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Nationality
  
British

Role
  
Weather forecaster

Name
  
John Hammond


Years active
  
1989–present

Occupation
  
Meteorologist

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Full Name
  
John Michael Hammond

Born
  
9 April 1966 (age 57) (
1966-04-09
)

Alma mater
  
University of BirminghamUniversity of Salford

John Michael Hammond (born 9 April 1966) is meteorologist and an English weather forecaster for the BBC. He can be seen presenting weather forecasts on the BBC News channel, BBC Red Button and BBC World News. He is the main weather presenter on BBC News at One and also forecasts on the BBC News at Ten, Countryfile and BBC News at Six. At the weekend he also presents the weather on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Early life and education

John Hammond (weather forecaster) John Hammond BBC Weatherman and University of Birmingham graduate

Hammond was born in Bosham, West Sussex, the son of a farmer. After taking an interest in the weather from the age of four, he studied geography at the University of Salford, followed by meteorology at the University of Birmingham.

Career

After a brief spell at the Met Office headquarters in Bracknell, Berkshire, Hammond started forecasting in February 1991, working at regional weather centres in Nottingham, Bristol and Plymouth. This involved a variety of forecasting work for aviation, local industry, and some local radio too. He spent around seven years presenting the weather at ITV until joining the BBC Weather Centre in the spring of 2003.

He also appeared on the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind in 2012.

He left the BBC at the end of March 2017 after taking early retirement.

References

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