Post by charmbrights on Jun 27, 2014 12:24:32 GMT
Let me say first, I am NOT complaining about the frequency of failures in the forecasting of the UK's weather - that is just because the variability of our climate means that the task is actually impossible.
My complaint is that the forecasts are getting ever less time allocated. The weather forecast contains a variable amount of information, from one sentence for the whole country to several different forecasts for different areas. The time allotted, both on radio and TV, has steadily been reduced over the years, from the FIVE MINUTES allotted in the late 1950s to the one minute or less allowed now. This means that a complex forecast has to be delivered in such a rushed babble that it is difficult to follow. The idea of putting a map on the TV screen is basically good, but the to have the forecaster stand in front of the map and waving his/her arms to obscure the western half of the map does not help.
My complaint is that the forecasts are getting ever less time allocated. The weather forecast contains a variable amount of information, from one sentence for the whole country to several different forecasts for different areas. The time allotted, both on radio and TV, has steadily been reduced over the years, from the FIVE MINUTES allotted in the late 1950s to the one minute or less allowed now. This means that a complex forecast has to be delivered in such a rushed babble that it is difficult to follow. The idea of putting a map on the TV screen is basically good, but the to have the forecaster stand in front of the map and waving his/her arms to obscure the western half of the map does not help.
