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New BBC weather site launched 1:54pm on 27 Mar 2009 I too find the new site really bad.
I can get used to the way that the next 24 hours is displayed but the maps are really bad.

For instance the other day the map of South Wales showed blobs of white on it. What were these? Eventually I discovered that they were either fog or snow. On my screen the fog and snow graduations in the key both look the same - a consistent white from light to heavy. It is impossible to tell the difference between them or the intensity.

Additionally I still hate the way that the maps show cloud. This was introduced on the TV forecast first of all a while ago and I still can't understand it. It is impossible to tell the difference between cloudy areas and sunny areas - a slight difference in brightness of a brown colour really doesn't do it. Is this meant to represent the ground colour? It would be better if the colour was green to represent the actual ground colour.

I have my website and used to link to the BBC weather as a primary source. I have now changed the link to Yahoo Weather as it is much easier to grasp quickly what the weather forecast is.

You're trying to be too clever.
BBC on a bus and box road trip 12:19pm on 12 Sep 2008 You have an error in your article. The box wasn't "loaded onto a container ship in Southampton on Monday."
It went by road to Glasgow last Tuesday and is still in Glasgow.
BBC HD TV Update: Jonathan Ross in HD 1:13pm on 08 Sep 2008 You only have to watch a movie with a DOG on the screen to realise how stupid they are - they frequently obliterate the picture - just seeing an actor with the TV station's logo embossed onto their forehead shows how they detract from the viewing experience.
My vote is NO DOGs!
Interesting Stuff 2008-08-22 2:49pm on 22 Aug 2008 Hi Nick,
Your second hyperlink "logged at...." in the second paragraph doesn't work.
Remove the # symbol and everything after it.

Just goes to show that if the BBC is going to have a lot more external links then they need to be accurate!! :-)
Cheers, Paul

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