that's the weather, for now

6th September

BBCi British Isles
If you're perhaps heading home maybe from Grandma's for the weekend, you'll see some outbreaks of rain as you perhaps head out-and-about or heading home.

Like having a big blue balloon, you pull the air out of it [gestures doing so] and it just starts to fizzle.

16:29 BBC News
Maybe you've been out to the park and you've seen the thicker cloud work in.

The whole thing just sort of shrinks, shhhhw, [shrinking gesture] like that.

16:57 BBC News
The weather's going to be like that [roller-coaster gesture] for the week.

17:27 BBC News
It'll be like a good old windbag, you pull the air from it [gestures doing so] and, shhhw, it fizzles out.

Quite a monster, in fact; look at this thing just work in, really winding itself up as it works in, the squeeze of the lines. Almost like you take a top and go, fwww [spinning-top gesture] off it goes and the low just sort of winds up.

Countryfile
We push that system away and almost like taking a bubble, you just start pumping it with air [briefly gestures doing so] and it just goes vvvv [expanding gesture], like that.

Watch on the iPlayer. The link should take you straight to the forecast. Available for 7 days from broadcast.

UPDATE:
Oh look, video!

BBCi British Isles
The weather front works south, just like cleaning a slate you go shhhw [gestures pushing weather front southwards - see pic] like that, just sort of wiping the windscreen sort of thing.

23rd August

BBCi British Isles
It's been another one of those uneven weather days; some of us have had the sun-loungers in the garden, other spots we've had the umbrellas [umbrella gesture], even the wellies.

Depending on where you are you might be grabbing the umbrella [umbrella gesture] as you head your way back to work.

Am hoping there were no Dan-isms in the first forecast; another Sky+ fail.
Watched online after that.

16:57 BBC News
It's quite a mixed sort of day, depending on where you've been, maybe it's the sun-lounger, you've just come in from outside, or perhaps you've been looking at the rain go right past the window.

17:55 BBC News...
Excuse me BBC; interviewing random members of the public about some boring sporting event takes precedence over the weather now does it? Gah.

18:31 BBC News
Our little line of colour here, this is out little weather front, just sort of sits there like a bit of a nothing really. And then a little piece of energy just comes into it and almost like you spray some blue at it [gestures doing so] and it just vmmm, [ignition gesture] starts to come to life.

Countryfile
Then we get to Wednesday and probably just sort of take a big deep breath.

Wednesday's the big X day [ticks the air], the write-off day; bear it in mind if you're out and about, not the day for the snacks snaps really.

What? No sign-off?! We wuz robbed.

2nd August

16:55 BBC News
It's been a decent looking day for the outside, deckchairs into the garden, a trip to the park.

You won't be sort of like that with the umbrella [two-handed umbrella gesture] at the bus stop.

A big lump there, working its way in like a big blue sausage, just bending in.

17:28 BBC News
Bits and pieces of blue just being smattered at the map [flicking gesture].

17:56 BBC News
Trip back to work on Monday morning some of us might even be able to get away with not putting the old umbrella in the bag [brolly-in-bag gesture] for a change.

Not a bad-looking start; you might not be out there with the umbrella with two hands [two-handed umbrella gesture].

Tuesday's the mucky day, just put a red x next to it.

BBCi British Isles
Monday's not a bad day, it's bright spells, you won't be bundled up with the old raincoat [see pic] and the umbrella [two-handed umbrella gesture] and everything.

Monday night, wet old night, not the night for the washing on the line.

18:55-ish BBC One
I think the old umbrellas and raincoats can stay at home for many of us [gestures pushing them away].

Countryfile
If you've been out with the dog today, a good day for walking the dog, the dog probably had a smile on its face as well [incomprehensible - something about sunglasses?] if he could smile.

You see low pressure to the west and you say, 'go on, pull the other leg'.

Mark Tuesday with a red x [draws circle in air - see pic].

Watch on the iPlayer, about 48 minutes in (the link should take you straight to the forecast). Available for 7 days from broadcast.

5th July

BBCi British Isles
The air just goes fmmm [ignition gesture], like that with the heat of the day.

Then it's literally just turn the gas flame up, they [the showers] just bubble up a bit more.

16:28 BBC News
We start Monday with the showers all ready to get going out of the starting blocks.

16:55 BBC News
It'll be one of those mornings you think it'll be lovely, sunglasses [sunglasses gesture], stick the umbrella in the bag [brolly-in-bag gesture].

This mass of speckles, almost like blue measles across the British Isles.

17:27 BBC News
Eleven, twelve, to fifteen as we start Monday, with already the showers racing themselves out of the starting blocks.

17:57 BBC News
Wow, a new Dan-ism:
Notice the clumps of cloud bubbling with the heat of the day ... like almost lumps of mashed potato.

You'll probably be out there with the umbrella [umbrella gesture] as you maybe stand on the platform or waiting at the bus stop, the south coast same sort of thing and then work down to south-west England as well, look at it, like we've gone like that [throwing gesture] with the blue paint and kept on going.

With the heating of the day like almost turning the gas flame on, it goes vmmm [ignition gesture] and that's what'll happen to the showers, vmmm [raises hands] up they go.

Countryfile
Twitter alerted me to the fact that Dan had been on TV with his sleeves rolled up. Gasp!

The whole swirl of showers sort of spinning around, almost like looking at lumps of clothing spinning around a washing machine [draws circle in the air].

We'll try to bring in this weather front but he's still sitting there almost waiting on a platform sort of thing.

Watch again on the iPlayer, 49 minutes in, available for 7 days from broadcast.
Not sure how long that nifty link gadget has been hidden there in the iPlayer programme information (probably for as long as they've been keeping track of who links to their programmes), but I'm not entirely convinced that you will be whisked straight to the start of the forecast, despite having chosen that option.

UPDATE
Turns out the linky thing is new. The 'current point' button still does nothing to change the url for me Ah! Turns out you have to press it WHILE the video is playing, not when paused. Counter-intuitive? Anyhow, it works now:
Ta daa!

8th June

Wow! Not only was the TBT correct in that Dan was on today, but he was NOT on an overnight shift. Blimey!

15:30 BBC News
No, his shift didn't start early; Peter Gibbs mentioned Dan at the start of his forecast when talking about stormy weather:
My colleague, Dan Corbett, was flying back in from the States yesterday morning, and he had to fly through one of the thunderstorms. It got a bit exciting, he tells me.

Exciting in a weather-y way, or exciting in a turbulent way, I wonder.

16:31 BBC News
Emily Maitlis: Let's check in with the weather with Dan Corbett. Your tie matches the sky, Dan. That's a bit ominous.

Dan: We try to match it up from time to time but not on purpose.

16:56 BBC News
Then we'll push him [big area of wet weather] away, off he goes, bye bye.

18:27 BBC One and BBC News
Not a day where you jump to the outside and say, 'oh boy!'.

18:56 BBC News
To Jon Sopel, who is reporting from outside the Houses of Parliament;
At least you haven't needed your umbrella out there this afternoon, I think for some of us though, that might come in handy tonight.

Some wet weather is,
Still lingering; come on, off you go [tries to push it away].

19:26 BBC Four
This next thing [weather system] he's got a bit of a bend [bends back slightly]. It's almost like taking a recliner [makes chair-like gesture with hands - see pic] and going, fmm, like that [closes hands].

Watch on the iPlayer, around 26 minutes in, available for 24 hours from broadcast.

19:32 BBC News
It's been a chilly sort of day for some of us, not the sort of day where you want to be out there in t-shirt and shorts.

22nd February

BBC One Countryfile Forecast
This one is certainly worth a watch.
Our ridge of high pressure just sitting there; it's like you take a bubble [gestures holding one], you just stick it on the map [does so], you wait a week [waiting gesture] and you leave it there.

We'll struggle to break up this cloud, almost like you're sort of shaking a sheet a bit [gestures shaking the map].

Remember our ridge of high pressure, just sitting there, almost sort of saying, 'no, I don't want to move' [see pic, above]. And it doesn't want to.

UPDATE:
Video! Yay!

13:28 BBC News
If you are out and about, maybe just sort of taking the kids for a walk in the park, it should be a fairly pleasant afternoon, temperature-wise.

And almost like pulling the curtains in the bedroom, vmm, [brings hands together] like that as the cloud works its way in.

Here's the beginnings of Monday, it's a grey start, isn't it? We'll slowly brighten up the skies but it takes some time, you almost sort of have to wiggle the map a little bit [gestures shaking the map].

13:56 BBC News
In case you weren't sure where Wales is, Dan can show you:
And Wales, here it is, looks fine for the most part.

