This page explains how Weather Near Me selects the material to publish, the sources used to gather the material, and the way in which errors are corrected.
How we choose topics
We write about the issues readers bring to a subject. We also attempt to cover questions and issues that people are searching for online, asking their friends and family about or puzzling over at home. Before we publish, we check whether we have already covered the topic. If we have, we update or expand the existing article rather than publishing a second one that says the same thing, so you get one complete answer instead of several thin ones.
Our sourcing standard
We support any specific factual claims we make in the article, such as a law, a regulation, a safety point, a date or a figure, with reference to a source that you can also check. We prefer to link to primary sources (e.g. government departments and regulators, legislation, recognised professional and trade bodies, official statistics, peer-reviewed research) where these exist, and link to the source of the claim at the point in the article where the claim is made. Where evidence is mixed, or a point depends on the individual circumstances of the reader, we present that plainly rather than picking the most convenient version.
What we will not do
We do not fabricate quotes, statistics, studies, experts or personal stories. All contributors write under their own bylines on the subjects they cover, with their specialties listed in their author profiles; we do not claim qualifications or experience they do not have. We do not pretend that general information constitutes professional advice and where a job requires the services of a qualified tradesperson, surveyor or adviser, this will be stated in the article.
Corrections and updates
We welcome comments on articles that you believe to contain a mistake or which have become outdated. All comments are moderated and we read every comment left on articles. If we establish that there is a mistake in an article we shall correct it. If the correction has a significant effect on the advice then we shall also add a short statement to the article indicating what change or changes have been made to the advice. We also review older articles from time to time and update them as necessary because of changes in rules or new evidence.