Sir, – Now that we are in the season where dissemination of accurate information about weather conditions can mean the difference between life and death, I can only hope that journalists will take the time to convert metric units into imperial ones when dealing with Met Office and other government-provided forecasts.
Like most people of my age group, when it comes to snow, I know what six inches looks like but the equivalent in centimetres is something that I cannot easily visualise. Likewise, with temperature, elevation and wind speed.
While EU-compliant officialdom may seek to kill off us old dinosaurs to hasten its goal of compulsory metrication by effectively withholding such essential information, I would urge the media to be more considerate. – Yours, etc,