It's half a century since the BBC introduced new weather symbols in its forecasts. Darren Bett looks back at what has changed since and what has stayed the same.

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McGivern said the “happy sunshiny maps” are still used on social media as well, but that the Met Office usually uses data-driven maps rather than weather symbols with its forecasts.