We all know that forecasting British weather is difficult, even in today’s age of supercomputers. Imagine how it was 70+ years ago.
We’ve just returned from seeing David Haig’s play “Pressure”. This is the real-life tale of two Allied meteorologists tasked with predicting the weather conditions for the D-Day landings.
Scottish meteorologist, Group Captain James Stagg, advises General Eisenhower on the weather conditions likely to prevail when 350,000 troops are to be sent across the Channel in Operation Overlord. Stagg predicted severe storms whereas his US counterpart Irving P. Krick predicts beautiful weather. The future of Britain, Europe and the United States rests on one single forecast. Who did Eisenhower choose to believe, and what happened next? You’ll have to watch the play to find out.