I know I've seen lots of links sprinkled throughout the board for websites that give wind information. I'm curious as to which ones people prefer (and getting a listing in one place). So, what website do you use for wind forecasts?

Personally, I spend most of my time using http://wunderground.com, though their forecasts are often low.

I like metcheck and windguru. A local kite shop forum has links to plenty of weather site. http://www.kiteboomerangjugglingshop.co.uk/forum/forum_posts...

I spend most of my time on the NOAA page, along with wundeground, and ikitesurf.com. I generally compare all three to see what they are saying. The actual weather is normally somewhere in the middle...

On my phone I use Ikitesurf, Windguru, weather channel, and noaa on the computer.

Intellicast here. They're usually pretty accurate with their forecasts, at least for my area.

I use a local Japanese site

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Originally posted by Kamikuza I use a local Japanese site

Planning to share it? It might be useful to someone else at some point... Or is it very local, like town specific?

I use both www.windmapper.com and www.weatbher.com

i usually take an average of what the 2 sites are telling me and its fairly close to actual.

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Originally posted by Jolt I use both www.windmapper.com and www.weatbher.com i usually take an average of what the 2 sites are telling me and its fairly close to actual.

I assume that was a mistype and it should be www.weather.com ?

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Grand+Fork...

thats a good one, it only takes a glace and I get all the winds for the next few days. I guess you could put in your city and state and get the same info where ever you are.

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Originally posted by Maven454 Quote: Originally posted by Jolt I use both www.windmapper.com and www.weatbher.com i usually take an average of what the 2 sites are telling me and its fairly close to actual. I assume that was a mistype and it should be www.weather.com ?

Lol yes... www.weather.com

Im useless without coffee in the mornings...

another vote for a mix of local and international sites, hk gov weather and windguru for local HK winds. It's crazy how different they are sometimes. sites like windguru i think often don't take local considerations into account, local sites do a better job of local quirks.

also in summer i often have to fly between rainstorms, by tracking them on the local weather radar (256 km range) i can often find rain-free windows a couple hours long on days otherwise too wet to be flyable.

www.xcweather.co.uk for me

or when i'm at work http://www.shotleymarina.co.uk/weather as its nearby and is incredibly accurate

wunderground, windmapper, weather.com, and i get local forcasting from our local boys

i think it absolutely ignorant to charge people on ikitesurf a monthly fee to read their stations. They need to get over their selfs.

for ikitesurf, I had a trial account with them, and couldnt tell the difference between the free information they put up vs the not-so-free stuff...

www.sailflow.com has four models on one site. It gives the model data for two points 5 miles from where we fly in Vancouver. Only really very good on the coasts and the Great Lakes.
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intellicast for a general idea, usually i just look out the window--if the tops o the trees are moving--then so am i......:wee:

I just added the Weather eye application for my Blackberry!!!

ikitesurf has a meter less than 60 feet from where I launch, but they charge WAY too much to view one meter if they had a plan for about 20 a year I would be happy to pay but the amount they charge is astronomical. So I use the Coast Gaurd station thats about 2 miles south of my spot.

what kitejumper said. If there is a puff of wind the NPW will launch, then if I have to run 'til I :megan:, then the tricks I get to do are usually worth it!