Robin Nicholson wrote:

It is very clear that a decision has
been made to simplify, but in an instant they have swept away all
those who have a slightly more learned interest

This is what I don't understand, I have no training in meteorology and
synoptics are not even slightly hard for me to comprehend with just a bit of
applied thought. They give a very clear and comprehensive picture of what
the weather might be doing -- now they're gone, or rendered useless (as on
BBCi).