Since the 2005 relaunch, a new glass globe has been the logo for BBC Weather and is shown at the beginning and end of all weather forecasts.

BBC Weather is the BBC's department in charge of preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts. The Weather Centre is part of BBC News. The Broadcast Meteorologists are employed by the Met Office. Image File history File links BBC_Weather_Globe. ... Image File history File links BBC_Weather_Globe. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... The new building on the edge of Exeter The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself), which has its headquarters at Exeter in Devon, is the UKs national weather service. ...

History

Early history

An early BBC weather forecast ident

The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office on November 14, 1922, and the first daily weather forecast was broadcast March 26, 1923. Image File history File links BBC-onebwweather. ... Image File history File links BBC-onebwweather. ... BBCs Alex Deakin presenting a weather report. ... The Shipping Forecast is a regular feature of BBC Radio 4 (part of the BBC) and is provided by the UK Meteorological Office (part of MoD) on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (part of DfT). ... The new building on the edge of Exeter The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself), which has its headquarters at Exeter in Devon, is the UKs national weather service. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1936, the BBC experimented with the worlds first televised weather maps, which was brought into practice in 1949 after World War II. The map filled the entire screen, with an off-screen narrator commenting on the next day's weather. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... These symbols, showing various weather fronts, might be found on a weather map. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Advancement of technology

On January 11, 1954, the first in-vision weather forecast was broadcast, presented by George Cowling. In an in-vision where the narrator stood in front of the map. At that point, the maps were drawn by hand in the London Weather Centre, before being couriered across London. The forecasts were presented by the same person who had composed them, and had relatively low accuracy. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The installation of a fax machine in 1962 and an electronic computer in 1962 in the Met Office led to more accurate and quicker forecasting. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The tower of a personal computer. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

Satellite photography was available from 1964, but was of a poor quality and was given on paper, with the coastline etched in felt-tip pen, which was not fixed until 1973 with the installation of a new computer, increasing processing power of the Weather Centre greatly, leading to forecasts twice as accurate as earlier ones. Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Writing instruments ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Graphical technology

Bill Giles presents a weather forecast in 1996.

As computational capability improved, so did graphics technology. Early hand-drawn maps gave way to magnetic symbols, which in turn gave way to bluescreen computer-generated imagery technology, each of which allowed the presenter greater control over the information displayed. Image File history File links BBCweather1996. ... Image File history File links BBCweather1996. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The bluescreen setup The final image Bluescreen (known in television as chroma key) is a term for the filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochomatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene. ... Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects. ...

Early magnetic symbols tended to adhere poorly to the maps, and occasional spelling errors (such as the presenter writing 'GOF' instead of 'FOG') marred some broadcasts, but allowed the presenter to show how weather would change over time. The symbols were designed to be 'self-explicit', allowing the viewer to understand the map without a key or legend.

These were phased out in 1985, for computer graphics, although the basic design of symbols was kept the same. These forecasts were widely-acclaimed for their simplicity, winning an award from the Royal Television Society. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...

Great Storm of 1987

Possibly the most famous of the forecasters is the now retired Michael Fish. Famous for his informal manner and eccentric dress sense (he once wore a blue and green blazer emblazoned with all the weather symbols), he was a viewer favourite despite an unfortunate comment before The Great Storm of 1987. Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944) was a weather forecaster, most known for his BBC television weather presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. ... Satellite image of the powerful storm The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on October 15 and 16, 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused hurricane force winds to hit much of the south of England. ...

During the weather forecast before the storm, Michael Fish started his forecast with the now infamous line "Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't". Although he was actually referring to a Florida hurricane, the statement has gone down in popular culture as one of the worst mistakes made so publicly.

2000-05 graphics

On 2nd October 2000, BBC Weather underwent a more significant change, whilst there was not much change as far as the weather symbols were concerned, but there was more information regarding Pollen and Sun levels. Also there was a beautifully detailed map of Britain, put together using a montage of satellite pictures.

Today

A new style BBC Weather forecast shown in the UK, presented by Isobel Lang.

