Rainy Days and Bank Holidays: Why We Need to Stop Taking Weather Forecasts for Granted The UK's Met Office has issued a warning for heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms during the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend.
This is not unexpected, given the series of unseasonable downpours that have followed one of the driest summers on record. But what's at stake here?
Our relationship with weather forecasts has become increasingly transactional, with many expecting to know exactly what's coming next – down to the minute, hour, and millimeter.