The @esa.int WIVERN satellite mission to transform forecasts of hurricanes, thunderstorms & heavy rainfall makes our Prof Anthony Illingworth the 1st scientist with 2 Earth Explorer missions adopted, following launch of EarthCARE satellite in 2024: www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...

PhD researcher @dorothyclimate.bsky.social is exploring how the humanitarian sector can better imagine and prepare for unprecedented extreme weather. Discover more at bit.ly/drhighlights24 #PhD #extremeweather #humanitarianwork

PICO sessions at @egu.eu - a snapshot of what dust scientists think. Are they better or worse than orals and posters? Are they more popular with junior scientists? New @unirdg-met.bsky.social Meteorology Department blog: Who's up for a PICO? blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

Calling all past Mets! As we celebrate 100 years of the University of Reading we invite you to take part in our Alumni Centenary Census. Your story is an important part of the University's legacy — and that's why we want to hear from you. Add your voice today: rdg.ac/censusln

Join us for International Observe The Moon Night in-person (registration required) or online!🔭 Held and organized by the @uniofreading.bsky.social alongside Reading Astronomical Society, @royalastrosoc.bsky.social, Troodos Observatory (Cyprus) and supported by STFC www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

Why weather apps promise more local precision than they can deliver, particularly in showery conditions: www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

Here I quietly place my first post here. Delighted to note that I am going to join as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the @unirdg-met.bsky.social Space Physics group with @mathewjowens.bsky.social Visa just arrived, ticket is booked! Count down starts...

It's about time that I wrote this: theconversation.com/why-on-earth...

Stratospheric Impacts on Weather Regimes Following the 2018 and 2019 Sudden Stratospheric Warmings New paper from @robertwlee.bsky.social, Andrew Charlton-Perez @unirdg-met.bsky.social and me, published today in @agu.org GRL doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Meteorology & Climate online courses @uniofreading.bsky.social suitable for professional meteorologists, consultants, STEM students, graduates & academics seeking to improve their range of skills and knowledge. Details & applications: www.reading.ac.uk/meteorology/...

As the hosepipe ban kicks in over parts of Reading we look at how this summer so far compares to the UK’s infamous hot, dry summer of 1976 in this week’s @unirdg-met.bsky.social blog: blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

Our air quality has improved since 2015, but action is still needed if the UK is to hit #airpollution targets writes @unirdg-met.bsky.social's James Weber for @theconversation.com 🔗 rdg.ac/3IB1n7p

New research provides evidence that cleaning up of particle air pollution by China since 2010 has increased the amount of sunlight heating the oceans by reducing reflection off clouds, adding to greenhouse gas warming and accelerating #climate change: theconversation.com/cleaner-air-...

Researchers from @unirdg-met.bsky.social have analysed UK-wide trends for three major pollutants. theconversation.com/uk-air-quali...

Thanks to @ecmwf.int Reading for hosting our @unirdg-met.bsky.social Uni Reading Meteorology Department Masters students earlier this week. Students had an inspiring morning learning about ECMWF forecasts, research and data centre. What a great opportunity!

Coverage of the under construction @ecmwf.int headquarters @uniofreading.bsky.social campus next door to us in Met to form the world’s largest cluster of weather & climate research and operational forecasting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Return of the staff v student Met department cricket! Although they won, the staff predictably cheated, inflicted painful injuries and engaged in embarrasing below the belt tactics: socialmetwork.blog/2025/06/20/m...

Immensely proud to know this talented individual: Jolene Cook OBE talks about her vital role as Head of International Climate Science and UK IPCC Focal Point at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: fullcircleci.co.uk/episode-146-...

Every country is warming. Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.

We’d like to congratulate Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez, who has just been appointed OBE in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List for his achievements in spearheading climate science education! 🔗 rdg.ac/45UlcQA @unirdg-met.bsky.social

Mega congratulations on a hugely deserved OBEs to our very own Andrew Charlton-Perez for services to Climate Science and to Education plus to our alumni Jolene Cook for services to International Climate Science! www.gov.uk/government/p...

The changing #climate & growing population means England is facing a water crisis but more reservoirs are only part of the solution; a complete overhaul is needed including plugging leaks, cutting waste, capturing more water where it falls & recycling it: theconversation.com/englands-wat...

Lenticular clouds behind the crane on the @ecmwf.int building site seen from @unirdg-met.bsky.social at about 07:30 UTC this morning.

Huge congratulations to Prof. Sue Grimmond on her election to Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS)! You can follow her here: @suegrimmond.bsky.social

'Our river, our future' Henley-on-Thames is a stunning riverside town, but flooding is on the rise. Professor Chris Merchant (of @unirdg-met.bsky.social) will be giving a talk and Q&A at Greener Henley for #GreatBigGreenWeek 2025. 🗓️11 June, 7-9pm 📍Leander Club, Henley 🔗rdg.ac/42W0FJC

An article on "Anemoi: open-source winds of change in European weather forecasting" by Prof. Hannah Cloke (@hancloke.bsky.social) is the topic of the latest @unirdg-met.bsky.social research blog. You can check it out here! blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

We work closely with the European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecasting @ecmwf.int which is moving their HQ onto our Whiteknights campus, making Reading a hotspot for meteorologists from around the world 🔆🌦️ #EuropeDay @unirdg-met.bsky.social 🔗 rdg.ac/4jCdL5d

Sunniest April on record in the UK since continuous records began in 1910, just pipping the glorious weather during the 2020 lockdown that was repeated the year after, with April 2021 still remaining the suniest on record for Scotland & Wales: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Join us at the #CommunityFestival2025 to see live images of the #Sun through a solar telescope (weather permitting!). Learn how solar activity drives auroras, disrupts technology and impacts other planets. Book now: rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ @interplanetary.bsky.social @unirdg-met.bsky.social (Image: NASA)

Really exciting sounding knowledge exchange for climate/energy policy with Prof Dave Brayshaw @unirdg-met.bsky.social #job #recruiting #climate #energy 🧪⚒️🌏🔋

The University of Reading is inviting Fellowship applicants to join the AFESP research programme. The closing date for initial expressions of interest is Friday 20 June 2025. Further details and full applicant guidance can be found at research.reading.ac.uk/earth-system...

Global sea surface temperature is rising faster than expected 🌊🌡 A study led by Chris Merchant from @uniofreading.bsky.social, shows that ocean warming has accelerated from 0.06 C to 0.27 C since the 1980s – partly due to the Earth's growing energy imbalance. Read more: www.esa.int/Applications...

DARC's latest blog is out. Read Amos Lawless's blog about why the ocean plays an important role in weather forecasting and how statistical relationships between the ocean and the atmosphere should be accounted for in coupled data assimilation. research.reading.ac.uk/met-darc/202...

Just fluttered in, check out our meteorological blog for all the latest research musings! blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...