14:27 BBC News
If you're wondering if it'll be the ombrella [well, that's what it sounded like to me] in the bag [brolly-in-bag gesture] I think for a lot of us you might even escape.

14:56 BBC News
Maybe you are nipping out or maybe heading home from a weekend away at Grandma's.

Monday;
Looks like a grey start, you won't be needing the old sunglasses [sunglasses gesture] as you drive off to work.

7th December

10:55 BBC News
You've been out already? You probably came back inside looking for some extra layers.

Only four for Birmingham, maybe you are out and about, perhaps going to the park.

11:28 BBC News
Hello there. It's another one of those days where the warm parka, the mittens, the scarf - everything coming in handy if you are nipping to the outside.

13:28 BBC News
Maxinne Mawhinney [after a piece on the British Comedy Awards]: A bit of a personality himself in the weather field, here's Dan.

Dan: [smiling] Hello. Well I tell you, as far as this morning was concerned, it was the extra layers, if you were out early, you certainly needed them and even this afternoon, maybe it's Christmas shopping, maybe a walk to the park.

You'll probably be out with the old ice-scraper again [scraping gesture].

Temperatures, fmmm, really plummet.

BBC1 Countryfile forecast
You're probably looking forward to putting the parka back in the cupboard [coat in cupboard gesture] but I would keep it handy right through the rest of the week.

He signs off with:
Keep the warm coats handy, now back to John [with the 'after you', rather than the point-and-nod].

Watch this on the iPlayer, just after 50 minutes in, available for the next seven days.

Oh, and I checked the Radio Times for the week ending December 19th, and saw no mention of Dan. Apparently the Christmas issue is due out any day.

23rd October

Phew, thank goodness Dan's back on our screens telling us what to wear. I almost froze to death yesterday morning in my little summer jacket, despite having looked out of the window and seen the frost; being accustomed to having clothing advice dispensed by Dan, that rational decision-making portion of my brain has shrivelled-up with under-use.
Seriously.

16:30 BBC News
Perhaps you've been out with the wellies.

16:33 BBCi UK Forecast
You might even be grabbing the mittens out into a few spots, but certainly the warm coat and the umbrella.

16:56 BBC News
It's fine-looking weather for the ducks; if you went to the duck pond they've probably got smiles on their faces.

We clear this thing away [pushes weather system off to the continent], off it goes, bye bye, take all your wet weather with you.

By the time we get to Saturday, say hello; this is the next weather system.

17:31 BBC News
In the studio:
It's been a mucky sort of day for some of us, one of the days where you want to be indoors, just having a fire.

17:56 BBC News
In the studio:
It's certainly been the day for the brollies today. A better-looking day tomorrow, but probably had two hands on the brollies [two-handed umbrella gesture] today, even the wellies in some spots.

You might just be grabbing the raincoat as you nip to the outside.

18:26 BBC One and BBC News
It's certainly been a day for the brollies. In fact, probably two hands on the brollies as well [was that another two-handed umbrella gesture there?]

This next troublemaker, a wet and windy thing, could make Saturday a bit of a write-off [makes scribbling in air gesture, like Husband used to do when asking for the bill in a restaurant].

And I wouldn't be surprised, George [Alagiah], by early next week, a fleece. Maybe in some spots even more than that.

18:55 BBC News
Overly-sporty and entirely unnecessary sports weather:
Maybe you're out and about through the course of the afternoon, perhaps going to the park or maybe the pitch, it should be fine and dry but you'll probably want maybe an extra layer.

Maybe you're taking the kids to the football or perhaps you've got your own match; that big lump of wet weather works its way across the British Isles. Windy as well and that will clear away. So if you do have the day, maybe you're planning some golf or something, I'd pick Sunday, that's your better day.

GOLF?! That's even worse than tennis, in my book.

19:26 BBC Four
Looking very smart there, at the end of the World News Today forecast.

19th October

Yet again, being pushed to my limits not to comment on his clothing.

06:16 BBC One and BBC News
Hold on to your hats as quite a weather system works in.

Monday; yeah, there's some brightness mixed in but it's just one of those days where you sort of grab the old hat [touches head] and probably two hands on the umbrella [two-handed umbrella gesture - yay!].

You'll certainly sort of say, 'gosh, it feels like autumn'.

07:16 BBC News
Quite a curl of cloud and you say, 'cor, that thing means business'.

You'll be grabbing the fleece for Tuesday, certainly coming in handy.

Still keeping somewhat of a breeze, so kite fliers will do well over the next couple of days.

08:18 BBC One and BBC News
Southern areas, it might be the day for the kite flying perhaps.

Heading back to work on Monday, you're probably going to be sticking the old umbrella in the bag [umbrella in bag gesture] and, if you use it, probably two hands on it [two-handed umbrella gesture] as well.

Although a screengrab was promised shirtly shortly, technical difficulties means video will have to suffice:

The Andrew Marr Show
Hold on to your hats [touches head] and I think the further north you are grab the old wet-weather gear.
Available on the iPlayer for the next seven days, Dan's on just after 15 minutes in.

09:26 BBC News
Hello there. Perhaps you've been enjoying the leaves on the trees over the past few days [yes, I have!] but, with some fairly decent winds over the next couple of days, they'll probably be falling on the ground.

Monday's just one of those days where you just grab the raincoat, it'll certainly come in handy.

11:59 BBCi World Forecast
Certainly the wet-weather gear in hand. Look at it, it looks like a sprawling blue octopus coming in to the British Isles.

Buenos Aires, maybe Tuesday's the day for the wet-weather gear.

18th October / forecast forecast

Forgot to record weekend Breakfast just in case Dan was on. He was. Oops.
I didn't wake until almost ten this morning (making up for the past week - I've been burning the candle at both ends again lately) and just caught Dan on TV:

09:56 BBC News
Pushing my resolution not to comment on his clothing to its limits.

With a good old breeze, might be the day for the old kite-flying.

BBC Radio 1
Vernon questions Dan about his clothing. I don't listen to VK regularly, does he give everyone this much grief?

Describing a weak weather system to Vernon:
Think of it like this; you put two blokes next to each other, one's this big massive body builder, that's the one on one side, the other one is just this puny-looking fellow - which one would you rather get into a fight with?

If you have the kite tomorrow, you'll probably have it in your hand and, all of a sudden, it'll go wfff, it'll be gone.

At the end there was a bizarre conversation about Christmas. It seems we'll find out what that was all about next week*. I'm setting the Sky+ now.

Vernon: Dan, Loving your work, thank you very much. All the best. Dan Corbett, big thanks at BBC Weather Centre. A true gentleman. He's the kind of guy that would takes his shoes off before he came into your house.

Never seen much point in that, myself.

Listen again on the iPlayer - 23 minutes in, available for the next 7 days.

Answering my own question at the end of this post, it's looking like the answer is yes.

* By the way, there's no mention of Dan in this week's Radio Times. But at least we know he'll be on next Saturday.

8th October

16:18 BBCi UK Forecast
Actually, it's a good night for a telescope.

16:28 BBC News
If you've been to the outside you've probably sort of said, 'cor, this is quite nice'.

16:55 BBC News
What's left of this mist and fog; bye bye, off you go. And a decent day for England and Wales; another day where you're tempted to grab a packed lunch.

Then, look at this; sixteen, eighteen. Thirteen to fifteen would be typical, so don't be surprised if you're out there and you say, 'cor, this seems pleasant'. Then our weather front, like a little wiggly blue worm [wiggles hand along weather front] just sort of works its way through.

Then, our weather front, think of it like pulling a piece of blue plasticine apart [stretching gesture], it'll just sort of shrink.

17:28 BBC News
In the studio:
Many people you'll probably say, 'very pleasant looking early part of October' [looks at watch].

18:56 BBC News
For some reason we got a special sports weather; mini globes replaced by balls of various sports.

All the dots of white, like I've gone like that [dabs at map] with some cotton balls; that's our mist and our fog forming.

For much of England and Wales after you lose the mist and fog, a decent day for you; a day for the park, you never know.

19:26 BBC Four
Strange twilight globe at the start. Don't remember seeing that before.

Looking very smart there too.

27th September

Because of the stupid way the weather is on at quarter past/quarter to the hour during Breakfast, the only forecast I caught on TV was this one:

09:56 BBC News
If you ever Google Dan's name, The Poetry of Dan Corbett is usually on the first page or so of results. Hand on heart, I don't think I've ever thought his forecasts poetic, until today:
Hello there. We've got a pretty good-looking day
shaping up, but a couple of things in the way,
some mist and fog is still to get away,
give it another couple of hours we'll clear it away
and it will give us a decent day.
But it has been a foggy start and maybe you've sort of heading out in the next couple of hours and it looks rather grey,
that's sort of the leftovers of that fog easing away.
Notice the strip of cloud to our north and to our west. One little weather front further south and east where we've had clearer skies overnight,
that's allowed the area of white,
the mist and fog to form.

