Best Weather Website

Originally posted by Black no sugar Originally posted by Jack Sparrow I find seaweed is really good. Jack, you've GOT to tell us! Is seaweed-gazing an ancient weather-divination lore? Or is it, when you get to the seaweed, you should stop driving? Please tell us before Sunday, so we can give it a go at the sailing club![/ P]

OK what you do is this..... get a bucket or two of seaweed, boil for a
couple of hours on high, get one clothes peg, apply clothes peg to nose,
drink as much seaweed juice as possible, descend into a deep psycho-
tropic state, see the future and foretell the weather.... see it's simple.


Or alternatively hang some seaweed by your door and if its crispy it will
be fine if its soft it will be raining soon. Old salty sea dog fisher mans tip
thingy.... apparently.

Originally posted by Black no sugar Is seaweed-gazing an ancient weather-divination lore?

Yes.  From  http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A641305 

"Certain types of seaweed can be used to measure the humidity. In the UK there is a type called lace seaweed⁵, a single, long strand of seaweed, looking a lot like a bootlace. Hang this up in a sheltered area and as the humidity rises the seaweed becomes damp, slimey and pliant, as humidity drops it becomes hard and brittle."

The only snag with this is it didn't predict the weather; it just told you what was already happening. 

Seaweed! If it pops when you squeeze it and you can hear it it is something like high pressure!!

 

I cant remember properly but give it a try and see if it works

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow I find seaweed is really good.

Jack, you've GOT to tell us!

Is seaweed-gazing an ancient weather-divination lore?
Or is it, when you get to the seaweed, you should stop driving?

Please tell us before Sunday, so we can give it a go at the sailing club!

 

 

Mmm seaweed is obviously too advanced for me too!

As well as the sites mentioned weatherweb.net has a good service which
mails out a summary and diagrams for the weekend ahead.