Ian McCaskill

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Ian McCaskill (born July 28, 1938) is a former BBC weatherman. His Scottish accent, manner of speech, and relentless (some would call unseemly) enthusiasm for severe weather made him popular with viewers and he quickly became the most imitated weather presenter in the UK^{[citation needed]}. He went to Queen's Park School (near Queen's Park F.C.) in Glasgow, and then to the University of Glasgow.

He joined the RAF in 1959 as part of his National Service and became an airman meteorologist, first in Scotland and then in Cyprus. He left the RAF in 1961 and joined the Met Office, working at Prestwick Airport, in Malta and in Manchester. In 1978, he began working at the BBC Weather Centre. He retired on July 31, 1998.

He has been parodied by the satirical comedy show Spitting Image, and by impersonator Rory Bremner, amongst others.

He lives near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. He has two daughters, Victoria and Kirsty. He is a fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. He continues to make television appearances and also works as a motivational speaker. He has appeared on the BBC Television shows Masterchef and on Have I Got News For You?, as well as on a number of TV advertisements. He also participated in the first series of Celebrity Fit Club in 2002.

He has recently co-written the book Frozen in Time, about Britain's worst ever winters, with Paul Hudson, published by www.greatnorthernbooks.co.uk