dear BBC:

[fox]

Please learn how to forecast weather.

The five-day forecast for Oxford is here.  Note how for today, Monday, it says "high 75".  Then note up where it says "current observations" -- right.  Cloudy, 84.

Last time I checked, 84>75.

It's fucking hot and I'm fucking sick of it.  And I really am going to need it not to be 77 (by BBC standards, for which apparently read 86) on Friday, when I'll be in sub-fusc all day and miserable.

Comments

[dorothy1901]

Good luck on Friday's weather.

What does "sub-fusc" mean? I checked m-w.com and it says "dusky," which doesn't make sense in this context.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Sub-fusc is academic dress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_fusc), which is mandated by university statute for certain events -- including exams. Actually I suppose technically the sub-fusc is the clothing that is not academic dress, which would make the cap and gown (and hood, for those who have them) 'fusc', if you see what I mean. But, whatever. I'm not actually opposed to sub-fusc -- there was a student referendum recently on the question of eliminating the requirement to wear sub-fusc at exams, and the majority was overwhelming in favor of keeping it -- but, but, too hot.

[dorothy1901]

Thanks for the explanation.

[jgesteve.livejournal.com]

I think this could be generalized to all Meteorologists, not just BBC ones.

Meteorology, Economics, and POTUS - the only jobs where you can be wrong 75% of the time and still keep your job.

[kmg-365.livejournal.com]

If you think that's bad, you should see how "accurate" metro-DC weather forecasts are.