Useful lightning activity page (UK)

[Ripline]

Been using

http://www.freedata.meteorologica.co.uk/lightning/lightning.jpg

as part of my preflight weather checks. Pretty scarey picture tonight! :eek:

Of course, it will have died down by the time most of you read it.....

Ripline

[rotorcraig]

Looks like there's more interesting stuff at the same site, eg

http://www.freedata.meteorologica.co.uk/Metar/MetarMap.html

Hover mouse over marked airfields for METAR decode (some are "invisible", eg Cranfield!).

Drop down menu "Measure" in top left corner allows you to view QNH, visibility etc on the map

RC