They probably just need to put the % chance of rain prominantly below the icon
E.g. Mainly sunny, possible shower in the evening, 15% chance of rain.
Because if people see raindrops and clouds in the main icon they assume its going to rain quite a bit and plan their day accordingly. Clearly if you just show sun the whole time and then it rains people will be equally p**sed off but it seems that since they changed from the Met Office the threshold for showing rain for the day has gone down quite significantly.
Its as much a symptom of the in a rush, no time for detail, need for instant info society we have become as well I suppose. Most people just don;t bother to drill down into the detail.
Posted By: Jim on June 7th 2018 at 10:11:14
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- This story about the BBC forecasts is spot on (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 08:57:33
- Funnily enough though, it’s now the meteogroup who provide the weather (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 09:43:32
- If that's anything to do with Meteo France it's shit. The French call it Meteo Chance (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 7, 10:05:08
- I think the problem is more the way they display the headline imagery (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 09:49:59
- I think British weather for a day is impossible to summarise in a single icon (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 09:58:34
- They probably just need to put the % chance of rain prominantly below the icon (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 10:11:14
- I think British weather for a day is impossible to summarise in a single icon (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 09:58:34
- You're right. We went back to Norfolk for half term (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 7, 09:13:48
- yep bbc weather is very poor now (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 7, 09:03:58
- The met lost the rights to do their forecasts didn't they? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 7, 09:01:12
- Sounds like the Met office were undercut (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 09:34:59
- so it's the Tories that are forcing the Beeb to do more for less that is the problem? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 10:11:32
- I blame the labour party but they say its down to the jewish controlled media ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 10:23:58
- so it's the Tories that are forcing the Beeb to do more for less that is the problem? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 7, 10:11:32
- Sounds like the Met office were undercut (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 7, 09:34:59
- Funnily enough though, it’s now the meteogroup who provide the weather (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 7, 09:43:32
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