Why is the weather so often presented by attractive women and is weather forecasting one of the major bastions of global sexism? Lets begin with some serious weather forecasting before exploring the glamour end of the international weather spectrum!

So are weather presenters chosen primarily for their expert knowledge of meteorology or just for their good looks? Is the weather forecasting game more about being good with figures or is it really about having a figure that looks hot in shorts?

In the UK, BBC weather presenters are highly professional meteorologists from the UK Met Office, a government sponsored organisation with links to the Ministry of Defence.

Obviously an ability to present the weather to camera is also required and being attractive and photogenic is always an advantage. However, the BBC is not an organisation to expect its weather presenters to wear mini-skirts or crop tops.