Driest July for 190 years.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2026/an-early-look-at-the-july-statistics-just-how-dry-has-it-been-
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Andromeda Galaxy (our closest neighbour, 2.5 million light years away) taken over 5 hours in November.
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #Vespera
#StormDave heading into Scandinavia this morning, captured from #MeteorM2_3 pass.
#meteorology
#Meteorology in the making…
#StormDave as seen by #MeteorM2_4 at 4pm this afternoon, decoded by Yours Truly.
It’s a long time since we’ve seen the UK and NW Europe looking like this! ☀️
Stunning #satellite image captured from #MeteorM2_3 this morning. #weather #meteorology
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Thanks, I’m very tempted to try Sailfish on an Xperia 10 III.
The Spring or March #equinox occurred today at 14:46 GMT/UTC, when the sun passed directly over the Equator on its way north towards the Tropic of Cancer on 21st June.
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html
Therre be blood rain in these parrts!
#SaharanDust
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• In spite of the rain, it has been a particularly sunny February, which has led me to question whether my solar sensor is working properly!
Hands up who thinks the orange madman’s latest “assassination attempt” was also staged? Where is Lee Harvey Oswald even you need him?
By the way, happy #WorldMeteorologicalDay!
#WorldMetDay
RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@wessexweather/116272608820636692
Same question re. #UBports and #UbuntuTouch. Can anyone suggest which they prefer, and why? And which devices they prefer?
Is anyone here using #SailfishOS on an #Xperia? I’d like to try non-Big Tech.
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• A very mild winter but not as mild as the winters of 2023-24 (7.71°C), 2019-20 (7.48°C) and my record warmest 2015-16 (8.02°C)
• Much sunnier than the previous winter, in spite of the rainfall
Everything has a “day” these days it seems, and today just happens to be #WorldMeteorologicalDay #worldmetday #worldmetday2023
https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day
A potentially nasty little low is developing to our SW, which will bring more wind and rain this afternoon. I’m surprised there’s no warning out for this one…
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@siftinsand@aus.social Heat also makes solar panels less efficient, so hot sunny months will produce less than cool sunny ones.
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Thanks for this. I almost bought a Jolla Phone on one of the recent limited runs, but it seemed expensive for something I haven’t yet tried, especially coming from iOS. I think I will try the Xperia 10 III route first. On the other hand, I think Ubuntu Touch has a great future too.
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• A very warm day on the 19th but below my March record of 22.6°C set on 28th March 2012
• The first significantly drier than average month since July 2025
Fascinating article about the 40-year journey of the world’s biggest iceberg, A23a.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-20f878f1-f4af-4022-9f62-b0515b9f4b20?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@visionthings@mastodon.social Mornibg Glory Cloud, a type of roll cloud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Glory_cloud
Incredible differences in rainfall across the UK in January.
I found this article fascinating, and the very last paragraph is a revelation.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/can-you-really-survive-on-mars-what-science-fiction-gets-wrong-about-off-world-living
British winters are getting warmer and wetter…
https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/relentless-rain-blocked-weather-patterns-and-occlusion-graveyard
⚠️ A new yellow rainfall warning has been issued, valid 12pm Monday to 9am Tuesday. This one needs watching, and might be upgraded.
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings
I’m all for science and exploration, but I really can’t see point of this mission. Happy to be enlightened…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626v265zqlo
Welcome to meteorological #spring! I used to love winter but I’m so glad to see the back of modern dull, mild and wet ones!