Forecast comparison

Compare Met Office and Open-Meteo estimates for the sands at Hilbre. If they disagree, plan for the worse conditions.

Data supplied by the Met Office. Sources may share underlying models. This page checks for updates every five minutes while open; providers may update less often. These are forecasts, not observations over the sands.

01 / Today

Today at a glance

Compare both sources before you set off.

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02 / Hourly

Hour by hour

Look for changing winds, rain and poor visibility.

Values: Open-Meteo Met Office

TimeWeatherTemp °CWind mphGustsRain %Vis km

Each cell shows Open-Meteo / Met Office. Highlighted cells are big disagreements, gusts over 45 mph or fog under 1 km.

03 / Radar

Recent rain radar

Past rain observations and estimated wind over the crossing.

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Weather data by RainViewer. Past observations only, not a rain forecast.

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