Not sure if that's poetry, or prose - but, either way, surely elevates Dan to Shakespearean status.

10:31 BBCi UK Forecast
Hello there. For many of us today it might be one of those days where you're tempted to grab a picnic basket [holding gesture] or just push the deckchairs into the garden [will this be the last time this year we see the deckchair gesture? See pic].

Our weather front further north, a little strip of blue like a little piece of blue string.

How about Sunday? Sunday's a good day, sunny spells, a fine day for the outside. If you do have plans for the outside, maybe the neighbours coming round, I think it should be fine for many of us.

There was a BBCi World forecast and a different BBCi UK forecast online just before 1pm, both rather low in Dan-isms. However, we did get the guaranteed smile-raiser 'Buenos Aires' on BBCi World.

And Dan's appearance on Vernon Kay is MUST listen. Hilarious.
Available on the BBC iPlayer until 4th October - 25 minutes in.
I don't know how to record sound from the radio, so a transcript will have to do:

Vernon: Daniel, how did your career path turn out? How did you end up at BBC Weather Centre? What did you do wrong?
Dan: [laughs] I started doing weather in America.
Vernon: [seems incredulous] Oh! Did you really?!
Dan: Chasing tornadoes in Tornado Alley.
Vernon: Love that! The weather in America is very in-depth. No disrespect to Euro weather, but they love giving it a bit of showbiz, don't they, the weather? Very flamboyant with their hands [anyone else spot the irony here?].
Dan: You really get some really nasty weather there, the tornadoes, I've seen some really nasty ones, hurricanes and some big old snowstorms as well. A bit of everything in the span of just a season.
Vernon: What channel were you working on?
Dan: Different ones, I worked from New York to Texas to Arizona.
Vernon: Did you have one of those stick mics with a cube on that had, like, 'WKBR'?!
Dan: Yes.
Vernon: Oh, love that!
Dan: One particular place I worked, we'd do the weather, then we'd get halfway through the weather and it's like, 'right, we're gonna take a break now', and we'd have a sponsor that bought the radar for our television station, so in the middle of the weather we'd have a break, 'lets go to our sponsor now' and then it'd be some old man from a bank, no disrespect, and he'd sort of say, [puts on voice, mumbles for a bit]. And you come back and OK, here's the rest of the weather. They probably would've switched off by then. Very, very different.
Vernon: It is different in America, that's all I'm going to say. Not to offend our American listeners. But America - that's a good t-shirt - 'America; it's different'.
Dan: [laughs] It certainly is. If you have a second, one time I was working at a station in Texas, the first couple of weeks I was working at the station they got some 'phone calls from the viewers, 'oh, we like the new weatherman, very nice'. But one lady phoned in and said, 'the weatherman is very very nice but how long has it been since his stroke?' And they said, 'stroke? What do you mean?', 'well, the man's voice', because, you know, obviously I don't have a Texas accent, 'the way he speaks, he's obviously got that speech impediment, he doesn't speak with a Texas twang, he must've had a stroke'.
Vernon: That's hilarious. When you were in Texas did you ever go to a hoe-down?
Dan: Er, oh yes.
Vernon: How was that?
Dan: Very different. You have to do all the line-dancing and the two-stepping.
Vernon: Tell me this, and I hope the answer's yes; to impress your boss did you wear a cowboy hat and some... cowboy boots
Dan: Yeah, I did.
Vernon: I love that! And that neck-tie thing?
Dan: Er, I looked like a right prat but, yes, I did.

After the forecast;
Vernon: What you doing tonight, Daniel?
Dan: Sadly, going to bed early so I can be up in the morning to do the weather. [Aha! So he's on tomorrow too, must set they Sky+!]
Vernon: Hey Daniel, have you ever been to a duck-do?
Dan: Er, a what?
Vernon: A duck-do.
Dan: What's that?
Vernon: You know, a duck-do. You must've been to a duck-do before.
Dan: Erm, not sure.
Vernon: Yeah, a duck-do.
Dan: Go on.
Vernon: Tell me, when you were young, did you ever go to a duck-do?
Dan: Er, I'm not sure [record begins to play].

After the record Vernon came across as being a bit sore that Dan wasn't lured into the duck-do trap.
So, is Vernon Kay the new Janice Long?

3rd August

16:04 BBCi UK Forecast
Hello there. It's been a pesky area of low pressure that's brought us a fair bit of cloud, some wet weather and certainly not one of the weekends where you just want to wheel the deckchairs into the garden [deckchair gesture].

You can see how it [the next weather system] just sort of oozes its way in. Some heavier bursts with this thing too, quite a big lump, almost like there's been a blue paint sale ['scribbles' on map].

16:27 BBC News
Hello there. It's been a pesky area of low pressure, maybe you've been to the outside looking for some sunshine [looks up] but the low's been spinning around [makes spinning, fan-like gesture] keeping the cloud, keeping the wet weather.

Look at this wet weather easing in. Quite a clump to finish the day. Not the sort of afternoon to be sitting on the beach.

16:55 BBC News
This must be something Dan often has a problem with;
The area of low pressure sitting to the north of the British Isles this weekend is a bit like an unwanted house guest; [holds hand out in calendar-like gesture] it comes on Friday and by Tuesday it's still there.

A dry, bright day, a decent day for the most part [deep breath, points finger - see pic] until - [moves to other side of the screen] hmm, yes there's always 'until'. That thing, the next weather system just starts to ease in.

Almost maybe a packed lunch day.

18:39 BBCi UK Forecast
Hello there. It was a stubborn area of low pressure that had many of us reaching for the umbrellas as opposed to the sunglasses over the course of the weekend.

The main low has been sitting to our north, it's just been spinning round, it's almost like having a car, it's stuck in park, it's not moving, and then finally, vmm, off it goes.

20th June

16:28 BBC News
Martine Croxall: Time for a look at the weather forecast and Dan's here with a tie that matches the globe. Was that deliberate?

Dan: We plan it out each morning, I go like this [leans in next to globe holding his tie] and just sort of check.

17:27 BBC News
Gavin Esler: Let's get the weather and whether it's a good weekend for a barbecue. Here's Dan Corbett, Dan.

Dan: Well I tell you Gavin, as long as you're like this [umbrella gesture - see pic] over the barbecue with an umbrella.

Not the morning to walk the dog. He'll probably come to the door and say, [shakes head] 'no, not yet'.

17:56 BBC News
After Film 24:
Hello there. Big plans for the outside this weekend? After you see the forecast you might have plans for the inside instead, maybe it will be films.

Certainly won't be a barbecue afternoon across northern England.

18:26 BBC One and BBC News
Notice these darker areas of blue, like we've gone mad with a blue crayon [scribbling gesture].

26th April

So, being a night-owl has its consequences the following morning; if Dan's on earlier than the Sky+ records, I miss out - because there is NO WAY I am getting up before 9am at the weekend.
Fortunately, the lovely Mr. George recorded a few of them, then e-mailed me the best of the Dan-isms from the 08:49, 09:20 and the 09:56 - along with some screen-grabs.
Mr. George, you're my hero!

BBCi UK Forecast
For some of us it'll be a day where you'll be putting the deckchairs into the back of the garden [deckchair gesture - see pic].

So yeah, the deckchairs could be going into the garden.

BBCi World Forecast
Big lump of wet weather, like taking a lump of blue and going vvvvhh, like that [two-handed flick of paint at map as if holding an invisible paintbrush].

A mention each for Buenos Aires (how I love the way he says it!) and Denver. Why does Denver always get a mention and so rarely New York or Los Angeles? Very mysterious.

08:49 BBC News
Talking about the warm air to the south east of the cold front straddling the UK:
And in this warm air, you'll be putting the deckchairs in the garden say, from perhaps Cardiff to London, twenty maybe by the afternoon.

09:20 BBC News
If you've got big weekend plans you're probably wondering what's it going to be like. A nice looking weekend for the garden? For some of us yes, in other spots though, it's going to be a wet weekend, particularly a wet day. This is the view out to the outside in Coventry [which, I am reliably informed, was pronounced 'Cuven-tree'].

A good looking start as you'll step to the outside maybe for Saturday shopping.

South Wales, lovely dry bright start for you - North Wales though, you'll be grabbing the wet weather gear pretty soon.

Football fans - busy looking day. Chelsea/Man U; you'll be grabbing perhaps the shorts and t-shirt for that match.

