Some interesting changes have been made in the last week to Dan's Wikipedia entry, including the addition of the all elusive birthday.
Click on the 'history' tab at the top to see the changes, then select two versions to compare, like so.
Mind you, it is Wikipedia, so believe what you will.
Just got home, Phil Mitchell Huw Edwards was standing out in the floods in Gloucester - and suddenly, there was Dan! And I'm sorry to say, he wasn't looking one-hundred percent.
Perhaps it could just be that it's a very serious situation, but I wondered whether he has a bit of a sniffly cold. It could explain why he seemed a bit subdued yesterday too.
In which case, he should be at home with Mrs. Corbett and a hot drink, rather than standing about outside in the damp with Huw Edwards!
Thanks to Weatherwatcher and Ian, who reported seeing him on today's One o'Clock News too.
Here's a picture of him taken from that forecast.
Missed lots of Dan's appearances on TV over the weekend, because he was either on before I was expecting to see him, or long after I thought he'd finished, so I'm glad to have caught a glimpse of him today.
Not seen or heard Dan for over two weeks now.
Hole has started to form in table through constant impatient drumming of fingers.
[Drums fingers on table...] Fed up of waiting patiently now - it's been a week since Dan last graced our screens.
Surely he's not on holiday again?
16:31 BBC News 24
Those umbrellas and raincoats; they're going to get a bit of use over the next few days, that's for sure.
This other lump of rain here just working through parts of East Anglia, probably London seeing that as well, so the umbrellas at the bus-stop probably in hand.
16:56 BBC News 24
The globe background that starts and ends every forecast seems to have had a facelift (unless it's been like that for ages and I just haven't noticed). I first noticed it yesterday when Helen Willetts was on; the clouds seen in the globe now also fill the background behind the forecaster.
Louise Minchin: Right, now let's find out about the weather. Dan Corbett's going to tell us. I think it's a little bit rainy, isn't it?
Dan: Yes, it certainly is. Some wet weather, you can almost picture the ducks on the pond, they probably have smiles on their faces, if they could have smiles.
The drive in the car later, probably misty and foggy.
So, our first little weather front, this little line of blue, he's just going to sit up there for the day, just to hang out.
The main low just works in for Thursday. It's like I've taken a lump of blue and just gone voom! [gestures throwing lump of blue at the map with two hands] like that.
18:56 BBC News 24
I love hearing new Dan-isms:
Some wet weather for the course of the night and over the next few days as well. Low pressure really just sort of pulling up a chair and just sort of hanging out over the British Isles.
There'll be some drier spots, but not a picnic day for the course of Friday.
17:55 BBC News 24
Dan appeared at the news desk with Huw Edwards to discuss the news that this summer has been the warmest on record.
Huw: Let's have a short-term focus for the next few days then.
Dan: [as he moves from the news desk to the weather map in the N24 pod] I think the umbrellas and the raincoats will come in handy.
Huw: I was afraid you'd say that.
Dan: Yes [chuckles], good news for the garden.
A glitch with the graphics means Dan is obscured by the cloudy weather globe for a few seconds.
Don't be surprised in the morning if you head out and see the mist.
Our first band of rain, this line of blue up here, he's going to sit there for the day like he's just sort of been put in park [gestures putting a gearstick into park - does this mean Dan drives an automatic by any chance?]. The other one, that's going to move away. Then yes, a cloudyish sort of day, some moist air, so it's like trying to just sort of poke holes [stabs air with finger several times] in some, you know, a big thick lump of ice - it takes some time.
Thursday - that's when the main low just works in - and quite a lump of rain. It's almost like we've run out of space to fill in the blue [gestures scribbling on the map]. [shrugs] It's going to be a wet day, yes.
That raincoat and umbrella certainly coming in handy for Thursday and Friday.
18:26 BBC One and News 24
Jane Hill (my favourite of the female news presenters) introduces Dan as 'Daniel Corbett'. Then, almost in the same breath, she goes on to call him 'Dan'. This seems to be a habit of the news presenters on the Six o'Clock News.
It suddenly struck me during this forecast how much of Dan's forecasts defy written description and how feeble my attempts are to capture them. He throws in lots of indescribable gestures at random moments, ordinary phrases are suddenly accompanied by a grin or a smile, decorated with strange emphasis or raised eyebrows. Then there's his rapid and frequent turns from the camera to the map, sometimes he's almost bouncing on his heels, like he's bubbling over with enthusiasm. These are the little things that make his forecasts such a joy to watch and, along with the Dan-isms, inspired me to keep this blog.
Jane must be a fan too; at the sign-off the camera catches her with a big grin. Then, with a chuckle in her voice, she thanks him,
'Thanks, Daniel'.
Is Dan on holiday? He hasn't been on for over a week now.
This blog celebrates the genius of the British weather forecaster, Daniel (Dan) Corbett. The blog's name is taken from Dan's signature sign-off,
"That's the weather [pauses, points at camera, slight nod of head] for now."
Ever since my attention was caught by Dan's forecasts on BBC News 24 in the late 1990's I've been a fan.
No-one else does a forecast quite like Dan. He is always entertaining, always looks like he's enjoying himself and, most importantly, he always makes me smile.
If you haven't seen one of his forecasts then you're missing out; it's full of enthusiastic ramblings about the clothing you might need to wear, whether you should pack your brolly or if the weather will be good enough to walk the dog in the park.
Even if it's chucking it down outside, if Daniel Corbett is presenting the weather there'll always be a ray of sunshine in your living room.
I have no affiliation with the BBC, nor am I in any way connected to Dan himself, I'm simply a fan.
If you are similarly afflicted with a Dan obsession, or to report a sighting, feel free to leave a comment here or e-mail me:
thatstheweather.fornow@gmail.com
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