Are weather forecasts a waste of airtime?
Discussion
Firstly, I'm biased on this because I never watch TV weather forecasts, they just drone on and on and really get on my nerves. They are like white noise. I can go online and within seconds can get a 7 day forecast for anywhere in the country, showing me hour by hour the likely temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and likelihood of rain etc.
Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
lornemalvo said:
Firstly, I'm biased on this because I never watch TV weather forecasts, they just drone on and on and really get on my nerves. They are like white noise. I can go online and within seconds can get a 7 day forecast for anywhere in the country, showing me hour by hour the likely temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and likelihood of rain etc.
Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
You could say the same for the news that precedes it too?Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
As for the weather forecasts, with the super computers of this day and age, surely they could be more accurate? For example today, at 4pm the BBC weather app was showing a 18% chance of a light shower. At 4:15pm there was a monsoon that continued for around 20 minutes.
zetec said:
lornemalvo said:
Firstly, I'm biased on this because I never watch TV weather forecasts, they just drone on and on and really get on my nerves. They are like white noise. I can go online and within seconds can get a 7 day forecast for anywhere in the country, showing me hour by hour the likely temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity and likelihood of rain etc.
Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
You could say the same for the news that precedes it too?Are TV weather forecasts a waste of air time? Could better use of this time be made for something else? I find t strange that we are still stuck with these archaic presentations, when everyone and their auntie is surely online now. They also provide jumped up people like Ales Beresford to start thinking of themselves as celebrities when in reality, a monkey could do their job (I make an exception for Carol Kirkwood, who is lovely and brilliant, and for some reason, I don't mind watching now and then)
As for the weather forecasts, with the super computers of this day and age, surely they could be more accurate? For example today, at 4pm the BBC weather app was showing a 18% chance of a light shower. At 4:15pm there was a monsoon that continued for around 20 minutes.
BBC get their weather from Meteogroup, not the Met Office. If people didn’t want the weather I’m pretty sure the TV providers would have picked up on this and dropped it. You don’t like it, but it’s clear lots of people do. Like sport, or entertainment, or a tech story. It’s about a bit of something for everyone.
And lady weather presenters. Mmmmmm
And lady weather presenters. Mmmmmm
Ever since the Met Office moved to Exeter they’ve been woeful. This week in Cranbrook (three miles from the Met Office HQ) the forecast has been showing between two and five percent chance of showers whilst it’s been lashing down, and on more than one occasion too. FFS look out the f
king window once in a while, you might actually get it right for once.
king window once in a while, you might actually get it right for once.zetec said:
You could say the same for the news that precedes it too?
As for the weather forecasts, with the super computers of this day and age, surely they could be more accurate? For example today, at 4pm the BBC weather app was showing a 18% chance of a light shower. At 4:15pm there was a monsoon that continued for around 20 minutes.
What does 18% chance of a shower actually mean though? 1 in 5 times you won't need a brolly?As for the weather forecasts, with the super computers of this day and age, surely they could be more accurate? For example today, at 4pm the BBC weather app was showing a 18% chance of a light shower. At 4:15pm there was a monsoon that continued for around 20 minutes.
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The TV and radio forecasts just give a general picture and as far as I can see are reasonably accurate. I concentrate on them when I am going on a long trip or interested in what the weather is doing where the kids live.
However I am in the building business and more often than not we need rapid and accurate local information. For this the TV, radio and phone data is completely useless. It’s rain radar, pressure charts, our local airport met office - who are great, and a good hard look out of the window
As ever horses for courses.
However I am in the building business and more often than not we need rapid and accurate local information. For this the TV, radio and phone data is completely useless. It’s rain radar, pressure charts, our local airport met office - who are great, and a good hard look out of the window
As ever horses for courses.
bigmowley said:
The TV and radio forecasts just give a general picture and as far as I can see are reasonably accurate. I concentrate on them when I am going on a long trip or interested in what the weather is doing where the kids live.
However I am in the building business and more often than not we need rapid and accurate local information. For this the TV, radio and phone data is completely useless. It’s rain radar, pressure charts, our local airport met office - who are great, and a good hard look out of the window
As ever horses for courses.
Indeed.However I am in the building business and more often than not we need rapid and accurate local information. For this the TV, radio and phone data is completely useless. It’s rain radar, pressure charts, our local airport met office - who are great, and a good hard look out of the window
As ever horses for courses.
The weather on the tv is for big picture stuff, storms, fronts general changes etc it’s the general nationwide outlook.
For accurate planning then you go onto reliable apps or weather radar pictures etc.
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