By Paul Homewood
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vd79x97zlo
While Justin Rowlatt and the nutty professor were warning us about firewaves in London this weekend because of the dry weather, it was pissing it down there!
Thanks to the incompetence of the Met Office and BBC Weather, the rain had not been forecast, as the Telegraph report:
The BBC failed to predict heavy rain across the south of England on Wednesday – having forecast heatwave temperatures.
BBC Weather, the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) were wrong-footed by sudden downpours.
They had told the public to expect sunshine and temperatures of up to 34C, with the UKHSA issuing an amber heat health alert on Tuesday that warned of potential deaths.
But heavy downpours instead erupted across an area ranging from Hampshire to Suffolk between 2pm and 5pm.
The unexpected rainfall prompted anger from the public towards the forecasters and the UKHSA.
Oliver Brett, a consultant, told BBC Weather: “You guys are embarrassingly bad at your jobs. Quite significant rain in north London and thunder too, but your weather app has nothing but yellow suns and 0 per cent rain.”
Gavin Attridge, a journalist, added: “Many thanks to all involved for the inaccurate weather forecasts for today. No chance of rain – in fact, thunderstorms and heavy rain in London. I’m wearing suede shoes with leather soles and no umbrella.”
Full story here.
Pathetically, the Met Office claimed it was too difficult to spot thunderstorms:
“Thunderstorms by their nature are small and fast changing so it is often difficult to pinpoint exactly where they will occur. “
Yes, it must be difficult to spot that huge blob of blue all the way from Hampshire to Suffolk!
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