The new forecasts from The Met. Office cover more than 2,500 areas, each three miles square, and show wind speed, direction and gusts, visibility, rainfall and temperature. Office is demonstrating the new services for mobile phone users on its stand at the Southampton International Boat Show. Visitors can experiment with the mobile phones which have been programmed to receive the marine information automatically. The cost of the new service ranges from ten pence to fifty pence for a single forecast.
Office stand today.
Time and Place' forecasts can be given for wherever you want, including predefined points or a position from a GPS unit.