This is what's left of our weather front. Like you pull a piece of string and it just sort of goes 'phfvtt', that's it

Our lump of wet weather, that's moved further south, so southern areas, your turn for the wet weather is tomorrow. Bear that in mind if you're cutting the grass in southern areas, do it today [two handed 'pushing the lawn mower' gesture - see pic].

09:56 BBC News
Susanna Reid: Let's have a look at the weather with Dan [cuts to test card screen thing] Oh! [cut to Dan, who didn't seem to be aware of what had happened and carried on with the forecast as usual]

And then further south and east, good looking middle part of the day. You'll be out to the park, very very pleasant, maybe the kids for a football match or wherever you're going.

Big line of blue here, that fellow, that's our weather front, which is literally just sort of sitting there across the Irish Sea. So across Pembrokeshire up across the north parts of Wales you're in to that wet as it really just sort of sits there through the day because it's sort of parallel to the wind flow, that's why it's not moving, voom, straight through.

It's a good job Mr. George got this one; the Sky+ is still acting up. However, after watching Newswatch last night on the Channel Formerly Known As BBC News 24, we learned we're not the only ones having trouble with our Sky signal. The BBC claim it's an installation weakness, but we've already had an engineer out (and a new box) and we're still having problems. I think it's the BBC I should be shaking my fist at.
So I might have to resort to watching online tomorrow and try to scribble down the Dan-isms as fast as I can.

12th January

17:27 BBC News 24
Maybe you're out with the dog, walking [dog-walking gesture] and it'll sort of be one of those mornings where you go, '[pulls face] uuurgh, gosh' as you get to the door.

Two little things, almost like a two-legged octopus.

Even better than a picture, here's some video:

(version 2, with the end of 'octopus' intact this time)

Loving that green tie too.

3rd January

21:57 BBC News 24
We're not out of the woods yet as far as the snow is concerned. Some of us in the morning could be scraping the snow off the car [waves hand in scraping motion].

Coming north, it looks like a bit of blue paint has gone mad [throwing gesture] on the map across parts of Northern Ireland.

22:56 BBC News 24
Look at Northern Ireland, it looks like we've taken a big lump of blue paint and gone 'vmm!' [throwing gesture] like that.

23:56 BBC News 24
If you're out early, I wouldn't even be surprised, you might be scraping the car [car-scraping gesture], you could even be shovelling [shovelling gesture?] on the drive, you never know.

But notice as we come to parts of Northern Ireland, it's like taking a lump of blue and going 'huu!', [throwing gesture] like that.

Sunday;
Some sunny spells, you might be out in the park, you never know.

Was he trying to distract us from his cold with a new tie? See pic.

00:55 BBC News 24
You had to see this one really, it doesn't work too well written down:
Quite a different feel; you'll walk to the outside and you'll go, 'pff, wow!' instead of, 'phew, cor, cold.'

01:25 BBC News 24
We haven't got that cold easterly that just sort of makes you go, '[sharp intake of breath, shivers] uurgh!', like that when you go to the outside.

01:57 BBC News 24
Hello there. It looks like many of us will be digging out the warm winter coats once again and the snow-scrapers too in a few spots.

Quite a different feel; instead of sort of being bundled up like the abominable showman, it shouldn't be too bad.

He was on several of the regions (but sadly, didn't catch him on mine - gah!) and BBCi in the morning and seemed very chirpy.

10th December

Dan's certainly been on top form today. And looking very smart, too!

BBCi UK Forecast
You'll definitely be putting the thick duvet on the bed [gestures thickness of duvet].

Northern England, look at this! You'll be heading to the outside, you'll grab the warm coat, go back inside for it.

Lovely bright start, probably one of those mornings where you just grab the parka and maybe even the mittens [touches wrist], they'll come in handy.

16:25 BBC News 24
Peter Gibbs?! No Dan?! We wuz robbed.

16:55 BBC News 24
After a piece about the Led Zep gig, did I see Dan playing air guitar?

Temperatures dmmm [dropping gesture], just drop away.

A cold start. You nip to the outside in Newcastle, Manchester; one of those mornings where you run back inside, you go back for the mittens.

Some of us could have the ice-scrapers out, you never know.

You go to the outside, you'll want that warm parka, the one you normally [laughs] wear in the middle of winter.

17:27 BBC News 24
A chilly night for us tonight, you'll be digging out the extra blankets and even tomorrow as well, I think the old warm parka will certainly come in handy. You could even be grabbing the mittens as well.

Some of the ice-scrapers [gestures scraping car] could be coming out as well for the morning hours. We have lovely clear skies, see the haze of blue, the frost, almost like somebody tips a can of paint [gestures tipping paint can] and it just spills down across the British Isles.

Just looking at the colour you'll just sort of get a bit chilly. You'll be at the bus stop, you'll definitely be with the warm coat.

17:57 BBC News 24
I think for many of us, the old central heating [gestures turning up central heating] certainly coming in handy on extra-high for the night.

It's a widespread frost, so some of us could even be there in the morning with the ice scrapers [gestures scraping car].

Grab the warm parka, you'll certainly need it.

18:25 BBC One and News 24
We'll all be digging out the blankets and I think even the parkas will be coming in handy over the next couple of days. Many of us could be seeing scenes like that [points to frosty backdrop] maybe in the local park.

Temperatures, bmmm, straight down.

One of the mornings where you walk outside, you run back inside for that warm coat, it'll be that chilly.

A few extra layers would certainly come in handy.

Keep that warm coat handy.

18:57 BBC News 24
Hello there. It's certainly gonna be a chilly night tonight. You'll be grabbing the extra blankets [indicates thickness of blankets] and probably even notching up the old central heating [gestures doing so].

You'll probably be out in the morning grabbing that warm coat; certainly coming in handy.

Temperatures go bmmm, straight down through the night.

You'll be grabbing the mittens as you head to the outside, say from Newcastle, down to Liverpool, right to the Midlands. A haze of blue, that's the frost on the map, so quite a chilly start. Just sort of bundle up as you head to the outside.

Just cold as you head to the outside, maybe running for that sandwich in the middle of the day, you'll be grabbing the warm coat.

Our ridge of high pressure will sit to the east over the next couple of days. Think of it like a block [gestures pushing block] like a lump of cement being thrown into the stream, blocking the flow.

19:26 BBC Four
Certainly one of those mornings and days where you just want to grab that parka as you head to the outside.

BBC Spotlight
One of those mornings where you run back inside and grab the warm parka, it'll certainly come in handy.

30th November

BBCi UK Forecast
It looks like a mess really, doesn't it? Like lumps of blue being thrown at the weather map.

Saturday;
A great day for kite-fliers.

The showers just feeding in, like somebody's just sort of spraying them with a hose [hose gesture - see picture].

16:56 BBC News 24
After a piece about the thickness of bread:
Carrie Gracie: I wonder how thick Dan Corbett likes his bread.

Dan: [smiles] Any way it comes, on a sandwich - and a picnic is always a nice one, but it won't be a weekend for a picnic, I'll tell you.

Grab the umbrella and, more than likely, put two hands on it [two-handed umbrella gesture] because it's quite a breezy day.

I think you certainly want to keep the old umbrella [umbrella gesture] in hand and the wet weather gear certainly coming in handy too. That's the weather, for now.

17:28 BBC News 24
A wet, a windy weekend if you've got plans, maybe going walking in the park, bit of a mucky one.

17:57 BBC News 24
After Film 24:
Hello there. Maybe it's a weekend of shopping, maybe it's a weekend for the films.

The further east you are, a drier, a brighter start, so you might be out early walking the dog [dog-walking gesture].

A fairly swift old flow just brings in the showers, almost like the map's getting measles.

18:27 BBC One and News 24
Then, with a fairly swift westerly flow, the showers just come in almost like a rash.

18:58 BBC News 24
Hello there. If you've got plans for the weekend it'll be a weekend for the brollies and probably also holding on to your hats [touches head].

At the end of the weather on BBC Four, I switched back to N24 and caught the end of one of The Others' forecasts, which caused me to think about Dan's ties. Yes, I know, I'm supposed to be trying not to mention them, but I can go no further without expressing hearty approval of his recent neck-wear choices.

23rd November

BBCi UK Forecast
Hello there. Many of us today probably dug out the warm parka, I think it will come in handy over the next couple of days. Tonight, though, those extra blankets already probably in place.

16:28 BBC News 24
Maxinne Mawhinney: It's cold I think, Dan.

Some error switching to the weather studio means we only hear Dan, "Yes it's, er-".
After a moment of confusion, all is back to normal;

Dan: [laughing] We'll get there in the end. Yes, certainly is, in fact; it's cold. One of those perfect nights tonight for just throwing a couple of logs on the fire [gestures doing so], quite a chilly sort of night, and if you haven't already, notch up the central heating [gestures doing so].

