"Ken Cook" wrote in message
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On 4 Jan, 18:11, "Norman" wrote:
There's some really confusing stuff coming out of the Met Office this
afternoon.

There's a forecast of snow for tomorrow for the Peak District yet the
Mountain
Weather Forecast for the Peak District issued at 1712 today gives a
probability
of precipitation of only 10 percent for Tuesday morning and zero percent
for
Tuesday afternoon.

Also, for Wednesday there's currently a severe weather warning in force
for
Derbyshire for heavy snow showers yet the Peak District forecast for
Wednesday
says "dry with variable cloud".

It's all a bit confusing and raises questions about quality control

Hi, Norman,

The Met O is its own worst enemy. Many people I know look at the
various forecasts and often they vary alarmingly. The NE England
forecast for the next few days is pretty dire with showers or longer
spells of snow giving significant accumulations. However the forecast
for Bishop Auckland (well and truly in NE England) has sunshine all
week with a few light snow showers Tuesday afternoon. One of them
could be right!
People who work for the Met Office must feel helpless in the face of
Joe Public!

Best wishes,
Ken
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They do a similar thing here Ken - they give a warning for Essex, then have
a separate warning for Thurrock, which is just a district in the south of
the County. I've never understood why it is singled out.
Dave