Site News
Following are the changes and updates made to the site, in reverse chronological order. Keep and eye on this page to get the latest information on new features and additions to the site.
Site Performance Fixed
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We're pleased to report that last night, the infrastructure that runs FifeWeather.co.uk was successfully moved across to new hardware.
Poor Site Performance
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Updated 27/10 @19:35: Our provider has now identified the issue on our server and we are working towards a fix. This may involve some downtime late Tuesday evening/early Wednesday morning.
We are currently investigating an issue with poor website performance since early Saturday morning.
UV Sensor Replaced
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We're pleased to report that our UV Index sensor fault has now been resolved.
New Photo Of The Week
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Thanks to Fife photographer Simon Swales, we've added a new "Fife Photo Of The Week" section to the site, where we will be featuring a stunning photo of Fife landscape, new each week.
UV Sensor Fault Advisory
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The weather station's UV sensor is currently offline due to a hardware fault.
BBC Landward Features FifeWeather
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FifeWeather.co.uk and the WeatherEvents.net mobile weather lab were featured in Episode 11 of the 2013 series of BBC Landward.
Time lapse video player now HTML5
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We've migrated our time-lapse video player on the WeatherCam page, to YouTube's new HTML5 player. This should hopefully provide better compatibility for those viewing the site from mobile devices/tablet computers, as the previous player was flash-based.
Forth Bridge Windspeeds Now On FifeWeather
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With very grateful thanks to the kind folk at the Forth Road Bridge, FifeWeather.co.uk now provides the Forth Road Bridge wind speed graph for the past 24 hours, alongside our own station wind speed graphs. This will make it easier to compare the wind speeds on the Forth, along with the inland wind speeds at our Lochgelly weather station.
New UK Weather Map Added
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Similar to the Scottish Weather Map, we've just added a new UK Weather Map, providing an overview of conditions from right around the UK.
New League Tables Added
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A new "League Tables" page has been added to the site, which provides a quick overview of previous monthly Min/Max/Average temperatures and rainfall, and how that compares to this month/year.