16th May 2005 saw the end of the weather symbols on television after 29 years and 9 months on air. They were replaced by a controversial format as the forecast underwent another redesign, with the flat map replaced by a 3D globe, and weather conditions shown by coloured areas. Cloud cover is indicated by the brightness of the map, while rain and snow are indicated by animated blue and white areas respectively. This design started off being tilted so the Northern parts of the country were reduced in size. This didn't go down too well with Scottish people and viewers in Northern England so the map was tilted up after about two weeks. Image File history File links BBC_Isobel_Lang. ... Image File history File links BBC_Isobel_Lang. ... Isobel Lang is a BBC weather presenter. ... (Redirected from 16th May) May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cloud cover is the amount of the sky obscured by clouds when observed at a particular location. ... Rain falling Rain is a form of precipitation, other forms of which include snow, sleet, hail, and dew. ... Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons. ...

The move polarised opinion; some saw it as more accurate and modern, while others disliked the brown colour chosen for the landmass and the presumed high cost of the graphics. Poor angling of the map, in order to show the curvature of the Earth, led to Scotland appearing little larger than Devon, and the Shetlands being almost invisible while exaggerating London and the South East. This led to many Scottish commentators claiming the BBC was guilty of a London bias. As a result, the map was realigned, and the moving tour of the country was lengthened. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... In the United Kingdom the term North-South divide refers to an economic and cultural divide between the relatively wealthy South East of England and the less affluent industrial areas of Scotland, Wales and Northern England. ...

The new look won a prestigious Silver Award at the Promax/BDA Awards in 2006. Criticism has been ongoing however, with some viewers complaining of a lack of detail beyond 36 hours and a dour, depressing colour scheme.

There have been continuous developments since May 2005. For example, there is now noticeable rippling on the water.

Online forecasts

The online symbol for light daytime snow

The BBC Weather website provides outlook weather forecasts for UK and international locations using animated symbols and a format similar in design to that used for the televised broadcasts. Image File history File links BBCsnowday. ... Image File history File links BBCsnowday. ...

The website also runs frequent special features about seasonal sports, white Christmas, nature and meteorological science. It also has world weather, UK outlook and weather news. White Christmas A white Christmas, to most people in the Northern Hemisphere, refers to snowy weather at Christmas, a phenomenon which is far more common in some countries than in others. ...

Forecasters

National

(listed by date of first appearance on BBC National/World Weather forecasts)

• Suzanne Charlton (1989-present)
• Rob McElwee (1991-present)
• Penny Tranter (1992-present)
• Daniel Corbett (1997-present)
• Peter Gibbs (1997-present)
• Helen Willetts (1997-present)
• Darren Bett (1997-present)
• Sarah Wilmshurst (1997-present)
• Philip Avery (1998-present)
• Carol Kirkwood (1998-present)
• Louise Lear (1998-present)
• Everton Fox (2000-present)
• Alex Deakin (2000-present)
• Jay Wynne (2000-present)
• Tori Good (2001-present)
• Susan Powell (2001-present)
• Nina Ridge (2001-present)
• Elizabeth Saary (2001-present)
• Jo Farrow (2001-present)
• John Hammond (2003-present)
• Tomasz Schafernaker (2003-present)
• Matt Taylor (2004-present)
• Kirsty McCabe (2004-present)
• Chris Fawkes (2004-present)
• Liam Dutton (2003-present)

