Why do UK weather reports no longer use the Beaufort scale?

Answer 1

it is outdated and know good

Answer 2

Because the Met office has dumbed down its reports.
The Beaufort scale was designed to be easy to use by illiterate sailors, it described the effect of wind on ships. It was later updated for landlubbers, 'twigs move' etc.
The general public is apparently too stupid to understand this, so along with warm, cold and occluded fronts it has been relegated to the shipping forecast only.

Answer 3

? I don't ever recall a land based weather report using the Beaufort Scale. Wind speed has always been given in miles per hour.
If you mean the Met Office Shipping Forecasts, wind speed is STILL reported on the Beaufort Scale!

Answer 4

I recall seeing these when the weather reports used proper charts.
We used to see isobars (lines of equal pressure), wind feathers with long and short pointers on the side of the tail to indicate wind speed and fronts - warm, cold and occluded.
All we get now are silly clouds and snowflakes.
The Beaufort scale is still used to describe strong winds, but the phrase gail force is now used.

Answer 5

Because the Met Office have dumbed down weather reporting - just look at the rubbish the BBC dishes up these days as television weather forecasts.

Answer 6

Some years ago when the MET office modernised there service it was desided to do away with the scale and incedently refering to cold, warm and occuled fronts as the general public would not understand it, however it is still used in the shipping forcast. Hope this helps

Answer 7

whats that...i know the jet trem has moved from the nw cotland coast and round uk to nw england acro midle of cotland.