UPDATE: Look what I found on YouTube:


16:56 BBC News 24
Louise Minchin: First we're going to have a look at the weather - and it looks really cold, Dan.

Dan: [laughs] It certainly is, yeah. You just look at that [the weather globe] and you sort of get your teeth chattering. Tonight's one of those nights where you just lay on some extra blankets on the bed, maybe even a good night for a fire as well. With some cold air working in, a hard frost for many of us, so don't be surprised if you head out early for that morning walk you'll go 'phew, I'll wait a couple of hours'.

Still quite chilly if you're nipping out maybe first thing, taking the dog for a walk [dog-walking gesture - see pic] or something.

Quite a chilly night tonight, you'll definitely be notching up the central heating [gestures doing so].

17:57 BBC News 24
After Film 24:
Hello there. If you're not staying indoors by the nice warm fire watching DVDs I think you'll definitely want that warm coat and probably the mittens [grabs wrist - see pic. Is this a new 'mittens gesture'?].

Six for Glasgow the first part of Saturday, as that mild Atlantic air just whooshes its way in.

Was accused of being mental for thinking there was something odd about the start of his Six o'Clock News forecast. Anyone else notice it?

Dan was looking very smart (again) today, in a nice blue shirt and tie. Back to his usual, enthusiastic self.
Husband has bought a new image capturing device and we tried it out on some of tonight's forecasts, but I wasn't that impressed with the results, the pictures are a bit blurry.

7th September

16:28 BBC News 24
One of those evenings where you just want to pull the deckchairs [deckchair gesture] into the garden and enjoy it.

16:55 BBC News 24
Maybe it's just one of those evenings where you want to just sit in the garden with the deckchairs.

We start the day, Saturday morning, maybe you're heading to the outside first thing, maybe you're taking the dog for a walk.

And notice what happens to the cloud, it's like taking a piece of Swiss cheese and just nibble away at the edges of it.

The temperatures for various Proms in the Park locations around the UK were shown against a night sky with little twinkly stars. Don't remember seeing that before.

17:58 BBC News 24
After Film 24:
Hello there. With the weekend upon us, maybe you're thinking will you be stuck indoors watching the films. Actually, it could be a weekend for the garden.

18:57 BBC News 24
Hello there. A fine-looking weekend coming up. One of those weekends you might even grab a picnic basket [two-handed grab of picnic basket], just some pleasant-looking weather for the outside, the deckchairs into the garden as well [one-handed deckchair gesture].

You head to the outside perhaps from Brighton to London, lovely bright start as you sort of head to the outside - the dog'll bolt out the door [dog-bolting gesture], one of those sort of mornings.

19:26 BBC Four
Hello there. If you fancied a fine-looking weekend, maybe to take advantage of the deckchairs in the garden, I think we'll do well.

Blimey - a Dan-ism on BBC Four!

Nice tie today too, kind of silvery with small white 'dots'.

Newsnight

Quick! Dan was on Newsnight last night! How did I miss this?

The video is available online on the Newsnight website ('Extreme weather tests drains' - the section with Dan starts at 4 minutes in) and is a must-see classic.

[UPDATE: Not sure how much longer that original video is going to be there for, but not to worry, it's now available on YouTube.]

Here's a transcript. Click on the links to see the pictures.

Steve Smith: So it's three cheers for Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the other men who help protect us from the weather.

'It's Raining Men' plays over a shot of Dan in the weather cupboard studio, mid forecast.

Dan (in front of weather-globe): Well, it's going to be a wet day tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised, you could even see some frogs falling from the sky in Droitwich, [The door opens, Steve enters] and the small ones in particular, watch out for them.

Steve: Hello Dan, how are you?

Dan: Oh hello. Erm... [looks uncertain at interruption].

Steve: Is this a bad time? Steve Smith from Newsnight. Hello. [shake hands and 'how are you']. We're doing something about the flooding. What actually happened last month? It was crazy.

Dan: It was quite an unusual event. Let me explain it to you, let me show you.

Steve: If you would.

Dan: If we go back to that particular event, if you remember we had so much wet weather, this was the radar sequence, the actual rain that was falling for that time. Notice this curl here; that's the area of heavy and persistent rain. Rainfall rates as much as an inch, twenty-five millimetres in an hour in these greens and yellows [indicates area on map] that's why we saw so much flooding rain from this particular event here across much of western England.

Steve: Well I think that clears things up quite lot. But what can we look forward to in the future?

Dan: Well, believe it or not, the way things are going and the way research is going, we actually could expect to see more extreme weather events. I want to show you a couple of things.

Steve: You have another graphic for us?

Dan: Yes, a couple of things to point out. The July average we had seventy-three millimetres, but for the UK we actually saw over a hundred; a hundred-and-thirty-eight millimetres, almost six inches of rain. [Shot changes back to Dan and the blue-screen] Excuse me while I... [points to camera].

Steve: Yes, sure. Sorry, thanks a million.

Dan: No problems.

Steve: See you later.

Dan: Bye-bye.

Steve: See you in the bar.

Dan: OK [laughs, turning back to camera to continue with forecast. Shot changes back to Dan and weather globe]. And do watch out for frogs in the morning and also later on perhaps the wildebeest, especially when the temperatures get a bit colder. That's the weather, for now [with the 'after you' gesture].

Wow - a self-parody there at the end. Weather, presenting, comedy, acting... are Dan's talents endless?

Yet again, my tie-fixation comes in handy; was this filmed last Wednesday?

8th August

16:31 BBC News 24
Perfect sort of day for a picnic

Quite chilly in places for many of us. It might be one where you walk to the outside and go, '[sharp intake of breath] Ooh! Coo!' Quite a different feel.

16:56 BBC News 24
Not a bad-looking day. Maybe it's been a day you've taken the kids to the park.

You'll be grabbing the sunglasses [sunglasses gesture] as you head to work.

And it's just really like a little dangly weather front [dangles arm], it's going to try and come in - but remember our ridge of high pressure, it's just going to sit there and almost say to the thing [dangles arm again], 'no, not really'.

17:31 BBC News 24
In the N24 pod:
Not a bad-looking day for many of us, yes; some packed lunches, picnics and the same sort of thing for many of us for tomorrow.

So quite a chilly start as you maybe head to the outside and might go back inside for that jumper, you never know.

17:55 BBC News 24
In the N24 pod again, after a story about Great Dane puppies:
Peter Sissons: And now for the weather - and not a cloud in the sky as a smiling Dan Corbett will tell you.

Dan: I tell you, Peter; perfect. You can even see the smiles on those puppies' faces. Very, very pleasant weather.

We go to Friday and the same area of low pressure, it's just going to try and nose its way in a bit further. It'll just waddle its way in, really.

Was it just my imagination, or did he do a little waddle?

18:28 BBC One and News 24
The weather follows that same story about the Great Dane puppies again:
Perfect weather. you can probably see the smiles on those little puppies' faces. But fine-looking weather for us, even tomorrow as well. Maybe a picnic basket day.

Dan: Sunday could be a bit wetter, though.

Nick Owen: Ah! A sting in the tail.

Dan: [shrugs - see photo]

Thought Dan was looking very smart again today. I do like that pale blue tie.

new tie?!

I can't post a summary of today's Dan-isms, because there weren't any. Not one!
And barely a smile either, bar this one in the photo.
Shocking!
Now we know he must be ill.

And, new tie?

27th July

It was a nice surprise to see Dan back on our screens today, looking refreshed - and very smart.

16:56 BBC News 24
Hello there. Well if you've got weekend plans you might actually be able to do some plans to the outside for a change.

BBCi UK Forecast
And a fairly bright start as well. I think through most of the day, sunny spells should sum it up. So maybe a day to at least dry out or maybe just a day to even get into the garden, the first time in perhaps quite a while.

17:58 BBC News 24
After Film 24;
Hello there. Perhaps you're already making the plans for the weekend, maybe you're staying indoors watching the films. The outside weather should actually be pleasant.

19th July

16:27 BBC News 24
Louise Minchin: [hesitantly] Let's get you up-to-date on the forecast and it's Dan. Sorry, Dan.

Dan: [waves and laughs] Hello, Louise!

16:55 BBC News 24
Julian Worricker: I think there's more rain on the way, Dan, isn't there?

Dan: Yes, that's right, Julian. Maybe looking forward for that lovely day for a picnic; I'd put it off for a while [dismissive sweep of hand] because, just like cars lined up at the car-wash, another weather system is working in.

Notice some of the greens, the yellows; you'll probably think I've been busy with the crayons [scribbling gesture].

