http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: met office add on for firefox en Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:18:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-34178 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:23:28 +0000 Lighthouse 34178@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Manchester<br /> <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/manchester_forecast_weather.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/manchester_forecast_weather.html</a><br /> Liverpool<br /> <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/liverpool_forecast_weather.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/liverpool_forecast_weather.html</a><br /> Blackburn<br /> <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/blackburn_forecast_weather.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/blackburn_forecast_weather.html</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-34174 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:11:17 +0000 Lighthouse 34174@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Trying phoning your local met station. See what they say. I've worked with them in the past, and they are normally a friendly bunch of folk :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-34172 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:05:39 +0000 robertdanmorris 34172@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>thanks - it appears woodford isn't that far from me actually - about 20 miles so it doesn't matter but it's just really odd! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33882 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:25:26 +0000 Lighthouse 33882@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Robert. I will download and try out this s/w tomorrow.</p> <p>Edit. I tried it, and I see your problem.<br /> Will investigate more. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33878 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:21:59 +0000 robertdanmorris 33878@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>woodford - i gues i'll put that in - thanks guys </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33875 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:35 +0000 Lighthouse 33875@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If you enter your postcode into the site you posted. Where does it give you? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33874 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:12:44 +0000 robertdanmorris 33874@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>i can't get it to change off that though - is it just me that gets that or do you get them all? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33871 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:10:54 +0000 Lighthouse 33871@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>And. It looks like you are looking at just the coastal weather stations. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33869 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:06:52 +0000 robertdanmorris 33869@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>in the software there isn't any options to do that - obv there is on the website but not when you get their add on. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33866 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:03:24 +0000 Lighthouse 33866@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Have you tried entering your postcode? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33859 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:53:15 +0000 robertdanmorris 33859@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>the more i look into this - it doesn't have any areas such as birmingham or leeds in the midlands or yorkshire, the only big city ont here is london! there isn't even a cardif in wales! is this just me or am i doing something stupidly wrong?</p> <p>it appears it only has the place with the "latest forecast" rather than future - to be honest i can look out my window to find the latest - it's the future one i want! it seems a pretty pointless piece of software unless anyone can get it to forecast!</p> <p>P.S. i know manchester airport has a met office weather station as i've seen it mentioned several times! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33855 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:46:37 +0000 robertdanmorris 33855@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>yeah they work but i remember one was forein and the other i couldn't get into celsius and i'm not so good with farenheight!</p> <p>yeah i'm using <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/gadgets/firefox.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/gadgets/firefox.html</a></p> <p>and i tried it on the vista software on another computer in same house and vaguely remember the same issue. </p> <p>I can't get bracknell either - basically it is missing loads of the main areas and tried uninstalling and reinstalling etc. in north west on the drop down menu here there are loads of places to chose:<br /> <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/manchester_forecast_weather.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/manchester_forecast_weather.html</a><br /> on the built in software there are only 8! seems a bit weird don't you think!<br /> the options it gives me are:<br /> carlisle<br /> crosby<br /> keswick<br /> shap<br /> spadeadam<br /> st bees head<br /> walney island<br /> woodford</p> <p>half of these places even sound made up (sorry if anyone lives in shap or spadeadam!)</p> <p>Infact it's only giving me the options available in this list:<br /> <a href='http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/spadeadam_latest_weather_graphs.html'>http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/spadeadam_latest_weather_graphs.html</a></p> <p>i don't get why though as they are both north west and surely i should be able to get manchester in the north west!</p> <p>thanks guys </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33724 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:44:32 +0000 Scott 33724@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Do either of these work for you?</p> <p><a href='https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2024'>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2024</a><br /> <a href='https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/398'>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/398</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33718 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:47:35 +0000 Lighthouse 33718@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Are you getting it from Bracknell?</p> <p>Edit. Could you also give me link to the s/w you are using? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33717 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:44:25 +0000 robertdanmorris 33717@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>is there a complicated issue with the met office software then? it seems ludicrous that it doesn't have the major uk cities as options! Don't worry about it - i'll just set the met office to my homepage - save you a lot of trouble! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33623 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:20:24 +0000 whs 33623@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Moving to another area would solve the problem - sorry, I had to say that. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33611 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:56:35 +0000 Lighthouse 33611@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@robertdanmorris. Do you mind if I email you?<br /> What you are asking is far too complicated for us to reply to here.<br /> I can phone and explain. Hence the email request. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33610 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:53:44 +0000 Budohorseman 33610@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>treadkiler, he's speaking UK English not US American English, I think we will need to leave this one in very capable hands of our friends across the pond. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33608 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:48:06 +0000 treadkiler 33608@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Can you maybe clarify the question a bit? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/met-office-add-on-for-firefox#post-33592 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:06:23 +0000 robertdanmorris 33592@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I don't know if it's me being stupid but i have the latest firefox and the latest met office, but i don't have manchester as an area in the north west. in the north west there is no liverpool, manchester, blackburn or many of the major cities. is there anyway to get the areas or select the north west in general - as i don't think you can do that either!</p> <p>any help would be appreciated! </p>