<<But a local forecaster was worth his/her weight in gold >>
Wise and true words. There are half a dozen internet sites I visit for forecasts, plus we watch forecasts on the Beeb, ITV and Channel 5. The difference between them is often quite astonishing even though I assume that they are all working with info supplied by the Met Office... or am I wrong? One thing they can never get right is the forecast temperature: "It'll be around 5 degrees tonight"... next morning there's an inch of ice on the pond and the car won't start!