17:41 BBCi UK Forecast
There's still going to be some rain at times because of that same area of low pressure just spinning around like a washing machine [makes spinning gesture with index finger], all the washing just spinning around.

17:57 BBC News 24 - in the mini News 24 pod.
The greens, the yellows; those are the heavier downpours [shakes head] - I've not been at painting class.

18:27 BBC One and News 24
Sian Williams: Now, Dan's here with more rain.

Dan: I'm probably sounding like a broken record by now, the way the summer goes [turns apologetically to Sian], I'm sorry about that.

Forecasts the rainfall in inches - without any reference to metric. Tut tut.
However, nice tie!

one

It was exactly one year ago today that Dan presented a forecast wearing a light brown jacket and, shortly afterwards, 'That's the Weather, For Now' was born.

I'd long been a fan of Dan's forecasts, with his creative similes (Dan-isms) and energetic hand-movements (Dan-er-isms?) and had for several months contemplated starting a blog dedicated to his genius. But it was that forecast that inspired the blog; the straw that broke the camel's back, if you like.
Or the straw-coloured jacket that broke it.

Here's to another year - and here's to Dan. Cheers!

28th May

BBCi UK Forecast
Hello there. Today was probably one of those days when you went back in the kitchen, had a look at the calendar [gestures doing so] and said, 'this is late May?'

Further north, north-east parts of England, still seeing the wet weather through the evening hours. Bear that in mind if you're maybe heading out or perhaps going home from Grandma's.

Our main area of low pressure, the troublemaker, has just been spinning around for days, is just sitting here and, if anything, instead of moving away it'll just work its way right up the east coast, almost like a fly stuck to a piece of fly paper, not moving away.

16:30 BBC News 24
After a piece about a cheese-rolling race:
Hello there. Lovely day for the weather, wasn't it? [laughs] Not! But as far as things go, cheese-rolling, whatever you're doing, maybe you're just sitting indoors watching the telly [of course!] a mucky sort of day for many of us.

This is the troublemaker just spinning round, stuck, almost like a fly stuck to flypaper.

16:55 BBC News 24
Hello there. It's been a soggy day for some of us. Yes, I know, you're probably still looking at the rain going past the window [makes window with hands].

The temperatures don't hang about, they go, phoom! [dropping gesture], straight down.

And this low pressure that's just been sort of spinning round for days, it doesn't really get the hint, but it will finally move away, but it's sort of pin-wheeling around the main low, and that's why it sits over Scotland for the day instead of going phoom! [pushing gesture], straight away and moving away.

Thursday; it's like taking lumps of paint and going like that [gestures throwing paint at map] that's what it's going to be like, very showery. There could be some dry weather but just put the umbrella in the bag for Thursday.

17:28 BBC News 24
The piece about the cheese-rolling race is shown again;

Hello there. Yes, well, rolling cheese or whatever you're doing, you're probably looking at the window seeing the rain going sideways past [gestures rain falling sideways].

17:56 BBC News 24
Dan starts off at the News 24 desk.
We're talking about cold weather, in fact, we might be talking about some frost tonight, believe it or not [moves to mini News 24 studio]. We're talking about late May, Dan; frost? You've got to be joking!

Scotland; it's your turn to grab the brollies as you head to the outside for Tuesday.

18:56 BBC One
I think the raincoats might start to dry off a little bit.

18:56 BBC News 24
Hello there. Quite a soggy sort of day, certainly not a day for the deckchairs in the garden.

It's a cold, a damp night; an extra blanket on the bed coming in handy.

You'll be grabbing the raincoat, say, from Aberdeen.

You see the area of rain, the blue here; watch what happens to it - it just sort of pin-wheels round the main area of low pressure, almost like a bit of clothing in a washing machine, just spinning round [makes spinning gesture].

Thought Dan was looking very smart today; perhaps it was the slate blue tie, maybe it was the haircut, or just his enthusiastic smiles.
At any rate, he certainly brightened up a damp bank holiday weekend.
Three cheers for Dan!

Blue Peter

Huge thanks to TTWFN reader, Pete, for his e-mail alerting us to the fact that Dan was on Thursday's Blue Peter;

During a segment about what happens at BBC TV Centre overnight, who should crop up but Dan!
Gethin, the BP presenter, was seen in front of a green screen and as soon as he said, "and that's the weather, for now" I knew what was coming next. The camera changed and you saw Dan (at about 3AM or thereabouts) in a shirt and tie but without his jacket, and he pointed out that all he needed was his screen, his clicker (to advance the graphics) and a camera and that was that. The whole thing was over in about ten seconds but it was still classic Corbett.

Frantic scrabbling round on the Blue Peter website revealed a podcast with all the best bits of that week's BP, including the (very short!) segment with Dan (about 4 minutes in).

And it is pretty much as Pete described; blink and you'd miss it, which is a shame.
The chat with Jeremy Paxman should have been cut out (how many tweens are interested in Newsnight anyway?) to make more room for Dan.
Interesting to see the size of the weather cupboard studio, though.

It looks like it was filmed a couple of weeks ago. The last time I remember Dan being on overnight wearing that tie was 2nd / 3rd May.

I hope they gave him a Blue Peter badge.

2nd May

BBCi World Forecast
Low pressure's just spinning around like a car's just been stuck in the mud for days.

A wet day for the deckchairs for, say, parts of Italy.

And a few of those typical showers for Singapore, just popping up [two-handed upward gesture] here and there, almost ones you can set your watch to [checks watch].

Buenos Aires: tick!

This thing starts oozing down like a layer of treacle from the Rockies so that Denver, as we head towards the end of the week, is really starting to cool off the air temperature there a few degrees cooler.

Barely see the sign-off as it fades to black rather quickly.
Is that the same tie as he wore the day before yesterday? Has he been home to change at all? ;-)

01:15 01:45 BBC Radio 2
Is this the new time-slot for this forecast? No; usual time - see comments!

After a discussion about his in-laws' new freezer;

It's been perfect weather, if any of you have been in the garden, you've probably had nice, ice-cold drinks, you've probably used a lot of ice over the past few days. And I think you're going to as well over the next few. That big ridge of high pressure that's been bringing us the very, very lovely, sunny days is still sitting to the north of Scotland, but it's doing a bit of a funny thing, as it sort of sits there and more and more warm air comes around it and works in over the chilly North Sea, and that brings in low cloud. And we've got that tonight, anyone out there with a telescope in the last couple of hours and you'll really be having some trouble tonight, it's a bit of a cloudy-ish sort of night.

And that big ridge of high pressure that just been sitting there like a lump of cement is finally going to get a bit of a nudge and move away.

At the mention of the forecast rain for Monday;

Janice: so all those people will be packing their cagoules now!

Dan: Oh no, it won't be that bad. Just a bit of rain for the garden. I've got some plants in my garden that are like this, they're like uuuuuuhhhhhh [can't you just see him doing that hunched 'wilting' gesture here?!].

Brace yourselves for some disappointing news; he's setting off on holiday over the bank holiday weekend.
Probably explains why he's not in next week's Radio Times then, Angela.

Don't worry; I've got a couple of things up my sleeve to keep you all entertained and help fend off those withdrawal symptoms (Jane!).

9th April

BBCi World Forecast
Hello there. It's certainly been the weather for the barbecues across the northern and western parts of Europe. Big ridge of high pressure in place, think of it like a big mountain of warm air, just building and building.

But look at this, much of Iberia, you'd think they'd be sitting out sunbathing; no.

Our ridge of high pressure; it's just going to sit there. Think of it like pumping warm air into it, that'll be the case as we go through Wednesday.

Look at Moscow, they've still got their winter coats on, I wouldn't be surprised.

Tokyo; might have the umbrellas in hand [umbrella gesture] as we go through the middle part of the week.

Buenos Aires: tick!
Denver: tick!

BBC Radio 2
In the southern parts of Britain yesterday, you were probably in the garden, probably had the barbecue out, eighteen degrees; it was lovely.

The same ridge of high pressure, just sort of plastered to the weather map, like someone's taken some crazy glue [did I hear that right?] and just stuck it there.

One weak weather system skirted across yesterday; that's what brought some of the cloud, say, for north-western parts of England, parts of Scotland. He's gone, goodbye to him.

And temperatures, you know, sixteen, seventeen, maybe an eighteen; eleven and twelve is typical for this time of year, so we're cheating with the temperatures, but don't tell anyone.

6th April

16:56 BBC News 24
The deckchairs are into the garden, I think for many of us, that'll be the case - and maybe even the barbecue.

You see this strip of blue, like a big er, blue sausage; that's our little weather front just wiggling its way up there.

Ridge of high pressure, boom, still there, not moving.

I think the deckchairs should be in the garden, even by Monday.

