"Adam Lea" wrote in message
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On 06/02/13 09:11, Eskimo Will wrote:

"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:55:10 +0000
Dave Cornwell wrote:

...... that hardly justifies the dire warnings being bandied about
at the
moment,mind Piers has decamped to the Caingorms I hear.....

RonB
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It's not actually the Met Office that's been banding about dire
warnings though is it Ron. They seem to be getting it right
regionally and have only said rain, sleet and wet snow for most
except in parts of the North where the snow has been..
Still I got enough flakes earlier this evening for it to be a "snow
falling day" :-)
Dvae

The warnings aren't the problem; yet again it's the presenters going
overboard about it being "bitterly cold." Yes, it's windy but combining
that with temperatures barely below average doesn't warrant the use of
such extreme terminology.

Agreed. I heard a forecast on local SW Spotlight on Monday evening and
max. temperatures were predicted to be 5 or 6C and that was described as
"bitterly cold" FHS. I went out yesterday in low drifting snow, 0C to
+1C and 20 knots and did it feel bitterly cold all wrapped up in my
walking clothes? - no, but to some that would I guess. Some presenters
need to get out and about more. Then they may realise that 5 or 6C even
with a fresh wind is not bitter.

Will

But surely it would have to be bitterly cold for you to be all wrapped up
in the first place, given you are normally very cold-hardy?

Cold yes, but not bitter.
Bitter (for me) would be well below freezing. 0 to +1C even with a fresh
wind is certainly parky but not bitter.
Bitter is when the wind chill really stings and ice forms on your balaclava.
On Tuesday my cheeks felt a little cold but that was all, snug and cosy in
my clothes and enjoying the snow while it lasted.

Will
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