Webcams and weather
Long Mynd webcams and weather station
There are various webcams at the Mynd, courtesy of the Midland Gliding Club. Always check dates and times, to make sure you are getting the current image and weather station data.
The detailed weather information is displayed below the webcam images.
LMSC weather station at the Mynd – Note the LMSC Mynd weather vane might stick in snowy/icy weather – its worth a double check against the MGC weather station and windsock (both below) !
LMSC Webcam: pointing north to the LMSC launch site.
Updated at 20 minute intervals. (See here for previous images: https://www.mysolarcam.com/LongMyndNorth/)
Current day Video clips looking North
Click on the time you want to watch – but beware if you are sneaking a view from work – it plays music whether you like it or not.
LongMynd North gb – SolarCam – 4G Solar Camera Live (mysolarcam.com)
LMSC Webcam: pointing south.
Updated at 20 minute intervals. (See here for previous images: https://www.mysolarcam.com/LongMyndSouth/)
Current day Video clips looking South
Click on the time you want to watch – but beware if you are sneaking a view from work – it plays music whether you like it or not.
LongMynd South gb – SolarCam – 4G Solar Camera Live (mysolarcam.com)
MGC Webcam: Pointing west to the windsock at the MGC (updated every minute).
Image and data below should now be correct following installation of new kit by MGC and server reboot.
Time lapse webcams
We now have two time lapse cams (courtesy of the MGC). If the images are static on your mobile device, or not updating, or to see it slightly bigger, use these links instead: west cam and hangar cam.
West cam: this shows the sky state over the last 40 minutes, updated every minute.
Hangar cam: this is the view from the hangar looking east towards the usual MGC launch point, over the last hour. The images are updated each minute from just before/after sunrise/sunset.
Clatter
Clatter is currently open to LMSC members only (temporary guest membership can be obtained by contacting any committee member).
Data collected constantly but averaged over 15 minutes, camera every twenty minutes. Wind strengths etc. will be pretty accurate in a SW wind, other directions pretty good as the station is higher up the hill than the launch and with an open aspect in all directions. Being located on top of a hill in Mid Wales it is expected that the skystate and weather information will be of some use relating to our other sites in the area. Finally, it’s installed on site at Clatter, with the camera looking west across towards launch. Most recent camera image below (updated every 20 minutes).
Other live weather stations
This Photo has kindly been authorised by carboncommunity.org for us to show. It’s of use to mid Wales pilots and also to show the progression of weather fronts. It is located down near the Heart of Wales railway line by the Cynghordy viaduct which is north east of Llandovery. The carbon community is a scientific reasearch led group aiming to identify the most efficient means of retaining carbon for the benefot of the environment, a good opportunity for anyone interested to volunteer and get out in the countryside when not flying. Their idealogy is “A new reforestation approach, rooted in science, to increase carbon sequestration in trees & soil.”
CarbonCommunity Cynghordy
Last 10 images cycle around or click on arrows at either side of image (if your browser shows them)
Courtesy of North Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding club – Llangollen site weather station and separate camera
Other local weather stations are listed below.
- Shrewbury
- Lyth Hill, near Shrewsbury
- Much Wenlock
- Malverns
- Featherstone, Staffs
- Gyrn. The station is located on Pentre Farm, which is the farm directly below the main flying ridge.
Other webcams
- Barmouth – multiple cams & weather station, useful for seeing the weather coming in from the coast.
- All UK – some of these will no longer be active.
RASP
RASP is particularly useful for XC pilots, showing a wide variety of soundings, including thermal strength. The current RASP page is at http://rasp-uk.uk/RASPtableGM/RASPtableGM.html. It is complex to understand, so there is a web cast available at: http://www.judithmole.net/blog/?page_id=3205
BLIPSPOTS and SKEW soundings
A Blipspot is taken from RASP forecasts, and provides an hour by hour forecast readout for:
- Thermal Updraft Velocity in fpm (shown as W*)and Thermal height
- Surface and upper wind speeds and direction
- % surface sun etc.
These are available on the pages for the individual sites. These are a bit complicated, so see the main RASP page for an explanation.
Useful Links
- XC Weather
- Metcheck Shropshire, today and tomorrow
- Metcheck Shropshire, 16 days
- Metcheck Church Stretton
- Met Office UK visible satellite
- Met Office surface pressure
- Frixo is a road travel reporting website, that provides users with the up-to-date road traffic information. Data is updated every 5 minutes using sensors placed on motorways and common A / B roads.
- Sat24 satellite most recent image below