We have some exciting news for Weather Watchers - we'll soon begin showcasing Editor's Picks alongside our online forecasts. Andy Holland, from BBC Weather's digital team, takes a sneak peek at this new interactive feature.
In 2015, we launched BBC Weather Watchers. Since then, almost 2.5 million weather reports have been submitted by a community of keen Weather Watchers across the UK.
Every day, BBC presenters and producers up and down the country look through thousands of new photos, selecting a handful of favourites as they go.
Ruthiebabes' photo of a frosty sunrise was used on the BBC News at One weather forecast, and was also featured on our Twitter feeds
Editor's Pick photos are used on our national and regional TV broadcasts to help us to tell the latest weather story. We also share them via our official @BBCWeather, external, @BBCScotWeather, external and @BBCWthrWatchers, external Twitter accounts, as well as our online photo galleries such as our highlights of 2018.
In fact, we believe Editor's Picks are so integral to the BBC Weather experience that we've decided to showcase them even more widely.
That's why, from March, when you visit your local forecast page on the BBC Weather website - for example, the forecast for Cardiff - the most recent Editor's Picks from your region will appear.
Our UK forecast pages bring together the most up-to-date forecast and observation data, and are amongst BBC Online's most-viewed pages, with millions of unique visitors each week.
Where better, then, to include our favourite Weather Watchers photos to help bring this data to life?
How does the new feature work?
It's simple: if you visit the forecast for Salford, for example, we'll show you the last four Editor's Picks from right across Greater Manchester.
From March 2019, you will be able to see a selection of the most recent Weather Watchers photos near you on the BBC Weather website
How do we choose Editor's Picks?
BBC presenters and producers scan Weather Watchers photos on a regular basis, selecting those that best illustrate current weather conditions, or skilfully capture a particular weather phenomenon.
The way we choose Editor's Picks won't change.
This new feature simply offers another way for us to share your photos with a wider audience, right beside our latest forecasts and observations - just like we do on TV.
Read more: How we choose Editor's Picks
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