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I assume that they do not factor in wind chill when stating how cold (at 900m). 

Looking at forecast for Saturday (West Highlands) says -3C whereas Met office predicts -10C to -14C

A significant and meaningful difference

Met office Ben Nevis forecast says -6 on Saturday afternoon and -14 with windchill so the figures you saw are likely wind chill ones.

Wind chill is a pretty much useless measure imo. All it serves to do is make people feel tougher.

While I agree for the attention span challenged (like me) it's also a subtle reminder that it will be windy

Why? It is a good reminder that it will be colder than the 'passive' temperature.

Because the numbers are often absolute bollocks* and people wildly mis-interpret (see above).

*If there's no wind, I'll happily walk around in -14C in a thick jacket. In "-14" met office windchill (tm) I'd freeze my balls off doing the same. 

But it won't be colder. It'll still be -3, it just means you'll reach -3 quicker* than if it was less windy.

* - hopefully you won't reach -3 at all, because that would be problematic. And fatal.

That's a wind-chill caveat that it'd be good to be more widely used

Why would you need a reminder? 

On uncovered skin - so only a problem if you don't have any clothes on.

Why would you need to know the temperature in the first place?

To me its a useful indicator/reminder of the magnitude of the wind on my rate of heat loss. You almost always have some skin exposed at some point. Plus no wind proofs are 100% effective.

But yeah, don't get too hung up on the exact number.

That's not true. Clothes obviously help but you still chill faster in a cold wind. Forced convection. 

Your last line is my whole point. If there's no point in getting hung up on a number then why give a number? 

I'm guessing you're not a winter climber?

Fifty odd years ago my mother sent me and my brother of to school each day throughout numerous Scottish winters dressed appropriately for the conditions after looking out the window. She didnae hae a scooby what the term "windchill" meant.......she is now 84 years old and still hasn't a scooby what it means.   

Dinnae forget yer windcheater son!

I had tae make dae wi a jaikit.  

I thought we’d dumbed down from “windchill” to “feels like”.  Do try to keep up at the back...

MWIS forecasts the temperature, and sometimes says the wind chill too (but as afar as I'm aware makes that clear).

http://www.mwis.org.uk/pdf/weather-forecasts/WH-MWI-WM11856_2019-03-07_1505...

The current forecast for Saturday just says -3C, maybe they had made a mistake and have updated it now?

Its handy for knowing if I need to bring a dog coat for my dog and which coat, if any: she's got two: a warmish coat that covers her back and some of her sides and a thicker coat that goes further down each side and back as well as full neck. The last only gets packed for real cold.

You might change your mind once you get to 60+ (that's age, not temp) and your ageing body's ability to regulate it's own temperature is not what it once was. I never used to bother much, but now find a chill wind quite severely. 

... helps give me some idea of how much to layer up, though I agree that I don't need the actual number to tell me that I feel bloody cold, the figures in the forecasts are still a helpful indicator.

No one here is saying wind doesn't have an effect on perceived temperature, that would be silly. The point is that everyone understands the effect without the need for a number. All the number does is let punters boast that it was colder than it actually was.

I'm 60+ and nothing has changed since I was 16. If it's a bit blawy and chilly I'll put another layer on, windproof garment, hat, gloves etc. If I'm getting too warm I'll take a layer off. Windchill figures doesn't enter into it....anyhoo must dash, heading to the Northwest Highlands for the weekend for some wind chill shenagagins.    

Tell her to dog up!

https://www.outsideonline.com/2390456/first-dog-ascent-baruntse-nepal

... pretty much what I was saying, aside from the "boasting" bit. (Never considered that feeling cold was anything much to boast about, but then I'm well past boasting age.)

Lucky you! I live in the N Highlands (Easter/Mid Ross rather than West). Was out this afternoon, though not higher than about 500M or thereabouts. OK with b/layer, light shirt, light fleece & windproof until it started to rain when cagoule went on; wind moved round to its usual direction rather than NE/N where it's been for last couple of days. 3 degrees and raining outside just now. Out again Sunday (Fannichs, maybe).

Thanks for that link. Fascinating story.