This is almost entirely irrelevant to the list purpose, but I thought
I'd air a personal annoyance with the BBC Weather site. If I put in my
postcode I end up with the weather for my town (Rayleigh) which is
correct, but I only get a 5 day and not a 24h forecast. As both are
taken from the same weather station at Shoebury, by manually searching
for Shoebury I can get the 24h forecast there. Why does the system not
pick up a 24h forecast for my postcode from Shoebury?
I note on the FAQ for weather they state they extrapolate the 5 day from
nearby weather stations, why not do the 24h too, or is this a question
of additional load? If this is not possible, how about linking to the
local weather station as opposed to just giving its long/lat (After all
the postcoder must store long/lat to town name, and could be extended to
link to those with 24h weather)?
Any further explanation as to whether or not some form of simple
solution is possible would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Stephen
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