Graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1989 with an Honours
degree in Environmental Science.
In September 1989 joined the Met Office as a weather forecaster, one of
the first graduates to move directly into forecasting.
Worked in Glasgow Weather Centre, The National Met Centre and in 1992
Leeds Weather Centre. In 1994 he became the main regional weather
presenter for BBC Look North and contributed to many local television
programmes.
Joined the BBC national weather team in London in October 1997 to work
on BBC News 24 (1997), the Corporation's 24-hour news channel.