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BR
Brekkie
Juicy Joe posted:
I really haven't been informed fully about the weather since the graphics were launched and every day is a complete mystery to me.

Guess you've been going out with an umbrella and winter coat every day for the last month then.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Have to admit that I've been watching ITV forecasts since the change in graphics.
JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
Brekkie posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
I really haven't been informed fully about the weather since the graphics were launched and every day is a complete mystery to me.

Guess you've been going out with an umbrella and winter coat every day for the last month then.


...which is why I have been watching ITV's and Channel 5's forecasts. At least you can tell what's going on there and specifically when and where the sunshine is going to be. BBC's use of a dull green makes it difficult to see exactly where sunlight will penetrate. The main problem is the use of the cloud overlay - by covering over the map with a grey cloud layer, rather than using shadowing which is what everyone else does, on too small a UK anyway, you can't really judge where the sunny spells will be. You can with ITV and Channel 5 though.
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AN
Andrew Founding member
Has Emma Jesson left ITV Weather, I haven’t seen her at weekends for ages.

Kate Haskell filled in across the northern regions today
Last edited by Andrew on 8 July 2018 8:48pm
RD
RDJ
Emma's tweet from May:




She's therefore presumably on a period of leave.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Andrew posted:


Kate Haskell filled on across the northern regions today


I saw Kate do a forecast on Tyne Tees I think a week or so ago?
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IS
Inspector Sands
It's hardly unique to BBC Weather, all media assumes that everyone's working week is Monday to Friday. For example virtually every music radio station seems to have some sort of feature to 'start your weekend'.
Brekkie, DE88 and BBI45 gave kudos
JA
JAS84
RDJ posted:
Emma's tweet from May:




She's therefore presumably on a period of leave.
Yeah. These tweets around that one seem to explain it:












BR
Brekkie
Juicy Joe posted:

...which is why I have been watching ITV's and Channel 5's forecasts. At least you can tell what's going on there and specifically when and where the sunshine is going to be. BBC's use of a dull green makes it difficult to see exactly where sunlight will penetrate. The main problem is the use of the cloud overlay - by covering over the map with a grey cloud layer, rather than using shadowing which is what everyone else does, on too small a UK anyway, you can't really judge where the sunny spells will be. You can with ITV and Channel 5 though.

Well it has been generally a case of all day Sun rather than sunny spells. Regardless of the design these style of weather maps have never been ideal for just showing sun.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Personally I was happy with the single tweet saying that Emma was on leave...

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