Why instruct some to turn towards bad weather, because it had gotten so bad?
The man in the tower can see only the bit of wx around the tower. He cannot know what the pilot sees once the pilot is some tens of seconds, never mind minutes, down the road.
IO,
I'm not talking about the particular cloud, but the general prevaling conditions at the airport.
The Pilot departed weather that was acceptable for SVFR.
The conditions then deteriated
at the airport. As a result of this deteration, ATC asked the pilot to return to the airport.....the only place that they
knew that conditions were not suitable.
Why ask someone to leave their current position, and go to the only place that you know is not suitable?
dp