I live in the UK, very near where Great Dun Fell weather station is shown on Windy. I noticed the weather it reports is always radically worse than the real weather, and I found the true location of Great Dun Fell is precisely 150nmiles to the North of where it’s shown on Windy - all lat/long figures are the same except the big one! True location is 54 40’N, not 51 40’ as shown on Windy. Mystery solved, but it would be good to correct it if possible.
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How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
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RE: How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
@petra-pik Thanks, I’d guessed so. As it’s a station that I think might be on a Ministry of Defence site (radar warning station) that’s a little bit worrying!
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RE: How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
@petra-pik Thanks, I’d guessed so. As it’s a station that I think might be on a Ministry of Defence site (radar warning station) that’s a little bit worrying!
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RE: How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
@idefix37 Ah thanks - apologies for duplication! But if anyone knows how we can report this, please tell us!
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RE: How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
@challfrocester Of course I meant 180 nautical miles N, not 150. There are of course 60 nm in a degree - duh, blame not enough coffee.
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How do I report a weather station that is in the wrong place?
I live in the UK, very near where Great Dun Fell weather station is shown on Windy. I noticed the weather it reports is always radically worse than the real weather, and I found the true location of Great Dun Fell is precisely 150nmiles to the North of where it’s shown on Windy - all lat/long figures are the same except the big one! True location is 54 40’N, not 51 40’ as shown on Windy. Mystery solved, but it would be good to correct it if possible.