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In effect, the contract is out to "tender". This is standard practice these days. I work for a local housing charity and we have had to tender for the same services that we have provided for the last 18 years from our local authority. Big forms, questions that we have never been asked before, data protection, health and safety issues...etc...the list was endless. In the end we won with our bid beating off the likes of Shelter, who are a national organisation who if they wanted, could have undercut us (and probably did to get a foothold in the area). In other words, the BBC have tendered the contract and if you ask me who would win that tender, based on VFM and previous experience, the answer would be.......Ummm...The Met Office!!!
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I can't understand why so many of you call it a "bust" and continue to slag off the Met Office just because you don't see a bolt of lightning. I think some of you need to get a bit of a life apart from dreaming about storms. If anyone knows what triggers a thunderstorm they would be a millionaire wouldn't they? As far as I saw today the Met highlighted areas in the Mid / South East of England this morning and said they were "at risk" of receiving a severe storm and to my knowledge some counties down south did. I think a few of you need to grow up a wee bit and get a life of some kind. I like following this forum as I am fascinated by storms, but there are far too many people out there who are wayyyyyy too obsessed and get upset when storms don't happen for them.
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I have every sympathy for those families who have lost loved ones today from the lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons. Remember this the next time you all wish that the storms are over your head. Mother nature isn't to be messed with. However, I do think that experienced hill walkers need to check out the forecast a little better, and if there is the slightest chance of thunderstorms developing, then they should stay off the peaks. It WAS forecast which makes the loss of life even more baffling and unnecessary. Please learn from this hillwalkers.
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Channel is lighting up!
Not so much lighting up, but flickering just a tiny tiny bit
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That supercell in the Netherlands appears to be weakening...only about 300 strikes p/m now
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Blimey, it seems to be going a bit mental in the North of England and a few strikes just hit East of Edinburgh too. I'm on the west coast of Scotland though. Don't think we will get anything now but it's great that other are. So humid here though. Enjoy peeps!!!
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Snippets is right. Both are 0 seconds long
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Absolutely cracking CG strike on the Bournemouth Webcam just then.
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Some nice flashes off the south coast clearly visible here.
http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/AttractionsLeisure/BeachesandWaterfront/PierApproachWebcam2.aspx
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Well, that was absolutely brilliant. Sky went a nasty peachy colour, then black, and then it started to pour. Cloud to cloud and forked lightning. It started about 9:10 pm and is still rumbling on in the distance. It passed straight overhead my house. I've been that excited I've knackered myself out
I told you....lol. Hope you enjoyed your storm....lol
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The clouds are a funny kind of creamy yellow. Sickly looking. Does anyone know if that heralds a storm?
If that storm currently north of Cumbria can keep up then I say you're going to get smacked....but the question is, will it?
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Cell over Adrossan and Kilwinning exploded into life inside 15 minutes - looks a belter too !
That'll be the one I heard...seems to be heading NNW. I just CAME from Ardrossan too!!!!
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Yep deffo thunder - 3 rumbles now and getting louder, out to my West and heading North. Two nights in a row after a 4 hours storm yesterday evening
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First distant rumble of thunder heard in Irvine, Ayrshire as I was coming in from work. Clouds are very dark and threatening here.
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Heh heh...Sorry to be a pedant but it is actually Tuesday 4th June and not May as is in the title.
Generally sunny here in North Ayrshire today but not as good as was forecast with a little more coastal cloud around, but the temperature was a little higher than was forecast on the 7 day forecast here, a good 8C higher.
Maybe someone can clarify for me which forecast I should go for. I am currently looking at the forecast for Irvine for tomorrow as I am on holiday this week (what a week to pick eh?). According to the 7 day forecast for my region, there is not a cloud in the sky tomorrow (cloud cover 3%) but the 5 day UK forecast map shows showers for the next few days over my region. Huh?? I'm confused
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At least the cafe by Ardrossan beach will be doing a good trade? Nice cafe that, btw.
It's approximately 50 yards from where I'm working right now.
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You'll have trouble seeing Arran this arvo, then?
It's disappeared completely from view mate
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Some dirty looking black beasts forming rapidly over the Ayrshire coast and heading slowly North. Methinks Glasgow and the Central belt might be in for a kicking
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Love it...cheers my man.
Didn't last too long but a fair good flashes and rumbles. Think there's more coming. Really hope they come your way Toddy boy!!!
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My mate just texted me .. was out the back having a ciggie..swears he seen lightning..i went out to check it out couldnt see anything but it does feel very still and 'thundery'
He did mate. It's just past us and it's heading your way. Hope this makes your day.
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Just had a wee lightning show in Irvine, West of Scotland. Might be more to come.
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Heavy snow falling here but not really accumulating since the ground is so wet!
It's been raining here for the last 2 hours. It's totally washed away any snow that was lying...and now it's stopped. Bah!!! :o
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How can you tell that it's rotating?
Because it's going round??? :lol:
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I was about to say it had stopped already, then we got a huge boom which lasted forever! It must be rolling off the hills or something
Your not kidding. Was outside having a fly smoke when it flashed. Nearly had an accident. :lol:
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Met Office loses BBC contract
in Spring Weather Discussion
Posted · Edited by Trancemaster1966
I hope this is wrong because It is illegal for organisations who have tendered for a contract to be disclosed prior to the tender and if it has been disclosed then everyone else has the right to demand that it be re-tendered. From what I heard on the news earlier, a MET spokesperson said that they would be tendering for the contract?