BBC Weather www.bbc.co.uk/weather
BBC Weather www.bbc.co.uk/weather
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Not A Reflection Of What The Bbc Stands For.
I've got to be honest and to come straight to the point, I think that most websites are well, poor. The reason for this is that so called 'web designers' aren't designers at all. They are most likely computer geeks who have no idea of the basic concepts of design. Sorry if you're a web designer and are reading this but design requires a way of thinking which most of you don't seem to have. In most cases a website exists to convey information. This is its prime function. Users want to access this information as quickly and easily as possible. So why make it unnecessarily complicated?
I'm perhaps being a little unfair to use the BBC weather site as a platform for a general rant about websites but of all the sites which I use the BBC's is one of the worst.
The graphics on the the weather site are cheap and nasty and the layout is ill thought out. Some time ago I was looking at the 'map' and needed a key to read it but couldn't find it anywhere. I scrolled down a little and hey! Map Key! Just off the screen. Brilliant. Why couldn't the key have been placed next to the map? Why did I have to click on the words 'Map Key' to open it. For no other reason than because web designers love to have buttons to click on. Why? Because they're web designers.
Furthermore the key itself is not straightforward. The colour for heavy frost is the same as that for lightish rain. And that slider underneath the map; come ON!
Slick, concise and logic are not words that appear in the web designer's dictionary.
While I'd like to have a pop at the so called accuracy of weather forecasting in general I realise that this is not the place for it but I'm intrigued to know why the BBC weather forecasts are frequently different from the Met Office's when the BBC obtain their information from the Met.
Since I wrote this review the BBC has decided to ditch the Met Office and go with another Mickey Mouse company which is equally as bad at accurate forecasts. Computer models be damned. The web site has changed accordingly but is actually worse.
The FAQ section informs us that the daily weather symbol indicates the most significant weather for that day while the hourly symbols give us, well, hourly, weather. So why is it that I've just looked at a forecast for next week and on one day the 'most significant weather' is rain, yet on the hourly chart, rain is only indicated for one hour in the middle of the day.
I rest my case.
I Wish The Bbc Would Make Their Minds Up On Weathe
I wish the BBC would make their minds up on weather predictions. Their long range forecast is not very good and it switches at the last moment which is pretty pointless really. Why bother.
Michelle
I have been watching for some time basically they have not got a clue
I know it's not an exact science but to be fair if they get the following day right it's a bonus
Long range well that's a joke it changes all the time big sun hours later pouring with rain
I recon their man just looks out of the window and guesses what the weather is going to be
Agreed. The five day forecast is hopeless. I once contacted the Met Office (whose web site, incidentally, appalling), and asked them 'what is the point of having a five day forecast when it constantly changes?'. I was told that the weather can and does change unexpectedly.
OK, so what's the point of having a five day forecast?
It has become impossible to plan ahead because of this problem, one which only seems to have appeared since the dismantling of weather stations and introduction of computers...
Having Looked For Weather Forecasts On A Several W
Having looked for weather forecasts on a several websites I must that I have found the BBC Weather website to be the most consistently accurate for 5-day forecasts. So if you want to know what to wear 3 days from now check out the forecast on the BBC Weather website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/
Bbc Weather Is The Bbc's Own Comprehensive Weather
BBC Weather is the BBC's own comprehensive weather forecast website. The BBC Weather Centre provide 5 day weather forecasts for the UK by region and city, and also offer more comprehensive information on humidity, air pressure and air quality (particularly useful for city-dwellers).
As well as UK weather forecasts, there are world wide weather forecasts available, as well as shipping forecasts and tide tables for the United Kingdom. Reports on surfing conditions are also available for keen surfers.
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