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george cowling was the first meteorologist to step in front of the camera and along with tom clifton, who he shared presenting duties with, brought a slightly more informal approach to the forecast. back then, the forecast came courtesy of two charts and a lot of charcoal. it wasn t until 1974, before the first female weather forecaster, barbara edwards, graced the air. if you look on the chart, you ll see there s outbreaks of rain, sleet. the following year, those instantly recognisable weather symbols that we all love were introduced, but they didn t always behave themselves. it was in 1985 when computers and green screen technology changed the landscape of weather forecasts on the bbc forever. i can tell you it s freezing here now. there s more snow forecast next week. but in the meantime, we re keen to hear your views about how the bbc covers the weather, as we ll be inviting the head of bbc weather on the programme soon. please send us all your opinions about what you see or hear
sleet. the following year those instantly recognisable weather symbols that we all love were introduced, but they didn t always behave themselves. but then, like many presenters, they became iconic and some presenters went onto much bigger things. maybe a few drier interludes over dumfries house in ayrshire. aha, there ll be snow. it was in 1985 when computers and green screen technology changed the landscape of weather forecasts on the bbc forever. and this is the bbc weather centre, where most of what you see on air is produced. on air today though is sarah and she s going to tell us a bit more of what goes on. so, sarah, what are you up to? well, a lot of things all at once. we re constantly watching the weather here. so i m looking at the radar to see where it s raining or snowing, watching the satellite to see where the cloud is. and i m looking at all the computer generated forecasts spat out of supercomputers. so we take all of that information and i m just building my graphics
much bigger things. maybe a few drier interludes over dumfries house in ayrshire. aha! there ll be snow. it was in 1985 when computers and green screen technology changed the landscape of weather forecasts on the bbc forever. we re constantly watching the weather here. so i m looking at the radar to see where it s raining or snowing, watching the satellite to see where the cloud is. and i m looking at all the computer generated forecasts that are spat out of supercomputers. so we take all of that information and i m just building my graphics at the moment. so i think a lot of people don t realise that us presenters actually build our own graphics as well. we re notjust confined to tv studios these days. we can broadcast from anywhere in the world on just the strength of a mobile phone, chasing the weather story wherever it s happening. it will feel more like below freezing for many parts. sometimes, some more fun than others. ..i can tell you it s freezing here now! pour carol! matt ta
and green screen technology changed the landscape of weather forecasts on the bbc forever. we re constantly watching the weather here. so i m looking at the radar to see where it s raining or snowing, watching the satellite to see where the cloud is. and i m looking at all the computer generated forecasts that are spat out of supercomputers. so we take all of that information and i m just building my graphics at the moment. so i think a lot of people don t realise that us presenters actually build our own graphics as well. we re notjust confined to tv studios these days. we can broadcast from anywhere in the world on just the strength of a mobile phone, chasing the weather story wherever it s happening. it will feel more like below freezing for many parts. sometimes, some more fun than others. i can tell you it s freezing here now! time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. how much it has changed and all the technology you have now! for