BBC Breakfast's cosy atmosphere took a chilly turn this week when Ben Thompson couldn't hide his irritation at meteorologist Carol Kirkwood. For a change, Carol was delivering the weather update from the studio near the show's anchors Ben and Sally Nugent but had to be the bearer of bad weather updates. Sally appeared cheery as she quipped, asking Carol if there'd be any cause for "singing" on this fine Wednesday morning (August 21), only for Carol to dash her hopes with a blunt remark: "You might not be singing too much about the weather when you hear what I've got to say, Sal.
" With a dire report in her hands, Carol warned: "The weather for the next few days is I'm trying to think of a polite way to put it...
not great." Ben seemed exasperated by Carol's gloomy forecast, abruptly cutting her short: "Okay done, that's it. We don't need any more," reports the Express .
Sally showed a bit more empathy, lightly noting: "Not great. That's the technical term for it." Forecasters dread came true as Carol predicted "wet and windy weather", cautioning of significant "risk of flooding and disruption" looming over the UK.
Looking for signs of hope as summer started waning, Sally observed: "Now Carol, it's August and it does feel quite autumnal doesn't it?" Carol mustered a touch of positivity amidst the grim outlook, replying: "It absolutely does, that's a brilliant way to describe it this week Sal, yes." Clinging to better news, Carol mentioned, "The weekend's not looking quite as ho.