IOS Safari forces mobile web sites over full web sites

When you access certain sites using Safari on iOS, the web site will detect this and redirect you to a mobile version of the site optimised for mobile devices.
Is there is a way to stop the iOS Safari from declaring itself as an iOS browser?
For example, I use a pecific full website shortcut for a weather radar picture from Accuweather (www.accuweather.com/.......). Now, as soon as I want to see that quick loading radar picture, the Safari iOS browser goes instead to the start page of Accuweather Mobile (m.accuweather.com) and I will not be able to see the full web site picture at all.
I checked in the Settings for Safari but could not find anything helpful for this.

Thanks spm161!
Here is the shortcut http://www.accuweather.com/m/US/wigs.axd?city=Miami&state=FL&w=480&h=640&type=_S IR&geoWidth=400&lat=25.00&lon=-78.50
I live in the Bahamas and this is the best and customizable radar picture I could find. We only have Edge service down here and loading any apps is mostly very slow. That radar picture comparably loads pretty quick and gives me the most detail, too.
But like I said, recently the shortcut gets redirected to m.accuweather.com
I will send the info to the email as you advised above. Thanks for your help!!

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