The Meteorological Office has fallen victim to the Age of Spin, hyping its science for the sake of grabbing headlines.
Their 'barbecue' summer has bitten them on the backside.
Still watching and observing the astrology of the weather, which was written about here in May '09:-
http://astrology.blog.co.uk/2009/05/19/a-hot-summer-6144456/
And here's an article about the Met Office's summer heatwave prediction: