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The state of the weather is very important to sailors, we are always complaining about it!

Several members have asked about the possibility of having presented on this web site recent information about the wind speed & direction at Datchet, together with a web cam images of the water conditions.  It has been done by other clubs and has now been completed (September 2003).

One member did more than just ask, they submitted a proposal that include projected costs. Until a decision is made and as additional information, the following links are provided to allow members to gain some idea of the state of the weather and its possible effects.

A Davis Vantage Pro wireless weather station was installed in October 2002. For period of approximately 24 months the data was available from this web site. The good news is that the service is shortly to come back into operation, January 2007.

http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/windsorhistory/freeze63.html is a link to a local web site giving a picture of what it was like in the Windsor and  the surrounding area during the 'big freeze' in 1963.

Datchet Water Sailing Club, Queen Mother Reservoir http://www.dwsc.co.uk/weather/summary-datchet2.htm
Heathrow Airport  http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGLL.html  
(US National Weather Service)

Other UK locations can be selected from the list at
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/GB_cc.html

Slough http://www.onlineweather.com/v4/uk/city/Slough.html  
5 day forecast
Queen Mary SC http://www.queenmary.info/pagebuild/Local/pagebuild.cgi?PAGE=../std-files/static3.conf&SITE=Local&SUB=../br_oggle/vars.sub
Reading  http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~fsdata/metsite.html 
University Weather Station (Temperature, Wind Direction & Speed updated every 15 minutes)
UK  http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ 
with options for area forecasts such as the South East and South


http://theyr.net/cg/cny/I14c4f9/F=js*v*030418*9*EN*engl_London

Icelandic weather site providing pan European information including the UK.

http://www.metcheck.com/48hrforecast.asp?lat=51.499&lon=-0.552&pc=sl3%20
Above link for Club Postcode but site allows selection of locations by any postcode or county name

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?go=1&lang=eng&wj=knots&tj=c&odh=2&doh=22&fhours=180&vs=1&sc=77
Czechoslovakian weather site providing global information including the UK (unfortunately the closest site listed to us is Queen Mary SC)

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/charts/animation.html
3 day Europe surface pressure animation

http://www.itadvice.co.uk/weatherjack/wx.htm

Inshore & Onshore Weather Forecasts http://www.meto.gov.uk/
Wind speed converter http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~kjt/sailing/windforce.html
Wind Chill New wind chill charts at the US National Weather Service's site, you'll also find an on-line wind chill calculator at
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/html/windchil.htm

 

Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/hypocold.shtml
http://www.sailing.org/rorc/text/hypothermia.html
Heat Related Illness and Fluid Balance http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/heatill.html
Lighting-Up Time, Sunrise/Sunset and twilight definitions http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/leaflets/timekeep.html
Daylight/Moonlight Diagrams http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/nao/online/
HM Nautical Almanac Office http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/nao/
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory http://www.pol.ac.uk/

Tidal information
http://www.pol.ac.uk/appl/tidepred.html

   
Weather Stations  
Davis Instruments www.davisnet.com
Rainwise Inc www.rainwise.com
Peet brothers www.peetbros.com
 
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