Weather Links 

 BABO weather 

• by county (members section)

Met Office

• Latest  Weather and 5-day regional  forecast (+ cities & severe wx warning)
• Aviation Wx - TAFs/METARs/214/215 (Requires free registration)
  • Met Office registered members
• Balloon Forecast (South East & Central Southern England) (registration reqd)
• Latest MO pressure chart (12 hourly)
• Rolling (72 hr) synoptic chart (UKMO derived)
• Latest MO pressure chart (hourly - requires registration)
• UK MO Observations
• Rolling Archive for Observed Stations

European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasting:3-6 days ahead

ECMWF    Reading,UK (medium-range pressure charts - 3-6 days ahead)

Independent   Operators

• AVBRIEF
  METARS/TAFs, 1-5 day synoptic Met Office Charts - free registration
• Forms 214/215 - �34.50 annual subscription
• Weatherjack - charts, soundings(Basle uni), forecasts, webcams
• BBC weather forecasts
• BBC UK radar (last 6/24 hrs)
• BBC UK wind sequence forecast
• BBC UK satellite (in 3 hr steps)
• ICAO wx  (NOOA and other model data - worldwide)
• University of Wyoming - ascents GB & Europe
• University of Wyoming - main forecast models
• NOAA GFS world wide models - individual location f/cs
• Radio Sonde database
• Westwind - 6000 weather links for Europe!
• MetCheck
  GFS 48 hr f/c model - 100 accesses/month free
• Online Weather
  Comprehensive data from various UK/Overseas models
• Weather  Commerce Ltd
  5 day forecast (free) and other (subscription) products
• NWS - current UK weather conditions
• Dutch aviation weather links
• PA weather Centre - click Forecasts, UK Outlook
  Updated 0700 hrs & 1900 hrs
• WeatherONLine
• Weatherweb (WCS)
  Aviation, day at a glance f/c, free email for week-end
• US Military
• WSI (Pilot Brief International) - registration required
• XCWeather
  Easy to read actuals from stations around the UK & France
• Icelandic Weather Service
  3-day (graphic) forecasts with data in hourly steps
• Wendywindblows
  Subscription service to dial-up UK automatic sites
• Sea State Anomoly (US Navy)

          Belgium Wx Service  

• Precipitation, Cloud, Rain, Temp - free 12 hr  forecast

       IGES/MRF

• 10 day precipitation outlook for Europe
• 10 day temperature outlook for Europe

       National Weather Service

• Marine Observations - current and historic
  
  

  Winds

• Radiosonde plotted data and UK location map
  mb against temp,solid line DALR,pecked SALR
• Forecast soundings (University of Basle)

  Automatic Wx Stations (includes private, research, educational, airfield)
  All sites below contain historical/archived wind/gust information in graphical and/or tabulated form
  LGHT=Local Lightning detector

• Bedfordshire, Clifton
• Berkshire, Reading
• Bucks, Olney
• Cambridgeshire, Cambridge University
• Cambridgeshire, Over
• Cambridgeshire, Peterborough
• Carnarvon, LLyn Peninsula
• Cheshire, Chester College
• Cornwall,Lands End
• County Durham, Stanhope
• Cumbria, Brampton
• Cumbria, Garrigill
• Denbighshire, Prestatyn
• Devon, Bishopsteignton
• Devon, Bridford
• Derbyshire, Alfreton
• Derbyshire, Church Gresley
• Derbyshire, Newhall
• Dumfries and Galloway, Wanlockhead
• East Renfrewshire, Neilston
• Essex, Colchester                        LGHT
• Gloucestershire, Nailsworth        LGHT WAP
• Greater Manchester, Salford
• Hampshire, Clanfield
• Hampshire, Overton
• Hampshire, Otterbourne
• Isle of Wight, Newport
• Lancashire, Blackpool
• Lancashire, Leyland                     LGHT
• Lancashire, Morecambe
• Lancashire, Read
• Lancashire, Ribble Valley
• Leicestershire, Oadby
• Leicestershire, Shepshed
• Middlesbrough, Bilingham          LGHT
• Northants, Brixworth
• Northants,  Pitsford
• Nottinghamshire, Calverton
• Pembrokeshire, Tegryn
• Somerset, Taunton
• Staffordshire, Chesterton
• Suffolk, Ipswich
• Surrey, Epson
• Surrey, Chessington
• Sussex, Worthing 2 day archive
• Sussex, Shoreham
• Warwickshire, Shipston on Stour
• Warwickshire, Wellesbourne
• West Midlands, Coventry
• West Midlands, Coventry 2
• West Midlands, Dorridge
• Yorkshire, Eddsfield                     WAP
• Yorkshire, Hollym
• Yorkshire, York University

  Satellite Images

• Meteosat Infra  Red European Satellite Picture
• Meteosat Visible Light European Satellite Picture
• Full Earth Disk - Infra Red (Europe/Africa)
• Dundee University geostat. & polar orbiting sat links
• Dundee University latest polar images
  (requires registration - see above)
• French Met Office

  CAA/AAIB

• NOTAMS (bulletins), AICs and Aerodrome Information
  (published from midnight  and valid for 24 hrs - requires registration)
• Air Accident Investigation Branch
• Aircraft Registration search

Other useful links

   Balloon Manufacturers/National Organisation Pages

• Cameron/Sky Balloons
• Thunder & Colt
• Lindstrand
• Head Balloons
• Ultramagic Balloons
• Kubicek (Czech) Balloons
• The British Balloon and Airship Club - BBAC
• FAI - International ballooning records etc

   Ballooning Events

• Worldwide events

      Misc

• Weather Products - supermarket.  Everything here!
• A world-wide comprehensive balloon link site
• Discounted OS and digital UK/Europe maps with online ordering
  10% discounts for BABO members. Code BABO1122 when 
• Postings to world-wide reflector(by date/thread):1996-present
• Zebedee List (2nd-hand balloons with pictures)
  above includes stolen balloon list
• Special shapes from around the world
• Town, grid reference and postcode to map converter
• Street Maps for the UK
• UK Post code to address (and vice versa) converter
• New UK Directory Enquiries (including part-name search)
• Windspeed & Rel Humidy converter
• World Sunrise/set for up to one year ahead (including daylight savings)
• BBAC
• BBAC Landowner Relations including sensitive area  updates (PDF format)
• pass word required from [email protected]
• Adobe Acrobat PDF format reader (download)
• Frequently asked Met questions
• Jetstream Analysis-(round the world bids etc)
• BBAC Map update/sensitive area service
• Text message to any (GSM) mobile
• Batteries (On-line ordering for standard/alkaline/rechargable/mobile etc)
• Black Horse Balloon Club
• Ordnance Survey
• Companies House
• First Aid, PPL,CPL Courses - from Martin Axon
• Royal Mail Postal Rates April 2005 onwards
• Long Jump (2005)

Suggestions for additions or amendments to this list are welcomed and should be sent to [email protected]