Here's something a little different, and although not really weather related it's interesting and good fun to see a selection of the current aircraft flights taking place across the UK and Europe. The [...]
We have an ever growing list of calculators and converters with a weather related theme. From the simple Centigrade to Fahrenheit, or wind speed mph to knots, converters, to the more esoteric cloud base [...]
Heathrow Airport in London is the UK’s largest and busiest airport as well as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on passenger traffic. Located in the west [...]
London Stansted Airport (STN) is an international airport just outside Bishop’s Stortford in Essex and 30 miles northeast of central London. The airport’s name is taken from the nearby village of Stansted Mountfitchet. [...]
Previously known as Luton International Airport, London Luton Airport is the capital’s fourth largest airport after Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. Located just outside the town of Luton in Bedfordshire, the airport primarily serves low-cost airlines flying to [...]
London Gatwick became an aerodrome back in the 1930s, but the airport we know today was officially opened on 9 June 1958 by Her Majesty The Queen. Over the last 60 years the [...]
Southampton Airport is a regional airport owned by AGS Airports Ltd. We serve around 30 destinations with great onward connections to the world. Benefited from fantastic transport links located just off the M27 and [...]
Exclusively dedicated to business aviation, Farnborough Airport is the most modern and efficient private airport of its kind in Europe. Farnborough Airport is a magnificent gateway to London, offering unparalleled amenities and services for [...]
The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on 1st June and ends on 30th November. Since 1953 all Atlantic tropical storms have been named based on a 6 year recycling list (see below). For [...]
Although in the UK we regard anything in the region of 3.0 on the Richter as newsworthy, for many geographies that wouldn't even raise an eyebrow! To put this into context, here are [...]
Here's a really neat dynamic tool that shows a view over Crondall from just over 22,000 miles above, so you can see the progress of night and day as it actually happens! [...]
If the weather is a bit humid then just check the maps below to see where the latest lightning strikes are happening. We have a global map available first which you can them [...]
'Jet streams' were first discovered during the Second World War. Pilots were regularly flying between United Kingdom and the United States of America and they noticed that it was quicker to fly to [...]
