'Cold apocalypse' fears as BBC explains why forecast is plummeting to bitter 7C
A BBC weather forecaster has apologised over a "technical glitch" on its services which showed the temperature to have plummeted as low as 7C across Europe.
Temperatures may have dropped slightly over the past few days due to a spell of unsettled weather, but nothing like what visitors to the broadcaster’s weather app and website found.
It comes as the Met Office says the country is on track to have the hottest June on record.
The unusually low temperatures for the summer period were also shown on the BBC News at Ten on Thursday, sparking confusion and panic about what one Twitter user called a "cold apocalypse".
Temperatures appeared to be due to drop as low as 7COn BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, weather presenter Simon King apologised for the "glitch".
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He said: “Temperatures over the next few days about 16 to 23C by day and about nine to 12C overnight, about the average really for the time of year.
“Not the seven or 8C you are currently seeing on our website or app – so apologies. There is still a technical glitch in that respect.”
And the BBC Weather account tweeted on Thursday night: “Our apologies for the incorrect temperatures appearing on the website and app. We are working with our data suppliers to fix this fault."
They added on Friday morning: “Good morning, Unfortunately we’ve still got technical issues with data on our app and (website)…it’s not actually going to be 7 or 8C.”
A problem at third party supplier MeteoGroup is said to be behind the inaccurate forecasts.
The Met Office is currently predicting high temperatures around 19C in London for Friday with the rest of the week expected to see between 13 to 24C.
A slightly colder picture is being forecasted in Edinburgh with the week expected to have highs of 17C and lows of 10C.
Cardiff is predicted to have temperatures between 13 to 19C for the next week, while Belfast will be similar with lows of 10C and highs around 18C, according to the Met Office.
"Remaining cloudy through this evening and tonight with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the west. Staying breezy overnight and milder than recent nights," said the Met Office.
"Remaining cloudy through this evening and tonight with further outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly in the west. Staying breezy overnight and milder than recent nights.
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"Dry for many on Sunday and Monday with sunny spells, though scattered showers and some persistent rain in the northwest. More widespread outbreaks of rain possible Tuesday. Temperatures near average."
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