Lytchett Minster School
The Anniversary of the BBC Weather by Molly | |
| The 26th of March is the 85th Anniversary of the BBC’s Daily weather report, this service has changed dramatically over the past years. On January 11, in 1954, weather presenter George Cowling presented the first 'in vision' weather forecast on the BBC. In 1964 the first operational pictures from satellites became available. More recently, in 2008 the Met Office upgraded to the next-generation supercomputer, which achieves even more accurate and detailed short range weather forecasts through high-resolution computer simulations. The Advancement in Weather Forecasting Graphics From basic Computer graphics using satellite pictures to virtual imagesWeather Affecting Lytchett Minster School The Headmaster uses the BBC forecast to gain accurate information on weather conditions and uses this to inform his decisions on school closure. As a result much to the delight of pupils, Lytchett Minster School has been closed on four occasions this year. The first time was back in November as high winds were forecast. The school is in a site surrounded by many trees which can be a potential danger to pupils so when winds are forecast above 40mph the school has to close. Twice the school has been shut because of heavy snow fall. The Head made the decision to close the school as the roads were too dangerous to travel on.
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