On Tuesday, 6 February 2018 12:29:37 UTC, wrote:

I've not been directly involved in the BBC project but I can assure you it is not a GFS jamboree. We have been major users of EC (and MO) data for decades and that will be evident in the new forecasts.

Judging by what I've seen on social media from the Met Office in response to punters, they're taking in a particularly petty way that looks bloody awful:

David Langfield @Davimage
Can you explain why their forecast for my area completely differs from yours? (Yours was the more accurate, by the way)

Met Office @metoffice Replying to @Davimage
Hi, the information in our forecasts is from our world leading Numerical Weather Prediction model, trusted by experts across the world & used by over 50 research centres. We can’t comment on the BBC forecast; you’ll need to ask them about it. ^Louise