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Noctilucent cloud season incoming
The first noctilucent clouds of this season have been spotted from NASA’s AIM spacecraft. These beautiful midnight clouds illuminate the twilight sky of summer. If you see any be sure to report it at...
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Unseasonal weather?
For the past couple of weeks, the UK has been in the grip of Artic winds as cold, biting winds have been bringing snow, hail, thunder, lightning, and generally windy conditions to most of the UK. But...
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Perseid Meteor Shower
The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming. The shower begins, gently, in mid-July when Earth enters the outskirts of a cloud of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. Dust-sized meteoroids, hitting the...
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Winter Forecast 2016/17
The winter forecast by @LondonSnowWatch is now available and covers up to the end of January. It looks to be an average cold winter with below average precipitation. More details and a full analysis is...
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How do snowflakes form?
How do snowflakes form? A snowflake begins to form when a water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the crystal falls to the ground, water vapour...
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How do thunderstorms form?
With the heat, humidity and thunderstorms over the UK, I thought I’d share some facts about thunderstorms. Click below to watch a playlist of lightning videos posted today from England, 26th May 2017...
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50 Years of Winter in the UK
There’s nothing more British than a conversation about the weather, and with winter fully underway it’s often a moan! Whether it’s too cold, too dark or even too warm to snow, it seems we’re never...
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Snow Survey of London (1946 – 2017)
With many thanks to WANSTEAD METEO for this fantastic insight into the last 70 years of winter snow in London. Follow Wanstead Meteo on Twitter. I first wrote this blog in December 2013 not realising...
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New Pollen Forecasts
As the grass pollen season is looming, being informed of how the weather and pollen could affect you is key to being able to take the required steps to minimise any symptoms you may be subject to. With...
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Bright Fireball lights up south west Ireland to welcome the Leonids
Reports coming from south west Ireland over the weekend in the news media indicate that a bright meteor possibly broke up as it entered Earth’s atmosphere early on Friday morning. For more information,...
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Snow on the way?
With the threat of snow ever present in the tabloids, it helps to stay informed and bypass the sensationalist headlines. Check out the Snow RADAR, forecasts and Model forecasts on the pages below....
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Super Total Lunar Eclipse 21st January 2019
A total lunar eclipse is when the Moon passes into the Earth’s total shadow, or umbra. Lunar eclipses occur on a full Moon night when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned in a straight line or almost...
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Messier Marathon Season
With the settled weather, and clear skies, thoughts at this time of year turn to the forthcoming Messier Marathon season. This year, 2019, the best observing times will be from 3rd – 9th March. If you...
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Transit of Mercury 2019: LIVE
On Monday 11th November, Mercury will transit across the face of the Sun. This planetary alignment will occur 14 times throughout the 21st Century, but, due to the size of Mercury and the time of...
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King Winter: November 1919 remembered
Introduction 100 years ago in November 1919, the United Kingdom was in the middle of a severe cold spell. This was a cold spell that would be significant enough in the heart of winter, but the fact it...
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Winter Forecasts
Below you will find the latest, specific forecasts for snow and winter forecasts. Some of these links are specifically about predicting a White Christmas for the UK. Be sure and look at the model...
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Day = Night
Today marks the day when the Sun is above the horizon for exactly 12 hours of the day everywhere on the planet. This astronomical event happens twice a year and is called the equinox. The name equinox...
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Can Pollen Explain the Seasonality of Flu-Like Incidence?
Author links: Martijn J.HoogeveenaEric C.M.van GorpbEllen K.HoogeveencaDepartment Technical Sciences & Environment, Open University, the NetherlandsbDepartment of Viroscience and Department of...
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The Mystery of Snowflakes
Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world. His website is full...
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Track the Saharan dust
Over the past couple of days, many will have noticed the sky turning orange and sand covering everything outside. It’s sand and dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa that has been whipped up into the...
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