And if you're wondering what to watch this evening, how about The Weather Show, eight-thirty this evening, lots of good stuff on it. That's the weather, for now.

17:30 BBC News 24
After Film 24:
Hello there. If you're looking forward to some films this weekend, the way the weather's going you'll probably be spending quite a bit of time on the outside.

It will be a chilly night, particularly where the skies do clear and the temperatures fooom! [drops left hand] drop straight away.

Maybe you're out early, taking the kids to the park.

High pressure; yep, he's still there.

Bet your barbecue is in the garden by then, you never know.

What you doing tonight about eight-thirty? You could watch The Weather Show. All sorts of things going on as far as the weather. That's the weather, for now.

Liked the tie today too; hard to describe but kind of a blue-green colour with spots / pattern.

review: The Weather Show

Well, I don't know about '27 minutes of all your favourite stars', Dan was only on for about two. Plus the programme was a whole five minutes shorter than promised [shakes fist at Phil Avery]. Gah!
However, it was some consolation to see Kaddy presenting the section on weather websites.

Cut to the chase: the part we're all interested in had Dan and Phil (and :gasp: not a suit in sight), standing on the rooftop (of the BBC?) discussing climate change.

For those of you without digital, here's the section with Dan, for your viewing pleasure:

Isn't it remarkable how quickly things appear on YouTube these days? ;-) The picture is still a bit squashed, though - not quite sure how to fix that.

On the whole, it was an interesting programme that I'd be keen to see made into a regular feature. In fact, I seem to remember seeing something along the same lines between Christmas and New Year.
But next time, more Dan please!

BBCi UK Forecast

A twelve for Manchester; maybe you're nipping out in the middle part of the day, perhaps you'll be in the garden, quite pleasant.

And Monday, heading back to work? How about sunny spells?

And again, nice tie!

24th March

Nice tie today!

18th January

16:56 on BBC News 24

Who hell he?

Nice suit BTW. Pinstriped and looking very new.

17:57 BBC News 24
In the News 24 studio with Huw Edwards. Considering the news-worthy weather, it was a surprise that there's been no chat at the desk today.

The speckles of white? It looks like snow. Well, it is.

As the cold air works in, just like oozing some cold treacle down.

For Sunday, grab the warm coat.

18:25 BBC One and News 24
George Alagiah: Now we promised you more on the weather with Dan Corbett, and what a day you've picked to be talking about the weather.

Dan: You could say it was quite a busy day in the weather office.

We might even be digging out the coats over the next few days as well.

London Heathrow; bear in mind there's people flying.

You can see Aberdeen jumping out blue.

Some body-popping moves in some of his broadcasts tonight. Very impressive.
Makes up for the lack of Dan-isms.
Almost.

UK Weather Review
It was 'a very stormy day' in today's UK Weather Review.

It was the sort of day when Mother Nature threw everything at us, including the kitchen sink!

He's giving out prizes again. Today Prestatyn won 'sunniest place'.

1st January

15:58 BBC News 24
I think I missed a forecast or two this afternoon; the Sky+ had a hissy fit and refused to rewind.

A little weak little weather system of sorts will just slowly work its way east through the day, sitting about here. Watch what happens to it, it just sort of zzzzp! Goes like that.

Thursday, push him through [gestures pushing weather front off the map], goodbye. High pressure, there's the dry day; leave the umbrella at home. The next weather system sitting there, almost like cars lined up [gestures] at a carwash.

17:25 BBC News 24
A few nice little Dan-isms in this forecast; a warning to 'just watch out if you're in the car in the morning' in parts of Scotland and also if 'you're crossing [the Pennines] on those higher routes', accompanied by a little 'hill' gesture.

You see the showers here, just watch them disappear like you take a sponge and you sort of dry them all up.

Then the next little weather system, just sort of sitting there, waiting, like he's waiting for a bus or something.

The forecast ended a bit weirdly;
So, some wet weather, some dry weather. As always, all the details are on the website if you want to get that and any warnings and things like that, so. That's the weather, for now.

17:56 BBC News 24
Tonight there will be a 'chilly sort of feel' so is 'maybe a night for a fire, you know'.

Also that breeze, so that warm coat in hand.

He just starts talking about the temperatures when the graphics change and the weather globe appears. After that, another unusual ending;

If you do need more details on the weather, as always, don't forget the website [points to URL] all sorts of things. Maybe holiday plans? It's here too. That's the weather, for now.

18:27 BBC News 24
Hello there. Heading back to work tomorrow, probably the first time in a few days? You might want that warm coat and maybe the umbrella as well.

His comment about snow showers over the Pennines made me smile, again not so much what he said but the way he said it, with a grin.

But still quite a good old breeze, so it will feel cooler than the numbers say on the map so, a warm coat day.

Tie: the spotty one.

31st December

16:28 BBC News 24
North-eastern parts of England looking fine, dry, six or so as we head out the door, maybe Newcastle, maybe [grins] a couple extra hours' sleep.

Then this clump of fairly showery weather, that works through Northern Ireland, comes through Wales and south-west parts of England and, as it hits the higher ground, boom! Yes, snow. Parts of Scotland. Lying snow as well. So bear that in mind, doing some hill walking, even the Pennines.

That thing, boom, here it comes; the next weather system. Not as mean, not as nasty, but it will still sort of blow the hats about.

Tie: Pale orange.
Nice fitting suit, too.
And, haircut?

15th December

16:28 BBC News 24
Dan was in fine form today, very happy and bouncy and plenty of Dan-isms in the majority of his forecasts.
Plenty of warm coats today too!

Hello there. Still some wet weather about through the course of the afternoon and the evening hours [here his eyes light up and he does a two-handed point for emphasis] but I think all of us will be digging out the warm coats as we head to the weekend.

But still some heavy rain for Wales in particular through the evening hours, and you can see the big line of blue like a blue sausage.

But through the day, heading out Christmas shopping, grab that warm coat.

16:56 BBC News 24
Through the evening hours there's just really a slow moving band that is finally getting the hint; it's going to work its way south.

We start off with the rain slowly working its way south and east, just trailing off parts of Kent for the first part of the morning. If you're out walking the doggie, er, for a walk - it'll be a wet old start here.

A five as we head to the outside, probably that warm coat - haven't worn it all season - it'll come in handy heading out tomorrow morning or maybe out Christmas shopping.

But look at this lovely sunshine. A good day for the outside and in the high street, you'll probably have the mittens for the outside [looks at hands], you never know.

I think for the weekend the best think you can do - grab the warm coat. It's going to be sunnier, colder though, as you head to the outside with perhaps the mittens in hand too. That's the weather, for now.

17:30 BBC News 24
Come across the Irish Sea to parts of Wales. Lovely bright start, but you head to the outside, maybe walking the doggie [holds imaginary lead], it'll be a chilly one here.

17:57 BBC News 24
Hello there. If you've been looking forward to some weather that feels more wintry, you'll have your chance this weekend - probably dig out the warm coat as well.

18:56 BBC News 24
You'll notice as well, you'll walk to the outside, you'll probably want that warm coat.

A fine looking day for most of us, but heading to the high street, warm coat in hand.

Tie: the horrible red, white and black stripy one.

2nd December

16:28 BBC News 24
Some very strong winds for the first part of the morning. Do take some care if you're out early morning Sunday morning, or maybe just sort of sleeping late.

16:55 BBC News 24
Tim Willcox: Dan, how's it all looking?

Dan: Well I tell you, Tim, it's one of those nights when you probably just want to just sit inside, huddled next to the fire.

Before you can say 'hello' the showers already working in to south-west areas of England and Wales.

Quite a windy old Sunday, even the kite-fliers will be struggling [tugs at imaginary kite string] really, with some very strong winds.

Do hold on to the hats. As I say, quite a windy day.

A fourteen for the south-east in early December [looks at watch]; yeah, that's mild.

17:45 BBC One
Don't be surprised if you hear the window panes rattling [wiggles hand].

Maybe you're heading perhaps on the M1 or down the A1 later on; watch out in northern England for those strong winds.

How about a quieter day? Monday's the one. Tuesday; grab the rain coats again. That's the weather, for now.

Tie: horrible pink, green, white and black diagonal stripes.

And watch out, there be monsters in today's UK weather review!

26th November

16:29 BBC News 24
I think for all of us through tomorrow it's back to this stuff [gestures to rainy globe], it's back to the old umbrella, the raincoat as you head to work. But through the night you'll get some wet and windy weather working in. Quite a storm system as well, look at this thing! Just spiralling round [big sweeping spiral gesture] and think of it just like a lawnmower, you just pull the string [gestures pulling starter cord] and veeoom! that's what the low does, it just winds in a band of rain.

