UK weather maps turn purple as 608-mile wall of snow and rain to engulf nation
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The Mirror tells readers in its own voice to brace for a 'shivering vortex' from 17 November, resting on WXCharts maps. The Met Office forecast it quotes for 16 to 25 November expects changeable, wetter weather that will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average.
Overstates a forecast in its own voice
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“Communities are to brace for the shivering vortex from Tuesday November 17”
Why this matters
In its own voice and with no attribution, the Mirror tells communities to brace for a 'shivering vortex' from 17 November.
The impression it gives
A reader believes a severe and settled freeze is certain to set in from 17 November.
The context
The article rests this on WXCharts maps. The Met Office forecast the article quotes for 16 to 25 November expects a shift to changeable, wetter weather that will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“a marked transition to more changeable conditions is expected at the start of the period”
Elsewhere in the article“it will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average for the time of year”