The Met Office has defended the accuracy of its forecasts after criticism of its predictions for this weekend just gone.The Exeter-based forecaster has been criticised over the weather warnings for heavy rain it gave for the South West on Saturday, when most of Devon stayed dry and sunny.But Helen Chivers, of the Met Office, said it gets it right much more than it gets it wrong.Speaking on Radio Devon, she said: "Because technology allows us to look forward in time, and forecast in finer...
Reported by North Devon Journal 3 hours ago.
The Met Office has defended the accuracy of its forecasts after criticism of its predictions for this weekend just gone.The Exeter-based forecaster has been criticised over the weather warnings for heavy rain it gave for the South West on Saturday, when most of Devon stayed dry and sunny.But Helen Chivers, of the Met Office, said it gets it right much more than it gets it wrong.Speaking on Radio Devon, she said: "Because technology allows us to look forward in time, and forecast in finer...
Reported by North Devon Journal 3 hours ago.