Odd BBC weather forecast ignites social media as glitch gives strange prediction

30 June 2023 , 03:10

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Europe was looking chillier than expected

A strange anomaly on the BBC's weather forecasting app and website has sparked confusion on social media, as the broadcaster predicted temperatures of between 6C and 8C across Europe for the next two days.

Those frigid temperatures are a far cry from the Met Office's declaration that the UK is on track for its hottest June on record.

Many shared their puzzlement over the bizarre forecast, with one asking: "Anybody getting unbelievably low temperatures BBC Weather?

"No way is this right."

Another added: "Please tell me the BBC Weather app is broken because this seems unusually pessimistic for June/July."

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Social media erupted with confusion over the frigid forecast

A third insisted that the BBC website must be a "bit broken", while another suggested that it was "drunk", with another adding: "Are you serious BBC? New Ice Age?"

The BBC's troubles didn't just stop at its website and weather app, however, as one eagle-eyed social media user spotted that the map they were using on the TV forecast was incorrect.

"'Not just the website and the app [which is wrong]. These things happen but it was the lack of acknowledgment [sic] from the presenters that disappointed," they wrote.

The pessimistic forecast caught the eye of many on Twitter

The beeb later confirmed that its weather predictions had gone awry.

A spokesperson told The Sun: "Our apologies for the incorrect temperatures appearing on the website and app.

"We are working with our data suppliers to fix this fault."

In reality, the UK is set for temperatures of up to 18C on Friday, according to the Met Office.

The conditions predicted appeared to be far from a summer heatwave (Twitter)

The weather agency's forecast for Friday is as follows: "A bright start in the east, but cloud already across western areas will move east with outbreaks of mostly light rain, however some heavier bursts are possible. Turning breezier."

Elsewhere in Europe, such as France and Germany, the mercury could rise to highs of 24C.

June is expected to break records in the UK this year, with the previous highest average temperature for the month being 14.9C, reached in both June 1940 and June 1976.

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