It's a soggy old start for Scotland, Aberdeen to Glasgow to Edinburgh, (unintelligible) if you're out and about in the car or even if you're standing at the platform, a wet old one here.

So look at the band of blue, it's like pulling some blue plasticine apart [gestures stretching plasticine] and prrrm! it just becomes very bitty.

How about Tuesday? Well, the weather front is still wiggling about.

Wednesday's the quiet day, the day we might take the umbrella, stick it in the cupboard and it might stay there.

So the umbrella in hand for the next few days, it might get a rest on Wednesday. As always, more weather details on the website. That's the weather, for now.

16:56 BBC News 24
It's a wet old start for Monday morning, put the umbrella in the bag now.

We start off at about ten for Glasgow with the umbrella in hand [gestures holding umbrella] and probably two hands as well [adds second hand to gesture].

The main band of colour, this line of blue here, becomes a bit more ragged as it goes through the day. The main energy with this lump of rain goes well north-east of Scotland, so what's left is like a little piece of blue string just sitting there.

Catch your breath [pauses with hand on chest], we get a bit of a quieter day, put the umbrella and let it dry off for Wednesday.

17:28 BBC News 24
Heading back to work tomorrow? Yes, the wet weather gear will come in handy.

So it will turn wet and windy, not the night for the washing on the line.

22nd November

10:57 BBC News 24
You're probably holding on to the hats as well. That warm coat probably coming in handy.

11:55 BBC News 24
I was beginning to despair for lack of Dan-isms (they were thin on the ground in general today - perhaps he's easing himself back in gently - not wanting to overdo it) when up popped the classic umbrella / alfresco dining comment;
'Ten the temperature for Cardiff as you nip to the outside, maybe for the packed lunch with the umbrella in hand ' [gestures holding umbrella]

12:32 BBC News 24
As MonkeyBoy commented earlier, Dan's hair was a bit flat at the front. Perhaps from holding on to his hat?
Strange noise in the studio a few seconds into the forecast. Probably just his umbrella falling over.
;-)

13.27 BBC One
Dan seemed to have perked up a bit; very smiley and his enthusiasm had him tripping up over his words.
'Temperatures, maybe... 12.'
I can't describe why that phrase tickled me - you had to see it, really.

New suit? It seemed to be particularly well-fitting.

18th October

16:56 BBC News 24
After a news item about the British Invention Show, Dan starts his forecast with a reference to it;

Well, I tell you, a simple invention for me would be an umbrella. In fact, you'll need it over the next few days; some wet weather coming in.

Watch the driving if you're, say, out in the car.

But look at this lovely bright area from north-west England down to the south-east. By the lunch hour or so you'll probably go outside and say 'ooh, is this the same day?' [looks to sky and frowns].

There'll also be some dry, bright weather, you might get into the garden, do some jobs, or maybe out to the park.

17:30 BBC News 24
Well, another mild day, one of those days where you'll probably look at the calendar [gestures looking at watch] and say 'is it mid-October?', temperatures nearly 20° for some of us.

18:27 BBC One and News 24
OMG! Natasha Kaplinsky did not talk over Dan's sign-off.
For once.

18:57 BBC News 24
Quite a mess of cloud, this is what's coming our way. Notice the cool air trying to come in but it's the southerly flow just saying 'uh-uh, it's my turn'.

And the bands of rain, think of it almost like an octopus. There's one arm [points to band of cloud across Scotland], there's another [points to band of cloud across the Midlands] and there's another [points to band across the south-west].

Tie: lovely pale blue with, what look like, darker blue asterisks.

11th October

16:56 BBC News 24
A weak little weather front of sorts could even give the odd spot of rain, western Scotland, maybe north-west England. I wouldn't grab the umbrella for him, just a weak little fellow.

And through the day our first little weather front here, that's going to move away. The other one really just going to thin out, like pulling a piece of blue Plasticine apart [gestures pulling a large piece of plasticine with two hands].

Don't worry about this blue fellow to the north-west, he'll wait in the wings because of high pressure.

17:27 and 17:58 BBC News 24
In the studio with Huw Edwards, the lights made Dan's shirt and tie appear grey and his skin a David Dickinson shade of orange.

The blue Plasticine got its second mention during this forecast.

A dry day for most of us, a day for the outside and maybe [gestures placing an open umbrella] a day to let the umbrella dry out as well.

The 17:58 was, like yesterday, a high-speed forecast. Dan seemed rather distracted and 'er...'ed rather a lot.

18:27 BBC ONE and News 24
Natasha Kaplinsky introduced the weather, 'with Daniel Corbett'.

Fortunately, Dan is back to his normal colour.

But for most of us it's a quieter day, it's a brighter day with good sunny spells, the umbrella stays at home for most of us.

The blue Plasticine got its third (or fourth? I lost count) mention during this forecast.

Twenty for London - a bit of a bonus.

As usual for the Six O'Clock News forecast, Dan signed-off with a kind of 'pushing' gesture in the direction of the news presenters, but Natasha Kaplinsky talked over his 'that's the weather, for now' with her premature thanks.
Gah!

6th October

16:26 BBC News 24
You might even get out into the park, you never know.

Lovely bright start, one of those mornings when you sort of just nip out early on, maybe Saturday shopping.

16:56 BBC News 24
We had the exact same phrase about smiling ducks again that we had (twice) the other day.

Let's say you're heading out the door in the morning, maybe you're taking the dog for a walk [dog-walking gesture].

Weird black-out at the end of the forecast. Dan could still be heard speaking, but the screen was black. Then the end-of-forecast weather globe appeared, but no Dan. He re-appeared, looking as though he'd just flicked a switch or something to his right. He remained unflustered by the glitch - what a pro!

17:28 BBC News 24
Still quite windy through the night, maybe banging shutters on the old house.

Still with a keen old breeze as you maybe head out for a morning run.

Lovely bright start, maybe for Saturday shopping as you head out.

17:56 BBC News 24
Maybe you're heading out early, maybe walking the doggie [dog-walking gesture], something like that.

18:26 BBC ONE and News 24
Natasha Kaplinsky: Have we another horrible weekend?

Dan: No, I think we'll be able to let the umbrellas dry out and digging out the sunglasses many of us for the weekend.

Today's tie: Horrible, horrible red, black and white diagonal striped tie.

1st October

16:30 BBC News 24
Best Dan-ism:
So, maybe you're going to be out and about, maybe heading home from Grandma's...

Sign-off: big grin, point-and-nod [see pic].

I have to admit, I was grinning too.

17:56 BBC News 24
Hello there. Quite a soggy weekend, one of those days when you go to the local duck pond and see the smiles on the ducks' faces - if they could smile.

Later in the forecast the weather seems to be making him so excited he's tripping over his words; with a big grin he struggles to tell us;

umbrella and raincoats certainly coming in handy for Monday.

Sign off: the point-and-nod!

South East Today
I happened to be walking though the living room while a piece about this morning's tornado in Sussex was on South East Today (BBC One at approx. 19:55) - and who should pop up as a tornado expert, but Dan! See Dan's biography on the BBC Weather Centre page to see how well qualified he is for this job!

He showed a map and radar pictures showing the movement of the tornado and he described how tornadoes form.

He also presented the national weather afterwards at about 8pm.

Just as I'd come to accept the 'after you' gesture, it was point-and-nod sign-offs all round today :-)

after you?

I missed most of Dan's forecasts today (forgot to set the Sky+!), but that horrendous yellow and black striped tie didn't escape my notice.

It seems as though the 'after you' gesture is here to stay at the sign-off.

The last time I saw a point-and-nod was on Wednesday. Gah!

That's the point-and-nod, for now.

8th August

16:56 BBC News 24
Well, not a bad looking day for us today, but I think tomorrow it'll be a different sort of day; as you walk to the outside first off you'll go 'ooh!', quite a different feel as we'll be getting some fresh air in.

Over the South West, yes, a cloudyish start, just the odd spot of rain, you'll be almost like squinting at the telly. Heh, there isn't much.

Thursday, still with the North West, the low will just spin around, sort of like it's just stuck there, like you've thrown a piece of clothing in a washing machine [gestures putting clothes in washing machine] 'Murrrr!' [gestures spinning - see photo, above] for the next couple of days.

Horrible tie red stripy tie, Dan.

14th July

18:58 BBC News 24
My first sighting of Dan's new suit - or at least his new jacket; light brown, very summery!

Dan always appears to be enjoying himself immensely, which is half the fun of watching him presenting a forecast, but this evening he seemed exceedingly happy. He suggested that tonight would be a good night to get out the telescope and, after issuing a warning about the high UV levels over the next few days, he reminded us to slap on some sunscreen.

Words of wisdom.