This is incredibly sad news. His book Great British weather disasters is in my opinion by far and away the best book written in recent times by a british meteorologist putting things in their true context. I have in my own amateur way written a couple of books about the weather and Phillip was kind enough to get in touch and say how much he had enjoyed The Blizzard of 78. I am immensely sad to hear of his passing and send my heartfelt condolences to him friends and family.

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I never met Philip but I really enjoyed reading his weather related pieces in the Telegraph and Radio interviews. To my mind he was very much old school and I mean that in a 100% positive way. There was never hype to court publicity...just sensible, wise, interesting weather analysis done in a way that was made understandable to novices like me. I had no idea that he posted on here...RIP Philip Eden.

Justin I was going to email you a few days ago to enquire how he was as I understood you knew him quite well and I realised he was ill. I sent him some WW2 weather map copies which I made from the originals  for his museum a few years ago and we corresponded by email. My Mum used to send me his Telegraph weather clippings when I was abroad. Sadly missed.

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OMG. I am sorry to hear that - I feel quite upset on hearing this news. He was excellent. I had heard that he had been ill - but didn't know what it was.

RIP -

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Not much more I can add to what's been said, very sad news. Thoughts with his family and friends. RIP.

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A great loss to British Meteorology.  From the Today newspaper in the 1980s to his work online for himself or others.  Some great books, in which he had the courage to face up to the implications of climate change and what it would mean for the British weather now and in future decades, Philip made prognostications of future weather events, based on his skill and knowledge, some of which I'm sure will prove eerily prescient.

We need more people like him.

A giant who will be missed but not forgotten.

RIP.

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God Bless him. I just found out what he had wrong. Dreadful. This came up from a google search.

"I have recently obtained an update on Philip Eden’s health from his brother, John, as follows: Philip is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body dementia. In the last few weeks his condition has deteriorated markedly, and we have doubts as to whether he still recognises family members. He is now unable to hold any kind of conversation, and his total vocabulary consists of the single word “no”.

Lewy Bodies dementia is linked to Parkinson's disease and is very aggressive. His condition was mis-diagnosed as depression / anxiety some 5 years ago, and has been a contributory factor in his behaviour since 2011. Philip has been cared for in a specialist care home for several months now. I'm not sure how much Philip will understand, but cards and best wishes are always welcome and may prove beneficial to him."

Heavens above - he was only 10 years older than me.

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Lewy Bodies is horrible, i have a friend whose father has it, and it is the cruelest of diseases.

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Philip died on January 4 from head injuries suffered in a fall. There will be an obituary in tomorrow’s Telegraph and I’ll post details of funeral arrangements as and when I know them.

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Sad news. I remember his website and media columns along with various books. RIP Philip.

Sad news, I will miss his invaluable contributions and stats. RIP Phil.

God Bless him. I just found out what he had wrong. Dreadful. This came up from a google search.

"I have recently obtained an update on Philip Eden’s health from his brother, John, as follows: Philip is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body dementia. In the last few weeks his condition has deteriorated markedly, and we have doubts as to whether he still recognises family members. He is now unable to hold any kind of conversation, and his total vocabulary consists of the single word “no”.

Lewy Bodies dementia is linked to Parkinson's disease and is very aggressive. His condition was mis-diagnosed as depression / anxiety some 5 years ago, and has been a contributory factor in his behaviour since 2011. Philip has been cared for in a specialist care home for several months now. I'm not sure how much Philip will understand, but cards and best wishes are always welcome and may prove beneficial to him."

Heavens above - he was only 10 years older than me.

Thanks for posting this Gavin.

So sad...

Really sad- I didn't think he was old but then as someone has pointed out he had not been well.

I still have a double page spread from his forecast in the coloured TODAY newspaper in with all my weather records, from the end of July 1995- with headline 'tropical heat and humidity'. I always went to his forecast first

RIP Philip and God Bless.

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Very sad to hear RIP Philip :(

Back in 2009 - 2014 I was corresponding with him to update his website and keep the CET info going, but he wasn't feeling too well and up to doing the 1000s of pages that he had on the website.

Like other people I first listened to him on radio 5 live.

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Very sad news. RIP Philip.

Radio 5 live to run a tribute some time  between now and 7pm.

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Very sad news.

Such a talented, warm and friendly man. 

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Philip's Wiki page is quite small. If some of you knew him, you could add your personal knowledge of his life, achievements, etc. I hope his family would see that as a mark of respect and affection rather than an invasion of privacy?

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Sad to hear that Philip has died though I knew he had been incapacitated through dementia for some time and was living in a care home

I first heard of him about 25 years ago in the Sunday People, a dreadful newspaper that my grandparents used to read. His weather column was the only decent thing in it. 

I have all his excellent and informative books on the British climate, his knowledge of which was unrivalled. I’ll also add that his rebuttal of the Brogdale reading and his superior alternate CET series, calculated in the way Gordon Manley intended, taught me not to trust anything the Met Office produced.

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Condolences to his family and close friends. I remember his weather articles next to the weather reports/forecast section in The Guardian and used to follow his web site.

It goes without saying Dementia is a horrible illness.

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How awful. I interviewed him many years ago and he came across as a really lovely person who expressed a great passion for meteorology and a fondness for those who shared in it. Thoughts and best wishes to his family during this difficult time.

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