the comparisons between then and now, _ the comparisons between then and now. and _ the comparisons between then and now. and if— the comparisons between then and now, and if we take a look at the weather— now, and if we take a look at the weather chart from d—day 80 years a-o, weather chart from d—day 80 years ago. we _ weather chart from d—day 80 years ago. we are — weather chart from d—day 80 years ago, we are looking at the time being _ ago, we are looking at the time being seven o'clock in the morning, eight _ being seven o'clock in the morning, eight o'clock bst and captainjames stagg _ eight o'clock bst and captainjames stagg noticed there was a ridge of hi-h stagg noticed there was a ridge of high pressure likely to be building in from _ high pressure likely to be building in from the atlantic which is why he recommended that the day was changed to the 6th _ recommended that the day was changed to the 6th ofjune for the d—day landings — to the 6th ofjune for the d—day landings. there was low—pressure to the north— landings. there was low—pressure to the north of— landings. there was low—pressure to the north of us and the conditions were not— the north of us and the conditions were not as — the north of us and the conditions were not as fine they had hoped because — were not as fine they had hoped because the wind was a bit stronger and the _ because the wind was a bit stronger and the seas were not as calm and there _ and the seas were not as calm and there was— and the seas were not as calm and there was low cloud over the french coast _ there was low cloud over the french coast for— there was low cloud over the french coast for example and if we compare that to _ coast for example and if we compare that to today, we also have low pressure — that to today, we also have low pressure to the north and high pressure — pressure to the north and high pressure in the atlantic building in from _ pressure in the atlantic building in from the _ pressure in the atlantic building in from the west. the differences, the low pressure on d—day was much deeper— low pressure on d—day was much deeper and — low pressure on d—day was much deeper and closer to the uk than today _ deeper and closer to the uk than today. talking up today, we have a weak— today. talking up today, we have a weak weather front crossing england and wales _ weak weather front crossing england and wales and a band of cloud with