Philip Avery (born 15 November 1959) is a British meteorologist and BBC Weather forecaster.

Career

After his initial training with the Royal Navy, Avery spent time at a naval air station before joining a helicopter squadron embarked in HMS Ark Royal.[1] Over the following two years he forecasted across the world, after which he joined a Search and Rescue squadron, based at Prestwick in Scotland. Within four years, he completed his time in the Navy and achieved an MBA.[1]

He helped to launch The Weather Network, a 24-hour cable-channel based in Birmingham, before moving to London to work with the Weather Channel. After a year he joined the BBC Weather Centre, in April 1998, becoming a household name appearing regularly on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4, where he was a regular forecaster on the Today programme. He previously forecast on the BBC News at Ten, the BBC News at Six and the BBC News at One.[1]

He took time out from presenting between September 2004 and July 2005 to take part in the Global Challenge 2004-2005 yacht race.[1][2]

In October 2010 it was announced that Avery would no longer be presenting BBC weather forecasts.[3] Despite this, he returned to broadcasting on the BBC a few years later. Avery has since presented weather for BBC's Gardeners' World[4] and is now a regular presenter on BBC One.[1][5]

Personal life

Although from a West Country family, Avery was born in Dunfermline, Scotland when his father was posted to Scotland with the Royal Navy.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Philip Avery". BBC Weather. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Global Challenge". BBC Weather. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.
  3. ↑ View, The Daily Telegraph (13 October 2010). "Changeable outlook for BBC weather".
  4. ↑ "Episode 26, 2017, Gardeners' World - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Philip Avery: Broadcast meteorologist at Met Office". linkedin.com. 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Avery, Phil (4 November 2016). "Article - BBC Weather Watchers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.


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