Links to data sources
Please see From Observations to Forecasts - Part 5. New forms of meteorological observations and information, by Roger Brugge, published in Weather <65 4, po 100-104 for the complete article.Quick links to data sources as provided in Table 2 of the article.
L1 Met Office forecasts (also RSS, alerts, .weather gadgets., etc.)
L2 BBC weather forecasts
L3 Latest weather observations (Met Office)
L4 Latest weather observations and links to recent graphical archive (Met Office)
L5 National Data Buoy Center
L6 Met Éireann observations
L7 Scottish weather observation network
L8 The latest Met Office six-hourly analysis
L9 The latest Deutscher Wetterdient sixhourly analysis (with plotted observations)
L10 Hourly surface analysis for the British Isles (Met Office)
L11 Jon O.Rourke.s website
L12 Radar imagery every 30 minutes for the British Isles unless in zoom mode (Met Office)
L13 Radar imagery, northwest Europe (Meteox)
L14 MeteoGroup radar imagery
L15 Sferics (lightning) charts (Blids)
L16 High resolution geostationarysatellite visible imagery (Met Office)
L17 Earthcam webcam listing
L18 Paul Gilliver.s .weather webcam. page
L19 Met Office weather warnings
L20 BBC weather warnings
L21 Subscribe to Met Office weather alerts
L22 Met Office twitter site for alerts and new releases
L23 Met Éireann weather warnings
L24 Roadside weather conditions (Vaisala)
L25 Flood warnings, England and Wales (Environment Agency)
L26 Flood warning, Scotland (SEPA)
L27 Floodline warnings direct (Environment Agency)
L28 Irish inland lake forecasts (Met Éireann)
L29 BBC Weather coastal forecast
L30 BBC Weather inshore forecast
L31 Irish inshore forecast (Met Éireann)
L32 BBC Weather shipping forecast
L33 Irish sea crossing forecasts (Met Éireann)
L34 Frank Singleton.s weather and sailing pages
L35 .An essential page for sailors. (Frank Singleton)
L36 Met Office mountain weather forecasts
L37 SAIS snow and avalanche forecasts
L38 Met Éireann mobile site
L39 Meteox mobile radar site
L40 BBC weather mobile-friendly site
L41 Met Office aviation forecasts
L42 uk.sci.weather Newsgroup
L43 Roger Brugge.s homepage
N1 uk.sci.weather . uk.sci.weather Newsgroup
N2 UK Weather World forum
N3 The Weather Outlook forum
N4 Midlands weather forum
N5 Netweather forum