On Friday, 24 May 2013 11:29:58 UTC+1, ron button wrote:
Obviously this is not a question for the very hardy (or whatever description

you can think of) like Norman or Philip Eden or several other lurkers on

this group, but when does 'cool' become 'cold ',fresher become bleeding

freezing,and 'changeable' become downright 'orrible ?.

All these terms are freely babbled out by the army of 'forecasters' we are

blessed with on TV and radio presumably at the behest of the Exeter gurus

who decide what is relevant or not depending on the current fashion,like at

the moment letting presenters put their own personal opinions instead of

historical facts

Yes. it probably is me .....



RonB

Depends who's sponsoring the weather forecast. On the independent channels backers like Powergen are going the say colder rather than cooler as they want to imbue a sense of the need to keep warm and use more energy. With the Meto and via the BBC, they are sponsored by AGW and always exaggerate to instil the feeling that the planet is warming uncontrollably.