The British Broadcasting Company on Thursday issued an apology for a knowledge fault difficulty in its climate app after it incorrectly predicted “hurricane pressure winds” throughout London or in a single day temperatures of “404C” in Nottingham. “Oops, don’t be alarmed by a few of our @bbcweather app knowledge this morning. Be assured there gained’t be 14408mph winds, hurricane pressure winds or in a single day temperatures of 404°C,” climate presenter Simon King mentioned in a put up on X.The BBC Climate additionally issued a press release the place it apologised for the error saying: “We’re actually, actually sorry about this and dealing very onerous to repair the issue.””Now we have a problem with a number of the climate knowledge from our forecast supplier which is producing incorrect numbers and textual content on our BBC Climate app and web site,” it mentioned.Rectifying the error, it mentioned that the south of the UK would expertise rain and drizzle this Thursday, with blustery showers anticipated alongside the east coast. Wind gusts are anticipated to achieve as much as 30 mph in Aberdeen, in response to the Met Workplace. Nonetheless, the UK won’t face the hurricane-force winds at present impacting the US.The Met Workplace additionally famous that remnants of Hurricane Milton, which is at present wreaking havoc in Florida, may introduce some uncertainty to UK climate patterns subsequent week in the event that they transfer into the Atlantic. Nonetheless, the chance of the hurricane reaching the UK is deemed “extremely unlikely.”As Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, it’s bringing tornadoes, floods, and the specter of storm surges to the area.
