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famous exception to these technological advances in weather forcasting — Bill Foggitt — the man behind our weekend forecast.
However, there is one
Weather watcher Bill (SO), of Thirsk, has quite
literally gone ‘‘back to basics” in his methods for predicting the state of the weather.
part in his predictions; they are all based on Mother Nature’s signs and old records handed down from g e n e ra t io n to generation.
Modern science plays no
means he is more likely to observe what his garden mole is doing or watch his blossoming plants than decipher a meteorological computer print-out.
This unusual approach
household name and (jut ting his face on television screens as far away as Germany, America and Japan.
family trad i tio n and interest into a way of life, transforming him into a
adopted this approach to weather reading, he said: “1 don’t understand the .scientific facts, so I stick to the botanical method.”
(Explaining why he has
really dates hack to a great-grandfather who became interested in the sun and clouds after read ing about a flooding in a local town in 1771. Mr Foggitt explained
His passion for weather
how his great-grandfather kept records of tempera tures and rainfall levels on small pieces of paper — a tradition that was passed on to his grandfather, father and uncle. After seeing his rela
have a go, but his uncle was reluctant to pass on the responsibility. He recalled that his uncle did not trust him
tiv e s enjoy wea th er watching, he decided to
Bill Foggitt has turned a
Bill’s guide to help you beat the TV weather experts
EVER wanted to beat Michael Fish and Bill Gyles at their own game? Well, it could be possible if you follow Bill Foggitt’s weather watching rides. For a long-term forecast, Mr Foggitt consults his
weather records to sec if there are any similarities from one year to the next.
pattern of two bad seasons followed by a good one. This theory will apply to this year’s summer. He explained: “Over the last two years the summers have been bad, so I expect this year’s will be good.” However, he added that there were exceptions to
He believes the weather usually follows a basic-
says, is a pine cone kept outside, which opens in warm dry conditions and closes in wet damp weather. Mr Foggitt recalled how a lady in the audience at
terns of animals. Mr Foggitt explained: "Animals, birds and insects do have a good sense of what is coming with regard to the weather.” The underground activity of the garden mole
this nde, such as the four consecutively hot sum mers during the 1030s.
cated analysis of records, according to Mr Foggitt. Instead, he prefers watching Mother Nature and her various elements to see what effect the weather is having.
Short-term forecasts do not need such a compli
going to be wet or dry, he also relies on seaweed, (line cones, moles and flowers. A simple test for seaweed is to hang it outside for
Apart from his barometer, which tells him if it is
a short term and, if it is dry and brittle to the touch, there will be dry conditions. However, if the sea weed appears to be straggly and damp, then the chances are it will be wet. Perhaps the most effective weather indicator, he
with the responsibility of rain water reading: “After asking him for a go, he quickly said, ‘I’d rather see blood sp il t than water.’" Then, through an unfor
working as a storeman in Birmingham, he returned home to Thirsk, where he was knocked down by a car. This horrific accident left him with a smashed leg, which meant a six-
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MARTIN NIEMULLER, the Lutheran pastor who had the nerve to criticise Hitler from his pulpit in a well-attended Berlin church, was eventually reported and arrested, to be put in solitary confinement. In the early days he even had his Bible taken from
helpful passages of scripture and hymns, to uphold him in those days and nights. For his last four years in Dachau he hatl his Bible
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him that a good way to pass the time would lie to properly record in log books all the family’s weather records. The task of reproducing the day-to- day records proved to be immense, as they dated back to 1S3G. The first real break into
month recuperation period in hospital. His mother suggested to
weather reading stardom came when he used these
records to respond to a reader’s letter, asking about the winter of 1895, in the “Yorkshire Evening Post.” A reporter from the
tunate twist of fate, Mr Foggitt had the oppor tunity to test his weather forecasting skills. After spending 15 years
shire Television contacted him to offer a daily weather-forecasting slot after the evening news. He first appeared on tele vision in 19GS, on a three- month contract, but this was eventually stretched to 15 years. After his retirement
paper then appeared on his doorstep, asking if he could write an article about his weather-fore casting methods. Before too long, York
year. The three weekend shows are part of a series
media appearances, he lias also found the time to write three weather- related books and give talks to local groups on his life experiences. Mr Foggitt has rubbed
shoulders with many famous people over the last 25 years, including stargazer Patrick Moore, politician Lord Jenkins and broadcaster David Dimbleby.
from Yorkshire Television in 1 9S3, Mr Foggitt appeared on various other snows, giving his alterna tive opinions on weather. Apart from his many
have been invited to blow their bugles and bang their drums in three band concerts to be held during the
CLITHEROE Scouts Another effective indicator are the behaviour pat
gives a good sign of which way the weather is turn ing. It is usually an indication that weather con ditions are getting warmer and the winter chili is at an end if moles start coining to the surface. Mr Foggitt’s forecasts for the forthcoming year
show a hot sunny summer in store, though he feels that the weather predictions in future years will not be as bright. He said: “I think we are heading towards a mini
forecasts, as compared with the Met. Office’s weathermen, such as Michael Fish and John h'ett- ley, lie was quick to reply: “I get it wrong, but I don’t stick mv neck out."
ice age and this was backed up by a professor when I appeared on a radio discussion show.” When asked about the reliability of his weather
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one of his talks said her pine cone was open all the time. “I asked her where she kept it and she said ‘in front of the fire’ — well, it was hardly sur prising it remained open!”
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years in weather forecast ing, Mr Foggitt described them as “a marvellous experience,” but added “at 80-years-old it has been very enjoyable, but you get tired.”
career has known no boun daries, even stretching to a donkey race for a national newspaper on Blackpool beach against BBC weatherman Michael Fish. Looking back at his
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