[John Mason]

Dave W, on 19 April 2012 - 17:38, said:

Im pleased UKMo are publically refuting this kind of rubbish regularly now though.. though it does feel like a losing battle sometimes!

But Piers don't like it..... rock the kasbah, rock the kasbah!

See http://www.independe...rm-7665925.html

Cheers - John

[Dave K]

John Mason, on 21 April 2012 - 11:50, said:

But Piers don't like it..... rock the kasbah, rock the kasbah!

See http://www.independe...rm-7665925.html

Cheers - John

If the reporting is an honest and accurate representation and the quotes are verbatim, it confirms what I have felt for a long time: why would anyone want to do business with such a person?

[Halo]

I guess people have been reading the bible of forecasting that is the Express. I was at the dentists yesterday and in the waiting room it was all doom and gloom from the patients and the receptionists/dental assistants. Summer was written off and it seemed as if the article(s) in the newspaper was gospel. I didn't realise we were in a position not to accept rain at the moment. Couldn't be arsed to be the voice of reason so I left it. Perhaps I should have. I was a bit annoyed though.

[Toreador]

"The coldest or near coldest May for 100 years in Central and East parts with a record run of bitter Northerly winds. Snow at times especially on high ground in NE / East"

I can almost hear Piers gloating.
I've no idea about records etc - anyone know where we're at? - but it's certainly been unusually cold so far, with no sign of it warming up. And there's loads of snow in the Cairngorms, more than for most of the winter.

A lucky guess, but I'm sure he'll get a few new customers.

[Andy Mayhew]

Toreador, on 15 May 2012 - 11:42, said:

"The coldest or near coldest May for 100 years in Central and East parts with a record run of bitter Northerly winds. Snow at times especially on high ground in NE / East"

I can almost hear Piers gloating.
I've no idea about records etc - anyone know where we're at? - but it's certainly been unusually cold so far, with no sign of it warming up. And there's loads of snow in the Cairngorms, more than for most of the winter.

A lucky guess, but I'm sure he'll get a few new customers.

The problem is, we'd need an invasion of ice dragons for this to be a colder May than 1996. And Piers was also 100% very very very emphatic that he was NOT predicting northwesterly winds, but northeasterlies. As usual, he got a vague general trend (cool and unsettled) right then balls it all up by making specific predictions.

He can predict a team will win the cup. Just not which one

[Toreador]

Andy Mayhew, on 15 May 2012 - 13:16, said:

The problem is, we'd need an invasion of ice dragons for this to be a colder May than 1996. And Piers was also 100% very very very emphatic that he was NOT predicting northwesterly winds, but northeasterlies. As usual, he got a vague general trend (cool and unsettled) right then balls it all up by making specific predictions.

He can predict a team will win the cup. Just not which one

Maybe the ice dragons got in the way and made the north easterlies veer to the north west?

[Dave K]

It does rather look like a repeat of 1996 at this stage which was indeed the 8th coldest in the CET records, although there is time yet for it to change for slightly warmer in the 2nd half of the month. However I suppose saying "Coldest since 1996!!!" wouldn't have the same media attention grabbing potential.

[Chris Alder]

Lol, I had to laugh the Express had to close of the comments section on Nathan Rao's awful story today about it being 100f in this coming summer. Way too much personal abuse (that's well founded about his journalism skills) being hurled towards him and the Express in general!

[Dave W]

Big Dave, on 15 May 2012 - 13:48, said:

It does rather look like a repeat of 1996 at this stage which was indeed the 8th coldest in the CET records, although there is time yet for it to change for slightly warmer in the 2nd half of the month. However I suppose saying "Coldest since 1996!!!" wouldn't have the same media attention grabbing potential.

What was that you were saying Dave? LOL..

[Dave K]

Dave W, on 22 May 2012 - 18:24, said:

What was that you were saying Dave? LOL..

May 1996 was nearly "rescued" by a warm spell at the end too!

[Andy Mayhew]

It still could be the coldest May since 1996 (which is al it was ever likely to be) though I'd be amused to see it match or beat 2010. Which reminds me, I must go see how Piers is doing - he firmly predicted even colder weather during the 2nd half of May .....

Edit: Piers says that with regards the warmer weather it'll be a "two day bleep"

http://www.weatherac...e.asp?a=454&c=5

[Toreador]

Andy Mayhew, on 22 May 2012 - 18:52, said:

Piers says that with regards the warmer weather it'll be a "two day bleep"

Is it unusual for him to make such short-term predictions? I don't visit his site that often but it usually seems to be long term waffle (of the sort that he can claim to be right even when it's wrong).

We're currently on day 3 of the "2 day bleep" (does he mean 'blip'?), and all other forecasts seem to show it continuing until at least Sunday...

[Dave K]

Well it all seems to be turning rather normal now for May: some rather cold days, some rather warm ones cancelling them out and the majority neither here nor there.

Somehow I don't suppose we shall see headlines such as "May ends up rather average"

[Toreador]

Day 8 of the 2-day-bleep...

[Chris Alder]

Our favourite journalist Nathan Rao is now claiming it'll be 30C for the Jubilee weekend! What a total goon!

[John Robert Mellor]

Chris Alder, on 28 May 2012 - 13:37, said:

Our favourite journalist Nathan Rao is now claiming it'll be 30C for the Jubilee weekend! What a total goon!

Well the quote is 'They could hit 86F next weekend when millions will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.'....but no organisation is actually quoted as saying that, so seems its a figure just popped out of Nathan's head. Interestingly, or not as the case maybe, Mr Powell seems to have risen from ashes, being quoted along with his renamed outfit. Also the ridiculous by line that Ladbrokes have cut the odds on it reaching 100°F over that weekend ??? Why would they even have a market on that? If only In could lay that...I would be doing that with every penny I could get my hands on as we all know that is 100% NOT going to happen.

This post has been edited by John Robert Mellor: 28 May 2012 - 13:57

[Dave W]

Thats 30F they mean for the Jubilee w/e !

[John Robert Mellor]

Dave W, on 28 May 2012 - 14:00, said:

Thats 30F they mean for the Jubilee w/e !

Indeed Dave

[Chris Alder]

John Robert Mellor, on 28 May 2012 - 14:06, said:

Indeed Dave

Yes far more likely than 86f IMHO!

[Ed.]

So, why complain if criticism is only more likely to increase publicity.Simples.Tbh i'm not bothered either way, it is their choice and it is probably better to have the option to ignore or indeed take for gospel, what they write, in my humblest opinion..