Blizzards on their way apparently.....

[PhilDawson8270]

The Express has considerable form at these sort of predictions. I fondly remember - Enormous asteroid 'will' hit Earth.

Actually they keep doing it with the asteroids, predictions including 2032, 2028, 'this month' 'TODAY'

Similarly, and rather more regularly, they predict very harsh winter conditions (usually with associated gas shortages)

Yet it works, even with all the piss taking the article gets shared. It gets clicked on, and they get their ad money regardless of whether it's being read seriously, or to be pulled apart on a forum.

 

[summerdays]

[QUOTE 4596887, member: 9609"]the 14 day GFS models are showing a major atlantic storm rolling in between xmas and new year, very windy, mild with possible flooding - so that is my prediction - get your sand bags ready for xmas.

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/de/topkarten.aspx?map=1&model=gfs&var=1&lid=OP[/QUOTE]
No that's when we had the damage to our roof last year.... give me snow any day!

 

[nickyboy]

So the "expert" weather forecaster is saying 70-80% chance of snow on Xmas Day in North of England.

But the bookies are offering odds of 5-1 or 6-1

So you can choose who to believe. The "expert" weather forecaster or the bookies who have a pretty good record in getting these sort of things right and are staking their own money on the outcome

 

[Cubist]

Big drifts? Bring it on!!

 

[Ian H]

Weatheraction, as referenced by the Daily Express.

 

[Smokin Joe]

So the "expert" weather forecaster is saying 70-80% chance of snow on Xmas Day in North of England.

But the bookies are offering odds of 5-1 or 6-1

So you can choose who to believe. The "expert" weather forecaster or the bookies who have a pretty good record in getting these sort of things right and are staking their own money on the outcome

The bookies have no more idea of the weather than anyone else. Odds are initially offered to attract the punters and are then altered according to the amount staked on any particular outcome in order to maximize profit or mitigate loss.

 

[classic33]

No snowfall, in this area, on December 25th.

 

[Tim Hall]

Leave vote was supposed to stop this kind of snow immigration! Make Britain great again!

Make Britain grit again, surely?

 

[PhilDawson8270]

Make Britain grit again, surely?

What you did there.

I saw it.

 

[Dayvo]

Unless I'm skiing for a week or two, I hate the stuff.

It's an easy choice:

this

or this

 

[classic33]

I do so love the Daily Express, they have three subjects, Diana, house prices and the weather. Surely it is not going to be 1963 bad?

Blizzards are coming.....

What you've got to do is stock up beforehand, just in case. Then there'll be no snow.
Forget or ignore and you'll be stuck for days.

 

[Glow worm]

At least it might in part at least finally justify the expense of the ice tyres I bought a few years back and have barely used!

 

[Hill Wimp]

We are going to have weather whatever happens and the nation will moan like drains whatever happens so, let whatever happen, happen

 

[Deleted member 26715]

To say this forum rips the bejeebers out of the of the Mail a lot of you seem to read it

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

To say this forum rips the bejeebers out of the of the Mail a lot of you seem to read it

What's that got to do with this thread?