I can see an update date of 0554 which I assume was earlier today.f
thats the case well that's rediculous all that money on a super
climate modelling computer for years into the future yet they can't
udate thier daily forecast, which was incredibly poor by the way.

I just want to moan today.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:29:35 -0800, lawrence13 wrote:

I can see an update date of 0554 which I assume was earlier today.f
thats the case well that's rediculous all that money on a super climate
modelling computer for years into the future yet they can't udate thier
daily forecast, which was incredibly poor by the way.

I just want to moan today.

I may well get slaughtered for this given the workload forecasters have,
but I think you do have a point about the (in)frequency of updates.
Although the symbols map was updated fairly recently, the much more
useful text forecast is timestamped 14.34, and if it follows form will
not change until the early hours. I don't think twelve hours between
updates is good enough, frankly: especially given everything that was and
is going on tonight, an update *before* everyone had gone to bed would
have been incredibly useful.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

"David Buttery" wrote in message
...

I may well get slaughtered for this given the workload forecasters have,
but I think you do have a point about the (in)frequency of updates.
Although the symbols map was updated fairly recently, the much more
useful text forecast is timestamped 14.34, and if it follows form will
not change until the early hours. I don't think twelve hours between
updates is good enough, frankly: especially given everything that was and
is going on tonight, an update *before* everyone had gone to bed would
have been incredibly useful.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David (and anyone else) please send your comments to
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...t/contact.html
Postings on here won't necessarily be seen by those that will be interested
in them.

Jon.

On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:33:05 +0000, Jon O'Rourke wrote:

David (and anyone else) please send your comments to
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...t/contact.html Postings on
here won't necessarily be seen by those that will be interested in them.

Jon.

Ah, but that implies that I have a detailed, reasoned argument to put
forward as opposed to simply a whinge!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

On Feb 3, 1:03*am, David Buttery wrote:
On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:33:05 +0000, Jon O'Rourke wrote:
David (and anyone else) please send your comments to
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...t.htmlPostings on
here won't necessarily be seen by those that will be interested in them..

Jon.

Ah, but that implies that I have a detailed, reasoned argument to put
forward as opposed to simply a whinge!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

Oh do shut up . MetO are a bloody disgrace. Drama Queens meet Pravda.
Christopher Booker has them and the BBCsussed. I hear they're working
next on bunion and low pressure system pain prediction in partnership
with the government and the NHS.

All that public money and a super computer yet they don't update their
forcast on their website when its patently obvious that they need to
because their forecast ranks just below Mystic Meg's. They blatthered
on today about elf'm' safety weather conditions yet they could not
predict an several hours ahead let alone climate change in Gerrards
Cross in 100 years time.

In article
,
writes:
I can see an update date of 0554 which I assume was earlier today.

Where were you looking? There was certainly an update for the regional
forecast for the SE in mid-afternoon. And of course "flash" warnings are
updated as and when necessary.

Yes, the forecast heavy snow for Monday afternoon failed to materialise,
but I think on the whole they done very well in recent days. They
correctly warned 5 days in advance of the possibility of heavy snow,
their forecast for heavy snow on Sunday night was spot on, as was their
forecast for ice this (Tuesday) morning.

And please don't get me started on Christopher Booker.
--
John Hall
"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless
information."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

On 3 Feb, 01:28, wrote:

Oh do shut up . MetO are a bloody disgrace. Drama Queens

Pot, kettle?

Richard

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:28:59 -0800, lawrence13 wrote:

Oh do shut up .
snip

If you're saying that because you think my comment about "merely a
whinge" was aimed at you, then you're wrong: I was talking about my own
post. If you're saying it just to be rude, then please don't.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:28:59 -0800, lawrence13 wrote:

Oh do shut up .
snip

If you're saying that because you think my comment about "merely a
whinge" was aimed at you, then you're wrong: I was talking about my own
post. If you're saying it just to be rude, then please don't.


Just ignore him, David, Anyone who hasn't been insulted by Lawrence must
have been doing something wrong.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy