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  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- Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

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  2/2 • 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

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  Andromeda Galaxy (our closest neighbour, 2.5 million light years away) taken over 5 hours in November. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Vespera

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  Amazing underlit #altocumulus at #sunset this evening from Sturminster Marshall, #Dorset.

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  Hands up who thinks the orange madman’s latest “assassination attempt” was also staged? Where is Lee Harvey Oswald even you need him?

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  It’s a long time since we’ve seen the UK and NW Europe looking like this! ☀️

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  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

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  Is anyone here using #SailfishOS on an #Xperia? I’d like to try non-Big Tech.

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  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?

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  RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@wessexweather/116272903696592459 #UBports #UbuntuTouch or #jollaphone #SailfishOS. Any more takers? #poll

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  By the way, happy #WorldMeteorologicalDay! #WorldMetDay

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  This year is definitely an “Oak before ash” kind of year… #weather #folklore

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  #StormDave heading into Scandinavia this morning, captured from #MeteorM2_3 pass. #meteorology

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  #Epstein #Trump

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  After an overcast day, the #sunset tonight was a real surprise! #Dorset #weather

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  Stunning #satellite image captured from #MeteorM2_3 this morning. #weather #meteorology

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  #Meteorology in the making… #StormDave as seen by #MeteorM2_4 at 4pm this afternoon, decoded by Yours Truly.

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  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

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  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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  Therre be blood rain in these parrts! #SaharanDust

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  Winter Wx stats #Wimborne #Dorset: - 1/2 • A very wet winter with almost twice as much rainfall as the previous winter 2024-25 • Surprisingly, not as wet as the winters of 2023-24 (454mm) and my record wettest 2013-14 (559mm)

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  1/3 February Wx stats #Wimborne #Dorset: - • A VERY mild month compared to the 1982-2010 average, the WARMEST anomaly here since February 2024 • A very mild day on the 25th, but short of my February station record of 17.3°C set on 25th February 2019

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  2/3 • Not a single air frost - very unusual for February • A VERY wet month compared to the 1981-2010 average, the WETTEST anomaly since September 2024 • My 3rd wettest February in records from 2010, behind February 2014 (162mm) and February 2024 (167mm)

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0347v1dxzo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub&app-referrer=deep-link

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  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

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  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

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  January Wx stats #Wimborne #Dorset: - • Slightly milder than the 1981-2010 mean • 5th wettest month in my series from 2010, 3 of those were Januaries •3rd wettest January in my series from 2010, behind January 2016 (193mm) and 2014 (228mm) 1/2…

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  ⚠️ 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