Suzanne Charlton was born in Urmston, Lancashire. ... Rob McElwee is BBC Weathers longest-serving weather forecaster. ... BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on BBC One, BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4 and BBC World. ... Daniel Corbett Daniel Corbett (born in Dagenham, Essex) is a British meteorologist, working for the BBC, broadcasting on their television and radio networks within the United Kingdom, and across the world on BBC World. ... Peter Gibbs is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on BBC One and BBC News 24. ... Helen is a weather presenter on the BBC, for breakfast television and Radio 4. ... Darren Bett (born Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire) is a weatherman for the BBC, broadcasting on British television. ... Philip Avery is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on television on BBC One, BBC News 24 and BBC World as well as radio on BBC Radio 4. ... BBC Weather presenter, appearing regularly on BBC News 24 and BBC Breakfast. ... BBC Weather presenter, appearing mainly on BBC Breakfast and BBC News 24. ... Everton Fox is a BBC weather presenter. ... Alex Deakin on BBC ONE in 2004 Alex Deakin on BBC ONE in 2005 Alex Deakin (born North Ferriby, outside Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire) is a weatherman for the BBC, broadcasting on British television and radio. ... Jay Wynne is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One. ... Tori Good is a BBC Weather forecaster, working mainly on Radio Five Live and BBC News 24. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Elizabeth Saary is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on BBC News 24 and BBC Radio 4. ... John Hammond (born 1966 in Bosham, West Sussex, England) is a BBC Weather forecaster. ... Tomasz Schafernaker regularly presents the weather on BBC News 24 and BBC One. ... Matt Taylor (born 1976 in Blackburn, England) is a BBC Weather forecaster. ... Kirsty McCabe is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing mainly on BBC News 24. ... Chris Fawkes is a BBC Weather forecaster, who has appeared regularly on BBC News 24 since early 2006. ...

Past National

(this list is not exhaustive)

• George Cowling (1954-57)
• Tom Clifton (1954-58)
• Phillip McAllen (1954-59)
• John Parry (1954-55)
• Grahame Parker (1963-73)
• Bert Foord (1963-73)
• Jack Scott (1968-83)
• Keith Best (1971-78)
• Michael Fish (1974-2004)
• Barbara Edwards (1974-78)
• Bill Giles (1975-2000)
• Ian McCaskill (1978-98)
• Jim Bacon (1979-85)
• John Sherwood
• Anne Purvis (1981-83)
• Francis Wilson (1982-1992)
• John Kettley (1985-2000)
• Bernard Davey (1987-92)
• Helen Young (1993-2005)
• Isobel Lang (1995-2006)

Herbert ( Bert ) Vernon Foord (Born: 22 December, 1930, Appleby, Westmorland, died 31 July, 2001, Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire) was an English meteorologist and popular BBC weather forecaster during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Jack Scott (born Giovanni Sacfone Jr. ... Keith Lander Best (born 10 June 1949) was Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Anglesey from 1979 (when he gained the seat from Labour) to 1983, and for (the renamed) Ynys Mon from 1983 to 1987. ... Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944) was a weather forecaster, most known for his BBC television weather presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. ... Bill Giles is a British weather forecaster and television presenter. ... Ian McCaskill (born July 28, 1938) is a former BBC weatherman. ... John Sherwood is an author of fiction. ... Francis Wilson (1854- ? ) was an American actor, born in Philadelphia. ... John Kettley is a freelance weatherman. ... Helen Young is a British weather forecaster and television presenter. ... Isobel Lang is a BBC weather presenter. ...

Regions and Nations

• Gail McGrane (BBC Reporting Scotland - BBC Scotland)
• Heather Reid (BBC Reporting Scotland - BBC Scotland)
• Cecilia Daly (BBC Newsline - BBC Northern Ireland)
• Angie Phillips (BBC Newsline - BBC Northern Ireland)
• Derek Brockway (BBC Wales Today - BBC Wales)
• Trai Anfield (BBC Look North - BBC North East & Cumbria)
• Paul Mooney (BBC Look North - BBC North East & Cumbria)
• Nichola Dixon (BBC North West Tonight - BBC North West)
• Diane Oxberry (BBC North West Tonight - BBC North West)
• Paul Hudson (BBC Look North - BBC Yorkshire/BBC Yorks & Lincs)
• Lisa Gallagher (BBC Look North - BBC Yorkshire/BBC Yorks & Lincs)
• Sara Blizzard (BBC East Midlands Today - BBC East Midlands)
• Simon Keeling (BBC Midlands Today - BBC Midlands)
• Shefali Oza (BBC Midlands Today - BBC Midlands)
• Jim Bacon (BBC Look East - BBC East)
• Julie Reinger (BBC Look East - BBC East)
• Peter Cockroft (BBC London News - BBC London)
• Nick Miller (BBC South East Today - BBC South East)
• Kaddy Lee-Preston (BBC South East Today - BBC South East)
• Georgie Palmer (BBC South Today - BBC South)
• Mike Powell (BBC South Today - BBC South)
• Richard Angwin (BBC Points West - BBC West)
• David Braine (BBC Spotlight - BBC South West/BBC Channel Islands)
• Seán Batty (Various BBC Regions)
• Laura Gilchrist (Various BBC Regions)
• Kaye Forster (Various BBC Regions)

