| Tomasz Schafernaker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1979 Gdańsk, People's Republic of Poland |
| Nationality | Poland UK |
| Occupation | Meteorologist for BBC Weather |
Tomasz Schafernaker (born 8 January 1979)[1] is a Polish-British metereologist and forecaster for the Met Office, who appeared on BBC Weather until 2010.[2]
Schafernaker was born in Gdańsk, People's Republic of Poland, and attended school both in his native Poland and in Britain. He was educated at the independent school St. John's College, Southsea, in Portsmouth, where he took A-levels in mathematics, physics and art, followed by the University of Reading where he gained a BSc (Hons) in meteorology.[3]
He joined the BBC Weather Centre in 2000, working as a broadcast assistant, and became a presenter in the same year; this made him the youngest man to present the BBC Weather.[4] He spent some time giving BBC regional forecasts across the UK, and presented on BBC World during the winter of 2003.
During 2004 and 2005 Tomasz studied at the Met Office college in Exeter and trained as a forecaster for aviation. He also worked for a time at ITV, as well as the London Weather Centre. Schafernaker rejoined the BBC in 2006. He left the BBC in 2010 as part of a cost-cutting exercise, but continues to work for The Met Office.[5]
He was named the Best TV Weather Presenter at TRIC Awards 2010.[6]