Weather

Before shooting off to repair/install that antenna you will look up the weather forecast to check that the visit is viable, feasible?

Is it windy?

Class Wind Strength
Calm Less than 0.5m/s
Light Air 0.5m/s to 1.5m/s
Light Breeze 2m/s to 3m/s
Gentle Breeze 4m/s to 6m/s
Moderate Breeze 6m/s to 9m/s
Fresh Breeze 9m/s to 11m/s
Strong Breeze 9m/s to 15m/s
Moderate Gale 15m/s to 18m/s
Fresh Gale 19m/s to 22m/s
Strong Gale 22m/s to 26m/s
Whole Gale 26m/s to 31m/s
Storm 31m/s to 38m/s
Hurricane Greater than 39m/s

Can I see?

Class Visibility
Dense Fog Less than 45m
Fog 45m to 180m
Slight Fog 180m to 900m
Mist 1000m to 2000m
Haze 1000m to 2000m
Poor Visibility 2000m to 4000m
Moderate Visibility 4000m to 10000m
Good Visibility 10000m to 40000m

Is it cloudy?

Class Height
Stratus, Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus Ground to 2500m
Cumulus, Cumulonimbus 500m to 2500m
Altocumulus, Altostratus 2500m to 6000m
Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus 6000m to 12000m