Who is the best BBC Regional Weather forecaster?

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crabhead 30 January 2002 2:41pm

Has anyone seen Lisa Matthews do the BBC2W weather at around 9.10pm on a weekday evening (DSat EPG No. 961).

I know she has a lot to talk about in a relatively short space of time, but she presents it as though she's about to miss the last bus home.

KA

Katherine Founding member 30 January 2002 3:15pm

Shefali Oza on Midlands Today is also very good....

NS

NickyS Founding member 30 January 2002 6:27pm

I'm sorry but Craig wins hands down in terms of the regional weather presenters. There is no competition.

TO

tom2 31 January 2002 6:38pm

I think Craig is great to. It will be hard to replace him when he retires.

the guy here does a good job (West), but Derek is the best.

KA

Katherine Founding member 31 January 2002 9:13pm

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Matt Morelli on 5:43 pm on Jan. 27, 2002
Julie whatsherface on Look East is pretty good.

Julie Reinger?

NG

noggin Founding member 1 February 2002 1:03am

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NickyS on 6:27 pm on Jan. 30, 2002
I'm sorry but Craig wins hands down in terms of the regional weather presenters. There is no competition.

Craig is excellent - and a great general presenter as well as a weather presenter.

However - don't forget about that good ol' Norfolk boy Ivor Moores. He was a Met forecaster (though now works for the Beeb I believe) and has quite a following in the Eastern counties. He's also almost always right - and his Look East forecasts are often more reliable than those from London (he'll disagree with Bracknell and do his own on occasions - and guess who is normally right...)

Lovely bloke as well.

Suspect that Plymouth, Southampton and Norwich treat weather more seriously than other regions given the strong marine, naval and farming connections in those regions.

BE

Ben Founding member 1 February 2002 1:49am

I'd have to say Carl Tyler, never seen many others though.

(January 2002)