.
Met office and Xc weather app Freebie. As accurate as any up to three or four days. Personally can't see the point of any paid Apps Their basically all using same source info just different interpretation. Short range i just look out the window. Lol Certainly the important thing is not the “app” but the weather models.
Longer and Gustier - YBW Forum. The format for XC Weather has changed a bit and it shows the nature of winds on the lakes rather more clearly. XC Weather Disclaimer - YBW Forum. XC can be very good but it is a land based forecast. If you based it on a city then you should always add 20% for being at sea. Another one which is very good is passage weather which i have found to be accurate. RASP can be very useful an picks up on local conditions. You'll need to select Surface Wind (10m) from the parameters first:. Hi Chaps I notice on XC weather that a couple of wind directions are coloured red instead of the usual blue . The forecast is quite benign so can't be for strong winds . There is no explanation on the site so any ideas .or am I having a senior moment and missing something obvious marine call or XC weather?? YBW Forum. Which weather app? - YBW Forum. XC Weather Disclaimer Page 2 YBW Forum. XC Weather has been one of my favorite weather websites for a long time, especially the wind observation maps. On my recently acquired Lenovo tablet however, tapping a screen location brings up data for somewhere to the west. Eg, if I want to see winds for the Irish Sea coast
I love this app. But it seems to have stopped working on my phone - it says 'forecast has expired' with a blank screen. I've tried deleting and re-downloading, without success. Wondered if it's just me or affecting everyone.
XC Weather Problem - YBW Forum. XC weather anomaly - YBW Forum. Two of us aboard, both looking at XC weather forecast, and from same url. Two different forecasts for the same place, different wind speeds, same direction. How can one website produce two different forecasts for same place