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Breakfast weather man makes hilarious gaffe as he forecasts snow storm heading to Cornwall…but can you spot why?

Eagle-eyed social media warned presenter Matt Taylor to 'be careful where his hand is going'

COULD it be rain? Could it be snow? Either way, this storm looks pretty pleased to see the South West.

BBC weatherman Matt Taylor seemed to be none the wiser as he forecast the huge penis shaped snow storm which was making its way across Devon and towards Cornwall this morning.

 BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor forecasts a penis-shaped snow storm sweeping in across the South West
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BBC weather presenter Matt Taylor forecasts a penis-shaped snow storm sweeping in across the South WestCredit: Twitter

Eagle-eyed social media users spotted the suspicious shaped weather system on BBC Breakfast at 6.45am.

Twitter user DaveinNorwich posted a picture of the cheeky moment with the caption: "Matt needs to be careful where his hand is going! That's one interesting weather feature over Devon!"

It's not the first time the BBC has predicted a willy-shaped storm heading towards the South West of the country.

Back in August 2014 a vine showing a phallic-looking rain cloud appearing over Plymouth went viral after it was shared by user Tom Wiggins.

The risqué forecast comes as people across the country woke up to a sprinkling of the white stuff this morning.

Matt's predictions appeared to be correct as those in Devon began sharing images on social media celebrating the first flurry of the winter at around 8am.

 The BBC forecast snow across Devon this morning and they weren't wrong as the South West got a layer of the white stuff
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The BBC forecast snow across Devon this morning and they weren't wrong as the South West got a layer of the white stuffCredit: Alex Bressington
 Snow began to fall thick and fast across Devon during this morning's rush hour
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Snow began to fall thick and fast across Devon during this morning's rush hourCredit: Twitter

Temperatures dropped overnight and were cold enough for heavy snow to start falling steadily for around half an hour during the morning rush.

Meanwhile Mancunians awoke to an outbreak of “thundersnow” while gritters could be seen pounding the streets of Oldham.

Thundersnow is a phenomenon which occurs when it is so cold thunderstorms unleash snow rather than rain when they break out over head.
It typically occurs when the pressure spikes forcing warmer air up into the sky which turns into snow as it condenses.

 Clare Hunt's dog gives her a 'grumpy' look as he sits in the snow in Blackborough, Devon
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Clare Hunt's dog gives her a 'grumpy' look as he sits in the snow in Blackborough, DevonCredit: Twitter
 Temperatures across the country dropped overnight and people celebrated the first flurry of the winter with pictures
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Temperatures across the country dropped overnight and people celebrated the first flurry of the winter with picturesCredit: Gary Holpin

Elsewhere across the North West Liverpool was hit with a heavy hail storm leaving the city centre covered in white blanket early this morning.

A Met Office spokesman said: “Temperatures will hover around 4 C in the North and 8C or 9C in the South and with the wind factored in it will feel below freezing in parts due to a notable wind-chill factor.
“Through tonight there is a real ice risk with showers during the day and then turning cold overnight the water freezes with a high risk of ice.”

The meteorologist went on to say that drivers should be on the look out for ice with warnings out across the country.

He said: “We currently have an ice warning out and that is expected to continue across tonight and the weekend mainly in western parts of the UK but it will be a very cold night across the country with lows of -6C and -7C.

“Last night was the coldest night of the autumn so far with a low of -7.2 in Braemar, Scotland."


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