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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