Weather conditions for Jersey, Channel Islands.
The wise monkey grabs data about the local weather conditions from various sources and shows the most recent information on a map of the island. It's focus is on kiteboarding and paragliding and by default these spots will be highlighted and rated when the conditions are good for them. This can be turned off in the options area.
Here is a description of the various controls:
The view automatically refreshes every minute. Wind information is shown in the center of the map, swell at the bottom left and tides are top-right.
Mobile versions
You can check on the wise monkey when you're out and about. These are versions of the site that are made specifically for mobile phones and are designed so that they won't eat up your bandwidth. Choose the one that best suits your phone type from the mobile menu at mobile.thewisemonkey.net
Basic
Built for very basic phones and contains minimal information.
Standard
All modern phones should be able to use this one.
Smartphone
Made specifically for the iPhone but should work with most smartphones.
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Data
Where the information comes from and how often it is updated:
| Area | Source | Update frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Wind observation | Jersey airport | On a good day every 6 minutes but this source is unreliable. When it fails a sturdier option kicks in but it only updates every 30 mins. |
| Swell observation | From the wave buoy 5nm off of Corbiere | Hourly |
| Tides | National Oceanography Center | Daily |
| Air temp | Jersey airport | At least every 30 minutes |
| Sea temp | St. Helier Harbour | Daily |
| Forecast in the future zone | Windguru provides all data apart from tides | 3 times a day |
Please don't blame the monkey if you drop everything and rush to a site only to find that the conditions are not as stated! Wind readings especially are only an indication of the conditions at the airport and the actual wind at a beach on the other side of the island may be quite different. Generally the wind is lower at the beach and higher on steep slopes and this is considered when ratings are given.
Contact
Feel free to email the hairy one at the following address:
He is especially interested in news of any new weather stations that have come online, local webcams or stuff like that. Requests for new features or other comments about the site are also welcome.
If you want you can just chuck him a banana.