You could always learn to read aviation METARS (actuals) and TAFs (forecasts)
Available here for free and without registration
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/coded.html
For example, presently
Metar: EGCC 271420Z 31014KT 9999 FEW026 SCT039 16/11 Q1026
(reported on the 27th at 14:20 GMT, wind is from 310 degrees, blowing 14 knots, there are few clouds at 2600ft above the airfield, scattered clouds at 3900 feet. Visibility greater than 10km (9999 bit). Temp is +16 deg C, dewpoint is +11 deg C. Pressure is 1026mb)
TAF: EGCC 271157Z 271322 32010KT 9999 FEW028 BKN040
(predicted conditions made on 27th at 11:57 GMT for the 27th period 13:00 to 22:00 GMT – wind 320 deg, 10 knots. Visibility greater than 10km. Few clouds at 2800ft, broken clouds at 4000ft.)
NB Few = 1-2 eighths, Scattered = 3-4 eighths, broken = 5-7 eights and overcast is literally that (8 eighths).
I can actully decode METARs and TAFs…i’s not hard! 😀
Thanks for the comments Guys!
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