Jay Wynne (born c.1968) is a former

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forecaster, appearing mainly on

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and

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. He was a main weather presenter on the

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, and occasionally the

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and the

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Early life

Wynne was born in London to American parents and educated at

Ardingly College Ardingly College () is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, fee-charging Boarding school, boarding and Day school, day school in the English Public school (UK), public school tradition located near Ardingly, West Sussex, England. The school ...

, West Sussex. He studied Civil Engineering at

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University () is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and was subsequently granted university status by roya ...

. Two years into his course he left, and worked as a technician for three years on offshore oil rigs in the

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. He went back to university and graduated in 1996 in Environmental Geography from the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

. He worked as an English teacher in 1997 in

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. He graduated from

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with a MSc in Applied MeteorologyUniversity of Reading
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Career

In 1999 he joined the

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undertaking a 14-month training programme, including a spell at

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for six months. He joined the

team in October 2000 - initially to present on BBC World and BBC Radio 4.

References

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