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Liars, liars and weather forecasters!!!!

Parisien
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Guys these links may only be valid for today, but they show the complete lack of reliability of forecasters generally!! Please look at both and compare!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4772


http://www.worldweather.org/176/c00602.htm

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  • satan666wayne
    satan666wayne Posts: 1,023 Forumite
    And your point is?
  • crossleydd42
    crossleydd42 Posts: 1,065 Forumite
    The Weather Channel agrees with the rainy one on worldweather. Don't know where the BBC get sunny from - that's not what going on outside my house right now!
    "Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, this is skirting around the issue. The real problem is that the cup is too big."
  • crossleydd42
    crossleydd42 Posts: 1,065 Forumite
    satan666wayne wrote: »
    And your point is?

    "The complete lack of reliability of forecasters generally!!"
    "Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, this is skirting around the issue. The real problem is that the cup is too big."
  • iwanttosave_2
    iwanttosave_2 Posts: 34,292 Forumite
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    crossleydd42 wrote: »
    The Weather Channel agrees with the rainy one on worldweather. Don't know where the BBC get sunny from - that's not what going on outside my house right now!


    Couse it doesnt because the BBC link is for Pisa Galileo Galilei International, Italy
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  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,256 Forumite
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    Unless we are in for EXTREME weather what difference does weather forecasting make to most of us?

    With the exception of farmers and fishermen, whether or not it's going to rain or be sunny makes no difference whatever.

    Too much hype about a little bit of rain.

    We are becoming more like America every day.

    We haven't had any BAD weather for ages yet you would think, judging by last weeks forecasts, that we were in for typhoons & hurricanes.
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  • IvanOpinion
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    What !!!!! Is someone trying to tell me that weather forecasts may not be 100% accurate ... whatever next :D

    Ivan
    Past caring about first world problems.
  • Twopints
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  • Parisien
    Parisien Posts: 930 Forumite
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    iwanttosave wrote: »
    Couse it doesnt because the BBC link is for Pisa Galileo Galilei International, Italy


    eeeemmm....Florence/Firenze was the nearest location to Pisa on the other forecasting site....30 miles away.

    Lesson is believe nothing anyone tells you at any time for any reason...seems simple enough to me...:)
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    IvanOpinion wrote: »
    What !!!!! Is someone trying to tell me that weather forecasts may not be 100% accurate ... whatever next :D

    Ivan

    I've also heard that the Today Programme's racing tips aren't the best on the planet either !
  • mcfisco
    mcfisco Posts: 1,957 Forumite
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    Its weather forecasting - I'm yet to hear any meteorologist claim it's an exact science.

    If you think there are big variations from different labs have you tried looking at fiscal forecasts?
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