While Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc across the southern United States BBC Weather reported about extreme wind speeds and temperatures that would hit the UK on Thursday. According to the site, London, among other places, would experience wind speeds of 21,700 km/h, and Nottingham would experience nighttime temperatures of 404 degrees Celsius in Nottingham.
But the spectacular weather warning was a mistake. BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor writes in a post on X:
”Don’t worry, people – Hurricane Milton hasn’t reached us here in the UK!”
In a statement, the BBC apologized:
”"We understand that there is a lot of interest in the weather today and this is incredibly frustrating. We are really, really sorry about this and are working very hard to resolve the issue.".
According to the news channel, the error is due to a problem with their data provider. According to SMHI's weather forecast, it will be 11 degrees, drizzle and a light wind of around 4 m/s in London on Thursday.
Source: Aftonbladet.se
