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BBC2 9pm Tonight - Will it snow ?

  • 06-11-2011 10:29am
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    Registered Users Posts: 15,795 ✭✭✭✭


    Kate Humble, Adam Rutherford and Alys Fowler assess what Britain's weather will be like this winter, following the high levels of snow that caused chaos across the nation in 2010. The presenters explore how methods of prediction have developed through the centuries, from medieval folklore to modern supercomputers, and discover how people and businesses are preparing for the possibility of more severe weather in the months to come.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Was just about to post about this, should be good.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭200motels


    It's on BBC HD as well.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Is it all entirely about snow ( and cold) or will they cover Azores High excursions, sub tropical airflows and heat as well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭Kippure


    Dont forget now.....9pm bbc2.:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    Program on RTE 2 about tornadoes right now as well for anyone who's interested


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,947 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Looking forward to this!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    Snow P@rn !


  • Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭NIALL D


    stayin in a hotel in dublin , an of course the bbc2 channel is blank..
    wanted to watch this .. fup !!!!:mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭vonbarracuda


    wow that Met Office is some building :D


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,633 ✭✭✭darkman2


    Will the Donegal postman be making a cameo appearance? :)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    Snow and cool Tech Gear perfect viewing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭mountainy man


    snow porn and kate humble :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    Dats a lot of grit !


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Pangea


    The forecast that fella was basing his stock on sounded pretty much identical to our own M.T Craniums ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭mountainy man


    Never knew that they put molasses in the grit, well ya learn somtin every day:)

    always thought that the rocksalt was dirty.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭je55ie


    Pangea wrote: »
    The forecast that fella was basing his stock on sounded pretty much identical to our own M.T Craniums ;)

    Yes I thought the same


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,947 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    I want a snow making machine :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭irish1967


    I may have to eat some humble pie.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    So is it going to snow in my backyard on Christmas day or not?


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 7,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭pistolpetes11


    irish1967 wrote: »
    I may have to eat some humble pie.

    Why is that now ?


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 7,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭pistolpetes11


    This programme just seems to be about why its so hard to make accurate forecasts ,

    Some good parts in it but overall it was disappointing.

    Although they did say the MET office are not going for a particularly cold winter


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭thetonynator


    This programme just seems to be about why its so hard to make accurate forecasts ,

    Some good parts in it but overall it was disappointing.

    Although they did say the MET office are not going for a particularly cold winter

    Well the general layman doesn't understand that, so maybe it's a good idea to make the program about that!

    And the met office aren't going for any sort of a winter - at least not publicly!

    Don't have the bbc here, so I haven't been watching.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭eskimocat


    missed most of it... shucks.... the bit I did manage to catch at the beginning seemed good... the science bit! so did I pick up this right that blocking over ireland and the uk is what brought snowmagadden on us last year?


  • Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭damino


    One of the forecasts sounded like MT Cran's forecast. So looks like its going to be a cold one with snow:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭NIALL D


    any way of seeing this online ???


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭kstand


    Was looking forward to this all day but have to say I found it extremely disappointing. There was nothing about long range forecasting methods nor did they speak to any firm doing long rnage forecasts. In stead they focused on the problems heavy snow can cause, why the public should not ignore it and even had a bit telling people to leave peanuts out for birds when it does snow. It was more of a nature programme than a science programme and quite frankly, little or no effort went into it. The title was definately misleading. Very disappointing all round.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 7,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭pistolpetes11


    Well the general layman doesn't understand that, so maybe it's a good idea to make the program about that!

    And the met office aren't going for any sort of a winter - at least not publicly!

    Don't have the bbc here, so I haven't been watching.

    Well thats what the presenter said on his wrap up about the MET,

    They could of spent more time on the science behind the forecasting or even spoken to some of the Long Range Forecasters in the UK.


  • Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭damino


    It was a bit of a let down. To me I thought the presenters were biased in favour of the UK Met Service. Never really gave any attention to any of the independent forecasters. Still the manager from Morrison's sounded like it was from MT's forecast with the worst to come in the new year but still there will be snow in December.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Pangea


    I thought it was a good programme, better than More Fours programme over the last 2 years.
    They covered every type of forecaster, the met uk, the nature observer and the independent forecasts.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,499 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Very good show unless of course you actually expected an answer to the question :D Liked the bit about the blizzard that struck during rush hour in Scotland. A bit like here, everyone moaning about it not being expected even though it was well forecast. I blame out of date forecasts given out after the hourly news on radio over here, usually well out of date. For example how often are they still forecasting weather that has already clearly passed over :rolleyes:


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