The BBC Weather app incorrectly forecast winds of 15,000mph in Oxford Circus and temperatures of 404°C in Nottingham amid a countrywide software failure. The Telegraph has the story.
Wind speeds of 15,345mph were predicted in Oxford Circus, central London, while temperatures of 404°C were forecast in Nottingham.
BBC Weather said it was were working to fix some “data issues” on its app and website, and apologised for the inaccuracy.
Commenting on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, host Nick Robinson said: “If, like me, you’re one of those people who reaches for your phone first thing in the morning to look at the BBC News app or BBC Weather, you might have noticed that there are hurricane force winds in Oxford Circus.
“Let me just reassure you, there aren’t, because I’m in Oxford Circus. I’m afraid there’s just a little problem with the data on the BBC Weather app, which suggests that the wind speed is 350mph – which I think is something of an overestimate – but it is being dealt with, rest assured.”
Co-host Emma Barnett added that Robinson was providing “a live debunking of misinformation”.
It came as Hurricane Milton brought winds of up to 120mph as it made landfall in Florida, causing nearly three million households to lose power.
Matt Taylor, a BBC presenter, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Don’t be alarmed folks – Hurricane Milton hasn’t made it to us here in the U.K.! There’s been a data glitch between our suppliers and the app/online. Folk are working to solve the issue.”
UN Chief António Guterres took to X to herald the arrival of his long-predicted global boiling… okay, that bit wasn’t true. But these days, is it that easy to tell the data glitches from the alarmist propaganda?
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