Weather forecasts - specifically mist/fog

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Does anyone have any good sites that will give things like wind speed/mist/fog on an hour by hour basis?
 
Brill thanks, although i've just discovered the spot i'm looking for has a blinking high quality webcam so I can check for mist before I set off!!!
 
ST4 said:
Its very good, particularly when abroad too. IIRC I think its French. Never failed me over in Europe...
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It was always my go to resource when I flew hang/paragliders and needed an accurate forecast
 
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I use met office, if it says visibility moderate or poor, chances are there is mist and/or fog about.
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I do the same. Low wind speed, high humidity, low visibility and chances are you'll find some. Plus knowing the area, and if it's a likely place to mist up - low ground, ponds/lakes etc.
 
Accuweather app/website is pretty good for this.

You want to look for high humidity, and the temparature hitting or going under the dew point temperature, along with low wind speeds.
 
Don't ask me, I drove a 7 hour round trip on Sunday because I thought the forecast looked perfect for fog/mist in the hope valley!

There was very high humidity (but not 100% this is important), the temperature and dew point were very close, low wind speed, rain the previous evening and completely clear skies.

Didn't check the visibility though I'll remember that one for future...

Not a single wisp of mist, hardly any cloud apart from a thin bank on the eastern horizon. Typical.
 
Craig_85 said:
Don't ask me, I drove a 7 hour round trip on Sunday because I thought the forecast looked perfect for fog/mist in the hope valley!

There was very high humidity (but not 100% this is important), the temperature and dew point were very close, low wind speed, rain the previous evening and completely clear skies.

Didn't check the visibility though I'll remember that one for future...

Not a single wisp of mist, hardly any cloud apart from a thin bank on the eastern horizon. Typical.
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I thought it would be a good one too but maybe the thing that counted against was a slightly high wind speed. I nearly went but had a lie in instead, sounds like you wished you'd done the same!
 
Try yr.no
Strangely enough it's a Norwegian site! Type in your location and you can get a lot of detailed info that is uncannily accurate. Sadly the App for this is crap! But the web version is quite detailed and extremely good.

I guess there will come the day when we can despatch a drone off to go and have a look before we make the trip;)
 
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