Home > Off Topic > Weather Forecasting Rant |
|
|
stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35272 |
i agree... it would be cheaper for the met office to employ 50 or so people in different parts of the country to look out of their window and then phone in the weather there.. ... - .- -.
|
||
29th Jun 2015 12:08pm |
|
Rosco Member Since: 20 Jan 2012 Location: Beyond the wall. Posts: 2575 |
Thanks Stan, my sentiments exactly, I just dont understand how it can be so drastically wrong in such a short period of time considering the resources available |
||
29th Jun 2015 12:11pm |
|
alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6723 |
The only accurate weather forecast is telling people what happened yesterday.
|
||
29th Jun 2015 12:20pm |
|
mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
Need one of these
|
||||
29th Jun 2015 1:17pm |
|
stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35272 |
... - .- -.
|
||
29th Jun 2015 1:30pm |
|
Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3233 |
When I lived in Scotland it was easy. If you could see the hills it was going to rain. If you couldn't see them it was raining. John
|
||
29th Jun 2015 1:40pm |
|
JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
No change there then ..... ====================================
|
||
29th Jun 2015 2:09pm |
|
nobbyclark Member Since: 16 Sep 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 131 |
Leaving aside my partisan view as an employee of the company that supplied the Met with about £50m of useless hardware, I totally agree. There should be some sort of audit on how accurate the forecast is vs. the actual. It is rarely, if ever, correct. |
||
1st Jul 2015 2:57pm |
|
RR2008HSE Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2932 |
I remember a highly accurate forecast I heard on the radio just after moving the BC: generally cloudy, with possible rainy periods and some sunny breaks. Chance of snow, hail and fog. Some wind.
|
||
1st Jul 2015 6:49pm |
|
Rosco Member Since: 20 Jan 2012 Location: Beyond the wall. Posts: 2575 |
Well, given up now. Determined to have BBQ today so just finished it in the rain, has been warm today ( maybe 15 ) but overcast with occasional showers, and its July, worst I have known in 12 years of being back over the wall |
||
1st Jul 2015 7:24pm |
|
Roystonh Member Since: 21 Nov 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 395 |
It was baking in Kent today - temperature gauge on car showed 38 degrees at 3.30pm, sunny all day. The RR ran really well, nice and cool inside but the engine was extra noisy as I suppose it had a lot to do. Cooled seats came in handy too.
|
||
1st Jul 2015 8:41pm |
|
Rosco Member Since: 20 Jan 2012 Location: Beyond the wall. Posts: 2575 |
Cheers Royston, thanks for that........... |
||
1st Jul 2015 8:43pm |
|
Welshdragon Member Since: 20 Jan 2012 Location: here and there...but not where I should be Posts: 1899 |
Ere living in Wales we have our own issue with weather, I've given up looking at long range reports.
|
||
1st Jul 2015 9:36pm |
|
|
All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis