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Does anyone have the current Ident used on television (the glass ball containing the weather)? smurrayinchester^{(User), (Ho Ho Ho!)} 17:00, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I found it today although it is from a BBC World forecast, that's all I could find. I've added it to the article. Wikiwoohoo 22:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect; that's just what I was looking for! Thanks. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 22:53, 27 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Entirely anecdotal, I know, and so perhaps hard to address in an encyclopedia, but I frequently encounter individuals who

- share my belief that the BBC Weather is systematically pessimistic, suggesting that weekends would be poor for outdoor activities that then go on to be quite adequate for the purpose

- volunteer the thought that this is the result of the (perceived) under estimation of the 1987 storm.

Is there any statistical data on forecast accuracy, or any written policy that would be relevant here? David Colver 08:52, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BBC Weather centre for some reason doesn't know that Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, All the Yorkshire Counties exist, there is a massive gap between Birmingham and Glasgow in the west and Norwich and Newcastle in the east, 25% plus of the population live in the 'North' yet I have fought a running battle with the BBC Weather Centre to show Greater Manchester on their maps, once again a predjudice against us 'Northerners'

Is there a website that aims criticism at the BBC weather?[edit]

why is it a sin to show clouds? this format is starting to make me feel sick.

is it the "eternal sunshine of the brainless BBC executive"? Jellyboots (talk) 07:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is anyone else, like me, totally unable to tell the difference between 'frost' and 'snow', and 'rain' and 'cold air'? They're all different shades of white/blue. Totally unreadable mess.

The talk page is meant to discuss changes on improving the article and is not a forum. -- [[ axg ⁞⁞ talk ]] 16:08, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Military Ranks?[edit]

There was once a story that weather presenters n the BBC had honorific RAF equivalent ranks, a historical anachronism dating back to the Met Office being part of the Air Ministery. If memory serves me right the last person to have a rank was Michael Fish. Is this verifiable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.29.218 (talk) 13:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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