KenL
Tour Rookie
BBC weather is rubbish these days.
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SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Ain’t the BBC’s fault..need to blame the forecast company (Meteo Group) they now use since they dumped The Met Office in 2018
Note…I understand that as part of the supplier comp tendering process the accuracy of forecasts was assessed and The Met Office were the best..but funding and budget and other stuff more important than accuracy of forecast drove the selection of Meteo Group.
It is their fault if they keep using a provider that gives duff information. They chose to move providers, this is a consequence. It's put out on their website, ergo it's their responsibility.Ain’t the BBC’s fault..need to blame the forecast company (Meteo Group) they now use since they dumped The Met Office in 2018
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
It’s not “duff” information as such - they now use the same weather satellites etc as the Weather Channel - it’s always as ever interpretation of the weather fronts and being an island how the wind moves
The weather is volatile and it doesn’t take much to change it
There will never be a 100% guarantee way to predict the weather because of the differing weather systems around the UK
Duff was a throwaway comment but I check a few sites and the BBC is frequently the most inaccurate. Why keep checking, next obvious question,? It's easy to bounce there from the news or sports site.
Mandofred
Well-known member
My weather checks are Met, Weather.com, BBC+ Accuweather. BBC is by far the most inaccurate. I usually just check Weather.com and Met.....weather.com used to be better, MET has done something and they now get things a lot more accurate.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Maybe they have a contract that is for longer than 5yrs…and I am thinking that the variability of the British maritime climate is such that there won’t be an exit clause based upon accuracy of forecasting - unfortunately.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I am being asked if I want England to win 
Ask me if I’ll be pleased if England win and I’ll say Yes! 
Ask me if I’ll be pleased if England win and I’ll say Yes! 
venger
Well-known member
You sound like my father in lawI am being asked if I want England to win
Slime
Tour Winner
When 'Never ask again' actually means 'We'll ask you again soon'! 
KenL
Tour Rookie
I've been to Alvor at least 20 times, love it.We are actually going to Lagos, I posted the Alvor forecasts as i knew someone would say one of them must be Nigeria
The forecasts for Lagos mirror the Alvor ones, it's some difference, 15 degrees.
We've been to Alvor a few years ago, really liked it. We had a day trip to Lagos then and thought it had a nice laidback feel to it, so we're giving it a try this year.
PM me if you want any restaurant tips.
KenL
Tour Rookie
OK, I'll blame the BBC for picking a crap forecaster.Ain’t the BBC’s fault..need to blame the forecast company (Meteo Group) they now use since they dumped The Met Office in 2018
Note…I understand that as part of the supplier comp tendering process the accuracy of forecasts was assessed and The Met Office were the best..but funding and budget and other stuff more important than accuracy of forecast drove the selection of Meteo Group.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Why wait until we conceed a goal though.
It’s very Gareth once more.
It’s very Gareth once more.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Thanks. We are actually in Lagos for the week. But Alvor is a lovely place, really enjoyed it when we went.
Alan Clifford
Well-known member
I like yr.
The BBC tell you that there is an 80% chance of precipitation bur YR tell you that the preciptation for that hour is 0.1 mm
The met. office weather map showing the weather coming in I like.
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rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
What’s YR?I like yr.
The BBC tell you that there is an 80% chance of precipitation bur YR tell you that the preciptation for that hour is 0.1 mm
The met. office weather map showing the weather coming in I like.
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
A Norwegian weather service. It's my go-to weather app. Each to their own, but i find it rather more reliable than the BBC's provider. (Google yr.no and you'll find it)
I looked at Met Office, Accuweather (or notsoaccuweather) and BBC weather on Saturday during a heavy shower. None had rain and the most anyone had was a 10% chance on Met Office (technically correct I guess). All a waste of time
Neilds
Assistant Pro
I believe the 10% figure actually means that 10% of your area will experience rain and not that there is a 10% chance of rain in your area
