BBC’s new-look weather forecasts disappointing – former weatherman Bill Giles
The former BBC weatherman is not impressed with many elements of the new-look forecast graphics.
Former senior BBC weatherman Bill Giles has described the corporation’s new-look weather forecasts as “disappointing as a downpour in high summer”.
The broadcaster ditched the state-owned Met Office in favour of MeteoGroup last year and has revamped its forecasts.
New graphics – which were previously provided by MetraWeather – include new map projections and a globe graphic that allows presenters to move around the world to display weather-related data.
Writing in the Radio Times, he said the UK map “appears a lot smaller on the screen now” and that he struggles to distinguish between “cloud and sunshine”, which he said is “almost impossible to detect”.
