Late yesterday, and through the early hours of this morning, media weather forecasters were falling over themselves to use the lazy catch-all get out clause of "hill snow".

But what does that mean to the public?

If they look to the hills, they may see white peaks? Or something else?


Greater Birmingham is on a hill, and has a population of many millions, but if they hear the phrase "hill snow" does that refer to them? Or to the tops of the Malverns and Long Mynd?

Similarly Huddersfield, and other northern cities that are well above sea level.

Ban it.


Otherwise to the current forecasting generation, the phrase "hill snow" will become as toxic as "hurricane" was to Michael Fish's era. Mark my words.

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