Met Office issues major snow warning to several UK areas as white barrage to hit tomorrow

The Daily Star reports a Met Office forecast of snow in northern Scotland on Sunday and more wintry weather into next week, and quotes the forecast at length. Its headline promises a 'major snow warning' and a 'white barrage', but the body reports no formal warning. The Met Office forecast it quotes describes mostly rain, with hill snow in the north.

1. Headline goes beyond the article

   Minor

   “Met Office issues major snow warning to several UK areas as white barrage to hit tomorrow”

   Why this matters

   The headline says the Met Office has issued a 'major snow warning' and that a 'white barrage' will hit several UK areas.

   The impression it gives

   A reader believes the Met Office has put out a formal, serious snow warning and that heavy snow will hit a wide spread of the UK.

   The context

   The body reports no formal snow warning. The Met Office forecast it quotes describes a day mostly 'cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain', with snow limited to 'Hill snow in the north'. Other coverage of the same weekend likewise describes rain, sleet, ice and hill snow, with precipitation most persistent in northern Scotland.

   How we know

   • Elsewhere in the article“Otherwise cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain, some heavy.”
   • Elsewhere in the article“Hill snow in the north.”
   • The Independent reported“The Met Office has warned of rain, sleet, ice and hill snow over the weekend, with precipitation most persistent in northern Scotland.”Met office issue yellow cold weather health alert in UK as temperatures drop to -6C (opens in a new tab)

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