bassett one Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 reading the papers and been on line we are supposed to get a extreme cold snap with deep snow,but why do they predict this ,but leave you not knowing where it will be,seems a good idea to predict, but no good to gardeners ect ,with such lack of details apart from late feb,early march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Just now, bassett one said: reading the papers and been on line we are supposed to get a extreme cold snap with deep snow,but why do they predict this ,but leave you not knowing where it will be,seems a good idea to predict, but no good to gardeners ect ,with such lack of details apart from late feb,early march. Where - Northern Scotland? I have just checked the current 16-day forecast, and apart from Saturday which is showing a slight possibility of 1-2mm (i.e. nothing), yes, it is going to be chilly, but nothing unusual for mid/late February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, bassett one said: reading the papers and been on line we are supposed to get a extreme cold snap with deep snow,but why do they predict this ,but leave you not knowing where it will be,seems a good idea to predict, but no good to gardeners ect ,with such lack of details apart from late feb,early march. The answer is either: a. yes; or b. no. [My crystal ball's malfunctioning] The weather is inevitably changeable. Get used to it and the unreliability of anyone guessing the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, bassett one said: reading the papers Ah, therein lies the issue. End of thread. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fools Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 express? are you familiar with the term clickbait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Jeffrey Shaw said: The answer is either: a. yes; or b. no. [My crystal ball's malfunctioning] The weather is inevitably changeable. Get used to it and the unreliability of anyone guessing the future. My source is a little more reliable than cracked crystal ball, but you are correct - it is very difficult to make long, or even medium, range predictions Just now, fools said: express? are you familiar with the term clickbait? Or possibly the Mail/Sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 no most papers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bassett one said: no most papers But, if you read beyond the sensationalist headlines, where is it going to fall? Edited February 14, 2023 by RollingJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 1 minute ago, bassett one said: no most papers Yes, all of them regularly spout b0llox about extreme weather The Express being the worst offender, obviously: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2015/apr/09/daily-express-weather-warning-beware-a-shower-of-extreme-inaccuracy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fools Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 (edited) the same one's that said the country was on fire and we are all going to die due to global warming 6 mths ago .. nothing to do with a BBQ Edited February 14, 2023 by fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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