BBC News: Weather forecaster's AWKWARD exchange with Simon McCoy
The BBC News weather forecaster warned Simon McCoy that he was “not sure” he was “coming back” as the pair discussed the recent weather forecast. Darren Bett said the pair could “come to blows” after a disagreement about how cold the freezing temperatures were on Monday morning. Mr McCoy suggested the recent cold-snap had caught him by surprise and argued that temperatures in Plymouth could have been as low as -10C this morning. The forecaster Mr Bett said: “I want to show you some sunshine because this is what most of the country is getting today, sunshine. Blue skies. “As you can see there is not much snow here in Northampton at all, it hasn’t been massively snowy everywhere and across the highlands, this has been the place to be over the last few days, it is a stunning, stunning weather watcher picture, you just want to be there.
BBC BBC news weather forecaster Darren Bett shared a joke with the presenter Mr McCoy
“You don’t want to be there first thing in the morning though because the temperature last night in the highlands was -10C and it could be close to that kind of figure again tonight.” Presenter Mr McCoy suggested the temperatures were at a similar level in Plymouth on Monday morning. Mr Bett quickly replied: “Plymouth was not -10C this morning.” As the forecaster tried to move on McCoy added: “It felt like it, anyway.” Laughing the forecaster told the BBC presenter to “put on the heating” in his car to solve being cold .
I’m not sure if I’m going to come back later BBC News weather forecaster Darren Bett
The pair agreed they would have to move onto the forecast to ensure they did not “turn to blows”. The forecaster added: “Yes we better have a forecast. I’m not sure if I’m going to come back later.” The awkward exchange comes after Britain was hit by a barrage of snow this weekend, blanketing parts of the country and causing huge travel disruption. Some parts of the country were hit by up to 20cm of snow and now the UK is at risk from ice. BBC Weather meteorologist Lucy Martin said: “There certainly is some heavy snow over the weekend and it did cause some disruption. With cold nights and snow on the ground, we are looking at some problems with ice over the next few days. “Today though, it does look like it’s going to be drier, increasing amounts of sunshine. The temperatures though, still struggling and looking at another cold day.”
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