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met office add on for firefox

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  • Started 3 months ago by robertdanmorris
  • Latest reply from Lighthouse
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robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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!

any help would be appreciated!

Posted 3 months ago #
 
treadkiler
treadkiler
Posts: 47

Can you maybe clarify the question a bit?

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Budohorseman
Budohorseman
Posts: 687

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.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5481

@robertdanmorris. Do you mind if I email you?
What you are asking is far too complicated for us to reply to here.
I can phone and explain. Hence the email request.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
whs
whs
Posts: 5797

Moving to another area would solve the problem - sorry, I had to say that.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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!

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5481

Are you getting it from Bracknell?

Edit. Could you also give me link to the s/w you are using?

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Scott
Scott
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robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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!

yeah i'm using http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/we.....refox.html

and i tried it on the vista software on another computer in same house and vaguely remember the same issue.

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:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/we.....ather.html
on the built in software there are only 8! seems a bit weird don't you think!
the options it gives me are:
carlisle
crosby
keswick
shap
spadeadam
st bees head
walney island
woodford

half of these places even sound made up (sorry if anyone lives in shap or spadeadam!)

Infact it's only giving me the options available in this list:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/we.....raphs.html

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!

thanks guys

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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?

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.S. i know manchester airport has a met office weather station as i've seen it mentioned several times!

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5481

Have you tried entering your postcode?

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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And. It looks like you are looking at just the coastal weather stations.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

i can't get it to change off that though - is it just me that gets that or do you get them all?

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5481

If you enter your postcode into the site you posted. Where does it give you?

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

woodford - i gues i'll put that in - thanks guys

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Posts: 5481

Robert. I will download and try out this s/w tomorrow.

Edit. I tried it, and I see your problem.
Will investigate more.

Posted 3 months ago #
 
robertdanmorris
Posts: 8

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!

Posted 3 months ago #
 
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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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 :)

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