Having my head in two places at once...
There's been a fair amount of interest here through this morning - not least down the road at - following the fortunes of , aka the 'Frome Flyer', as he tries to seal the this weekend in Suzuka, Japan.
Colleagues and I kept an eye on the through the early morning and for me, it's a love affair that involves a little bit of extra work!Ìý
The 'Frome Flyer', Jenson Button, is currently leading the 2009 Formula One season in his Brawn GP car.
Alongside my 'day job' here for Â鶹Éç West, I also provide detailed weather forecasts for Â鶹Éç Sport's 606 Forum during each Grand Prix event.
So this morning, my work flip-flopped from telling our radio and TV audience about the regional weather prospects here in the West, to checking and sending weather update 'nowcast' emails to the Â鶹Éç's online F1 journalist over in Suzuka, .
I was switching my brain from forecasting a sunny morning in Stroud one minute, to a sodden afternoon in Suzuka the next.
Am I the Â鶹Éç's first virtual globe-trotting weatherman?
I'm Ian Fergusson, a Â鶹Éç Weather Presenter based in the West Country. From benign anticyclones to raging supercell storms, my blog discusses all manner of weather-related issues. I also provide updated race weekend forecasts tied to our Â鶹Éç coverage of Formula One. You can follow me on , too.
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