Storm 'Doris'

[Accy cyclist]

They don't just cover Accrington you know

Setting aside the local weather reporters, it only takes one person to give the weather out. Yet the BBC must have 6 or 7 doing the national weather!

 

[Crackle]

[QUOTE 4696171, member: 9609"]your mutt got such a fright its turned into a springer[/QUOTE]
The experience changed him

 

[BrumJim]

They're not. It's just that lots of people don;t seem to understand what weather forecasts are...

More like a lot of people don't understand the difference between a weather forecast and a newspaper headline.

 

[hopless500]

She got us yesterday. 22 hours without power... which is fine. We have a wood burner and a gas hob and lots of candles. I drove past someone a couple of miles away who had both their cars and front of house squashed by a tree. Lots of trees and fences down. We got off lightly with roofing felt off a shed and my large fruit cage blew down the garden.

 

[snorri]

Setting aside the local weather reporters, it only takes one person to give the weather out. Yet the BBC must have 6 or 7 doing the national weather!

You wanna see the number of window cleaners in my area, what's that all about? The rain washes mine.

 

[Accy cyclist]

You wanna see the number of window cleaners in my area, what's that all about? The rain washes mine.

Ah,so you have http://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-self-cleaning-windows-work.html

 

[PeteXXX]

DorisDay+1

Snowdrops in Lings Wood...

 

[User482]

With regards to the accuracy of forecasts, you really need to consider confirmation bias and sample size...

 

[Bimble]

I've removed a number of posts. If you want to refute someone's opinion, do so, but focus on the opinion and don't add unnecessary insults. Thank you.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Why don't the the Met Office forecasters look at 'Will it rain today' before going live? Then they might get the forecast for the next few hours right at least

 

[User482]

[QUOTE 4696346, member: 9609"]
government department collates its own figures and pays itself millions in bonuses - hmmmm

.[/QUOTE]
Your accusation doesn't seem to be supported by the link...

 

[Biff600]

This is the only weather forecast you need.....

 

[Bimble]

[QUOTE 4696346, member: 9609"]government department collates its own figures and pays itself millions in bonuses - hmmmm[/QUOTE]

Your accusation doesn't seem to be supported by the link...

Mod note: The funding / management of the Met Office would be a subject for the Politics and Current Affairs forum. If you want to have that discussion take it there please. Thank you.

 

[snorri]

I find the regular weather forecasts sufficiently accurate to warrant consulting before going outdoors, but there seemed to be either an error of timing or an attempt to look too far ahead in the case of Storm Doris which was a non event at my location.
One of the problems in these days of 24 hour news, we hear of things but don't remember where we heard them. Many stories regarding the threat posed by Doris were broadcast in my area even although we were unlikely to be affected.

 

[Beebo]

We lost the lid from our sandpit.it is not in our garden or either of the neighbours
Please let me know if you see it.