Reporting Scotland is BBC Scotlands national television news programme. ... Heather Reid (born c. ... Reporting Scotland is BBC Scotlands national television news programme. ... The BBC Newsline ident BBC Newsline Studio Shot BBC Newsline is the BBCs regional television news service for Northern Ireland. ... The BBC Newsline ident BBC Newsline Studio Shot BBC Newsline is the BBCs regional television news service for Northern Ireland. ... Derek Brockway is a Welsh Weather Forcasting director covering the BBC Wales region. ... The BBC Wales ident, used since 2005. ... BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) is the BBCs regional news programme for the North East area of England. ... Paul Mooney Paul Mooney (born in Louisiana in 1940, USA) is an African American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) is the BBCs regional news programme for the North East area of England. ... The BBC North West Tonight ident BBC North West Tonight is the BBCs regional evening television news programme for the north west England region, which is comprised of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and part of Derbyshire. ... The BBC North West Tonight ident BBC North West Tonight is the BBCs regional evening television news programme for the north west England region, which is comprised of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and part of Derbyshire. ... Paul Hudson (born February 27th, 1971) is a weather presenter for BBC North, in the UK. He can be seen on both editions of the regional news programme Look North, from Leeds (serving North, West and South Yorkshire and the north Midlands) and Hull (serving East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North... The BBC Look North ident Look North is the BBC local regional news programme for the BBC Yorkshire area. ... Lisa Gallagher is a Communist politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... The BBC Look North ident Look North is the BBC local regional news programme for the BBC Yorkshire area. ... The BBC East Midlands Today ident BBC East Midlands Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for the east midlands region, which is comprises Derbyshire, Leicestershire, southern Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland (note this is different to the political East Midlands region). ... BBC Midlands Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for the West Midlands region, which is comprised of The West Midlands county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire. ... Shefali Oza (right) and Adam Yosef of BBC Birmingham at the Mailbox Shefali Oza is a news presenter of BBC Birminghams Midlands Today, the regional news programme broadcast in the Midlands of England. ... BBC Midlands Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for the West Midlands region, which is comprised of The West Midlands county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire. ... James Alexander Bacon AC (May 15, 1950 - June 20, 2004) was Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004. ... BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ... BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ... Peter Cockroft is a British weather forecaster, he joined the Met Office in 1974, though he didnt become a weather forecaster until 1990. ... BBC London is the brand for the BBCs tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. ... Nick Miller, New Zealand born in 1980, was an actor on the television show The Tribe for seasons 3, 4, and the beginning of 5. ... BBC South East Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for Kent, East Sussex, and parts of West Sussex, Surrey and Essex. ... Kaddy Lee-Preston Kaddy Lee-Preston, born Kathryn, is a weather presenter on BBC South East and regular broadcaster on BBC Radio Kent. ... BBC South East Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for Kent, East Sussex, and parts of West Sussex, Surrey and Essex. ... As with most of the BBCs regional news programmes, the titles are designed by Lambie Nairn. ... As with most of the BBCs regional news programmes, the titles are designed by Lambie Nairn. ... Richard Angwin has presented the weather on BBC Points West since 2000. ... The Points West programme titles are designed by Lambie Nairn. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The BBC Spotlight titles were updated in May 2006. ...

See also

• BBC News
• National, regional and retired BBC weather forecasters

The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...

External links

• bbc.co.uk - BBC Weather
• Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X ( Apple )