Which is your favourite weather forecaster

[SteveT]

Who do you tune into to get the easiest and most straightforward weather report for the day or week?

[????]

NOT the BBC

[taper]

The BBC.

[red devil]

[david_carnell]

Don't use any of them. All use MetOffice data which has an accuracy of about 30%.

You're just as likely to know by having a guess yourself. Biggest con going. The Met Office is owned by the MOD if any explanation of uselessness is needed.

[????]

When I went travelling a few years back and then lived in Spain for a year you realise what a joke the BBC weather forecast is . I used CCN's.

[david_carnell]

To be fair ????, the Spanish weather forecast is a bit of a doddle....

Scorchio!

[????]

Not on the BBC!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Certainties in life: death, taxes and the unreliability of the BBC weather. Even allowing for the shaky nature of all other forecasts, the BBC forecast can almost be relied upon to be the polar opposite of what happens

Which I guess makes it almost the most reliable

Anyway ? www.weatherpro.eu is where I use when I feel the need to be curious about the weather

[brum]

I've recently taken to ignoring weather bulletins completely to just revel in discovery each morning as I pull back the curtains.

[Jeremy]

Lucy whatshername on Sky News. Given that you can't really rely on any of them, you may as well go for the best presentation.

[legalbeagle]

I find the beeb very reliable about the weather whilst it is actually occuring. So for example they are currently saying that today will be a bit overcase and it may rain. Spot on, I'd say.

Does create a small linguistic issue with calling it a "forecast" but that aside, it works well.

[RosieH]

Yes, I find looking out of the window most informative.

[taper]

The BBC uses Met Office data, and that is consistently one of the most accurate forecasters in the world - a lot higher than 30% for next day forecast. The British weather is highly volatile due to the Atlantic primarily), far more so than the US and most of mainland Europe. And very difficult to predict more than a couple of days ahead.

The trick is to watch the dynamic forecast rather than rely on the static one/three/five day forecast.

[????]

Well. Their worldwide one is absolute crap - even in predictable old Spain - and they shouldn't offer it if it is so poor.

[RosieH]

What's the dynamic forecast? I don't know this thing.

[????]

It's a wooden house with two doors and man with a brolly comes out on one side if it's raining and a cheery woman bar t'at on t'other if the sun's out.

[DirtyBox]

Wendy Hurrel, the actual forecast is irrelevant

[taper]

The computer graphic that moves across time, so you can see the rain sweeping across the UK, missing the south east and sticking over cornwall

[TonyQuinn]

www.metcheck.com

By far the best and consistently accurate forecaster on the web.....

[taper]

I think Metcheck are pretty poor.

[TillieTrotter]

The best way to tell if it's going to rain is when I put my bedding in the wash! I'll start posting my bedding wash days on here and then you'll all be prepared.

[RosieH]

Don't put your bedding in the wash Tillie, or you'll come home late and drunk and be forced to sleep on the sofa, rain or no rain.

[TillieTrotter]

Funny you should mention that RosieH, happened last night.

[RosieH]

Ha - me on Tuesday. Yay, am not alone.