iPhone Weather and...

Somewhere, in an alternate universe perhaps, the weather this morning was the cool, cloudy but dry predicted by the iPhone app.¹

In this reality the rain came down steadily during the whole walk back from the shops.

I told it Coventry. Did it rain in Coventry as well as my house location? Yes. Was this shown as any percentage even when it was a steady downpour? No. Some people idiots make decisions based on what their “smart” phone says…

As it happens I took one look at the clouds just before leaving the house and declared the app a lying piece of s*** so the journey home, under an umbrella, was absolutely fine.²

¹ Defenders of Apple may suggest that if I enabled the alleged increased location accuracy by turning on Wi-Fi for the location services³, or even turned on the location services for any app, it would work better.

Doesn’t the BBC weather app work on iOS? I find that reasonably reliable. Anyway, how can you expect Apple in California/Silly Cone Valley to be able to see what the weather is like anywhere in the UK – it’s a long way away!

Somewhere, in an alternate universe perhaps, the weather this morning was the cool, cloudy but dry predicted by the iPhone app.

I assume you do not mean the real weather app from the BBC, even the MetOffice one, I use the BBC Weather app, and its can be down to your location you put in. Nice and sunny here, as per the BBC weather app.

Doesn’t the BBC weather app work on iOS?

Well, the bottom line is the phone has whatever is put on it remotely – it’s a work device that goes wherever I do. I use the installed apps, but as you see I don’t totally trust.
BBC app, probably works. Might ask if they can push it out.

BTW. Wife’s Android phone, different app same rubbish on today’s weather.

Experience over several years of using various web-based weather predictions has me usually using metcheck.com. My impression is that it is right more often than either bbc or Met Office. Checking all 3 is a good way to see how predictable the weather really is at the time – getting 3 significantly different forecasts means “nobody knows”.
I first used Metcheck because they, uniquely at the time, gave indications up to 14 days ahead, with crucually the amount of rain in mm. When planning whitewater paddling trips it is important information for picking the times when river levels will be suitable.