What do the BBC weather symbols mean?
Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day or night in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud.
Is the weather Channel or BBC weather more accurate?
In a composite measure of accuracy, the Weather Channel and Weather Underground came top, AccuWeather fifth, MeteoGroup (the BBC’s new provider) sixth and the BBC ninth (based on Met Office forecasts).
Where does the BBC get it’s weather information from?
On 6 February 2018, BBC Weather changed supplier from the government Met Office to MeteoGroup, after being required to put its weather services out to tender. Previously, the government Met Office had been the provider of weather information for 94 years.
What do the weather symbols indicate?
The weather symbols are symbols with which meteorologists show various atmospheric and natural conditions on special weather maps: temperature, wind, precipitation, or the percentage of cloud coverage of the sky. These maps used to be paper maps, but today they are digital.
Why is BBC Weather so unreliable?
All British weather forecasts are less reliable than usual at the moment because they use data from transatlantic flights. The more flights there are, the more data will be available and the more accurate the forecasts will be. There are fewer flights at the moment, hence less accurate forecasts.
Does Carol Kirkwood have a partner?
Jimmy KirkwoodCarol Kirkwood / Spouse (m. 1990–2008)
Why is the BBC weather forecast so inaccurate?
Is Chris Fawkes a Meteorologist?
Then in 2001 I started working for the Met Office where I gained my forecasting qualifications becoming a Meteorologist, and later a Senior Meteorologist.
Who is Chris Fawkes?
Chris Fawkes (@_chrisfawkes) / Twitter. Broadcast Meteorologist. Like all things weather esp severe weather, stratospheric warmings & snow. Love swimming, skiing & occasional triathlon.
Who are your favourite BBC Weather presenters?
Find out about your favourite BBC Weather network presenters by clicking on the links below. Darren Bett. Stav Danaos. Chris Fawkes. Sarah Keith-Lucas. Simon King. Carol Kirkwood. Louise Lear
What is BBC Weather?
BBC Weather is a key online product offered across News, iPlayer, Radio and News. The online landscape is changing very rapidly and many platforms (smart phones, tablets and iPTV) offer new design and development opportunities. The current BBC Weather site was our starting point.
Where will the weather be like over the Christmas week?
Over the Christmas week, the high is favoured across northwest Europe to southeast Europe with the low pressure systems now further north of the United Kingdom. This would lead to a calmer and somewhat drier pattern, especially across western parts and Scotland.
Who is behind the new BBC Weather website?
The new BBC Weather site is a great team effort: from Adam Morris, Stephen Robertson, Will Round (Designers) and Ben Gammon (Senior Creative Director) to Peter Deslandes (Product Manager) and Kate Cook (Senior Usability & Accessibility Specialist).