Your Favourite Local TV Weather Presenter/Forecaster

[Coast]

So who is your favourite local TV weather girl or fella? Who communicates the weather best for you, or who is the snappiest dresser?

Who actually gets the forecasts right some or most of the time?!

Of course no mention of my local TV weather presenters would be complete without the vivacious Kaddy Lee_Preston She must be on some energy drink overdose!!!

[Stormraider]

Emma Jesson, for Central Weather... brightens up my day whatever the weather!

[Andy Bown]

Richard Angwin left BBC Points West 2 months ago and it seems there were 2 options for his replacement as the most

regular forecaster : Ian Fergusson (a NW member) and Jemma Cooper.

Thankfully from my perspective Ian, who has far more knowledge and enthusiasm for all sorts of weather, does the majority

of the lunchtime and evening forecasts while Jemma with her 'bits of this and bits of that' largely does the Breakfast tv

ones.

[Thundery wintry showers]

Until his retirement in 2008, the answer (ITV's Bob Johnson) would have been very easy. He was one of the few professional meteorologists employed by ITV and he had his own quirky style of presenting weather forecasts, including the generous use of Scottish terms like "driech" and some inventions of his own like "skitey bits". He also used to deliberately choose the names of towns on the map to make up anagrams.

Haven't watched many local North East broadcasts recently but Paul Mooney and Hannah Bayman (both of whom I've seen present forecasts) are pretty good and both have a strong background in meteorology.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Being an East Anglian, Jim Bacon and my namesake from WeatherQuest get my vote. Both are proper meteorologists and explain things clearly, concisely, and without flim-flam.

[Summer Sun]

A TWS has said Paul Mooney and Hannah Bayman from BBC Look North east and Cumbria.

[Adi F]

This one has to be up there

sorry Ladys and kids....

[Coast]

We now have Lara Lewington locally, she brings some new features to the forecasts

[Adi F]

We now have Lara Lewington locally, she brings some new features to the forecasts

Very nice!

Coast we have to be careful or our 'Most Active In' Weather Girls!

Oh hold on you did not name the thread Weather Girls you wimped out and went for the more politically correct option.

Lets hope the girls get involved and post up some of their pin ups we don't want this all one sided, we will be accused of something....

[Snowangel-MK]

I'd be happy if they let Tomaz Shafernaker do the weather again.... especially if he presented topless....

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

We now have Lara Lewington locally, she brings some new features to the forecasts

What a fine pair of warm fronts!B)

[Adi F]

Snowangel! You had to take my comment and act on it... please, there was no need for posting that image! lol

Well hopefully It will keep the girls happy, And I for one like happy girls.

Edited July 22, 2011 by Adi F

[Darren Bown]

Keep up the mens pics ladies

[Polar Maritime]

Des Coleman :lol:

[evil monkey]

Being an East Anglian, Jim Bacon and my namesake from WeatherQuest get my vote. Both are proper meteorologists and explain things clearly, concisely, and without flim-flam.

Agreed - I've met Jim Bacon and he is a a most excellent person who has a deep knowledge of Meteorology backed by 40 years of experience,

Chris Bell's Texan accent is also an exotic bonus in any forecast

Gotta say though the 'new' regular Look East weather girl (Alex Dolan) is too skinny for my taste...

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Agreed - I've met Jim Bacon and he is a a most excellent person who has a deep knowledge of Meteorology backed by 40 years of experience,

Chris Bell's Texan accent is also an exotic bonus in any forecast

Gotta say though the 'new' regular Look East weather girl (Alex Dolan) is too skinny for my taste...

Agreed on all counts - plus Ms. Dolan is too hesitant for my liking - too many "er's" and she seems to lose her thread too often.

[paul m]

We now have Lara Lewington locally, she brings some new features to the forecasts

Wonder what the dewpoint is on them

[Nights King]

Now Laura Tobin is by far the best forecaster around and she is a fully qualified meteorologist as well!

The weather is always looking up when she presents it!

[EaasmanG]

Did anybody mention Becky Mantin?

http://www.tvrage.com/person/id-301804/Becky+Mantin

Her appearance makes me positive from the weather forecast whatever the weather forecast says.

[Nights King]

Wonder what the dewpoint is on them

I wonder what she is like with local detail for example conditions over the 'peak district' etc

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Now Laura Tobin is by far the best forecaster around and she is a fully qualified meteorologist as well!

The weather is always looking up when she presents it!

Problem is, she doesn't think my part of Britain exists. She very rarely mentions us, even if we're experiencing different weather to the rest of the country.

[M'Lady]

Fred the weather man.

He hasn't fallen in the Albert Dock for a while, but recently he did tell me (and countless others) to 'Have a good evening, because you deserve it.'

[paul m]

I wonder what she is like with local detail for example conditions over the 'peak district' etc

The Peak district seems fine but one has to wonder if the lowlands are any better......

[Coast]

A quick peak at Google images reveals that Ms Lewington is a very trim lass!!! I haven't seen enough of her yet to make my mind up about her meteorological skills....

What ever happened to Nazaneen Ghaffar?

[Coast]

Of course, not forgetting the ladies, NW's very own Michael Fish now does spots on BBC South East Today weather: