Weather Forecast

[irc]

The snow forecast seemed accurate here just north of Glasgow. More than a foot of snow with deeper drifts. Local roads all snow covered. Buses still not running 4 days on. Cars needing dug out to get onto the road. Shelves empty of many things at local shops.

Neighbours all got stuck in today clearing snow and gritting. So cars usable again for the first time in 4 days. We are only 7 or 8 miles from the centre of Glasgow. There must be plenty higher and more remote places far worse off.

[cycleruk]

SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

[Flite]

Well, it hasn't thawed here at all.
The 4foot drifts around the garden mean the rabbits can walk over the walls and fences. So today I have been hand digging a snow moat around the outside. While OH has been using the mini digger to clear a route to get the vehicles onto the public road. We can now exit the village to the east, but north, south and west still have massive drifts. Last time we had this much snow, they dug the road to the west out in April, and it was over 20ft deep....
It's funny snow this time isn't it? It digs out in big solid blocks. Forget snowmen, around here the trend is for building igloos!
Could solve the housing crisis for a while!

[thirdcrank]

We've had a bit more snow overnight and woken up to unusually thick fog - can't see much beyond the houses across the street. Bearing in mind we are only a mile from J27 of the M62, that might cause trouble.

[Flite]

Starting to snow properly again now. Visibility poor.
The paths we dug yesterday are going to disappear

[rjb]

Thawing rapidly here in Somerset, Sun shining, 7°C, Water everywhere - flooding soon and still no milk available locally.

[Mick F]

All gone.
Warm sunny Sunday afternoon now after heavy rain in the early morning.
8degC

I checked the BBC website and the Met Office this morning, plus Rain Today website. I could SEE that the rain was going to go and the sun was going to come out.
BBC was way out saying rain all day, and Met office was spot on.
This is the complete opposite to a few days ago.

I really do wish they'd get their acts together and sing off the same hymn sheet.

I wonder ..................... if we listen to the news and there's something of interest on it, and then you go to the news websites ......... nothing about it at all.
I wonder that the internet info updates are a poor relation to live radio. They don't connect up straight away, but lag some hours.
I therefore think that it takes some effort somewhere to get the websites correct as per up-to-date facts. Perhaps a staffing issue and without any joined-up thinking.

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
Local BBC (local southwest weather forecasters) and national met will be different as they are interpreted by different people too.
Your climate is in an area which will always be warmest, even walled gardens have a microclimate

[thirdcrank]

I suspect there's some sort of covert plan at the BBC to demoralise people who don't reply to their letters about TV licences

The BBC online weather forecasts for around here express the likelihood of rain in %ages. ie to some extent backing it both ways.

[Mick F]

Funny that eh?
Strange that TVL people haven't contacted us for some weeks. Two letters, with neither of them being in the slightest threatening.

Maybe they're taking it out on us in other ways.

[thirdcrank]

On the matter of sensational weather forecasting, we've woken up to a couple of inches of snow and still snowing hard, with barely a mention of the possibility on yesterday evening's forecast.
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The BBC's local online weather forecast for hereabouts says

Light snow and breezy

A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. Becoming drier from the west through the morning with sunny spells and just the odd wintry shower expected by the afternoon.

It only started snowing here around 0600, and we've already had six inches. Although it's slackened off, it's still snowing.

[CliveyT]

The BBC online weather forecasts for around here express the likelihood of rain in %ages. ie to some extent backing it both ways.

I've never understood exactly what they mean though. Does it mean it will rain for x% of the time, there is an x% chance of rain (even just one drop) over the time period covered, x% of the region will be rained on.

It looks much more scientific giving a number rather than a symbol, but I still don't know if I'll need a raincoat or not.

[thirdcrank]

... I still don't know if I'll need a raincoat or not.

That sums it up much more concisely than I did further up waffling on about knowing to need how the weather will affect our plans: hanging out washing, having a barbecue etc.

[Bonefishblues]

... I still don't know if I'll need a raincoat or not.

That sums it up much more concisely than I did further up waffling on about knowing to need how the weather will affect our plans: hanging out washing, having a barbecue etc.

I think it's perfectly clear. I will need 79% of a raincoat at 5pm today.

Now where's me scissors?

[reohn2]

... I still don't know if I'll need a raincoat or not.

That sums it up much more concisely than I did further up waffling on about knowing to need how the weather will affect our plans: hanging out washing, having a barbecue etc.

I think it's perfectly clear. I will need 79% of a raincoat at 5pm today.

Now where's me scissors?

Don't do it buy a brollie