I’ve been running the private then public beta as we steadily improve it according to feedback. Holding out for the auto update on the old version as I like to experience what members of the public are experiencing. Excited for the launch and the future improvements it will facilitate.

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In other things I learned from @newnhamcollege.bsky.social alumnae magazine yesterday, folic acid and its benefits for healthy pregnancy was discovered by Newnhamite Dr Lucy Wills in the 1930s

This banner, newly restored by @newnhamcollege.bsky.social seems as sound today as it was then

Dartington Hall #MorningWalk

⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning issued 🔴⚠️⚠️ Wind across the Isles of Scilly and parts of Cornwall Thursday 16:00 – 23:00 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning UPDATED ⚠️⚠️ Very strong winds for the Isles of Scilly and parts of Cornwall Thursday 16:00 – 23:00 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

Machine and hand embroidered lanscape artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt

This is a great article. Really worth reading through. 🧪The global chart is one I often use when people quote 1976 at me. And yes I’m so old I can remember it!

Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.

At the @metoffice.gov.uk we are very consistent in the language we use to convey certainty & uncertainty. But we also do social science research on what users think as we articulate or illustrate, for example, chance of rain or attribution of extreme events to climate change. The quiz is worth a go!

There'll be several attempts at incursions of less cold air from the west/Atlantic in the days ahead This could bring some disruptive snow/rain/wind in the process ... but with uncertainty in the details.. www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/me...

Thought I’d have a look at istheukhotrightnow.com Note these are anomalies from the 1992-2020 mean not absolute values, but with climate warming faster than 30 year averages can keep pace widespread cold anomalies are relatively infrequent.

Nice article in The Independent about our collaboration with @metoffice.gov.uk re their climate data + our #NewYearPlantHunt data: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new... Great to work with Grahame Madge at MetOffice & huge thanks to the fab @pennyend.bsky.social! www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

2025 has broken historical climate records with provisional Met Office figures showing: 🌡️ warmest year on record for the UK 🌞 sunniest year on record for the UK 🌂 Below-average rainfall (90%)

2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK. Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

If you squint you may be able to spot a trend…..

Pretty chilly in Stover Country Park on my #MorningWalk but a good chance to test out the newly opened paths while the mud was less squashy.

And a whole bunch of warnings including an amber for snow in Scotland so not a laid back shift. Happy New Year team and weather watchers

@ukbutterflies.bsky.social I don’t know how unusual this is but here’s a pristine comma from the Kingsbridge Estuary this morning

Delighted to see this too! Well done to Piers.

Warm congratulations to Stephen on this well-deserved recognition

Arctic air will move down over the UK come the end of the week, with an increasing risk of snow in places ❄️

Also the harbour was full of grey seals, some very close inshore. I guess they had taken refuge from the rough seas earlier in the week

Amazing pod of dolphins off Berry Head today. At least 60 individuals but probably nearer 200. I think these are common dolphins but bottlenose also possible

The thickness of #Arctic sea ice dropped to a new all-time record low this year around the North Pole (data from PIOMAS). More in my latest 'climate viz of the month' blog: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-... #OpenScience #SciComm #DataViz #OpenData

I’m at home with turkey and family but thanks to my colleagues hard at work on shifts in Exeter and round the world. Merry Christmas all!

I have to say I think the 2025 competition is over before it’s started. Jolies rêves.

Ink stand Tuscany c. 1510 designed to contain everything needed for writing - quill, penknife, pounce, ink. With legend: “the Word is made flesh” (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) The dream Christmas gift for anyone interested in writing, literacy, religion, majolica &c &c.

Forgot #WildflowerHour but there were some lovely things this week including the first sweet violets where I always find them in South Devon. By next week I reckon I’ll have a snowdrop for you. Names in alt text @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

I managed to miss #FontsOnFriday but here are 3 highlights from St Andrew’s Ashburton. A Tudor church with some exceptional Victorian work, the font, the reredos by Herbert Read and a very fine 3 manual Father Willis organ. Was pleased to see there’s still a choir to benefit from it.

Well this is wonderful!

I’ve been doing the #NewYearPlantHunt for years but delighted that we’re inputting our @metoffice.gov.uk data this year to explore the correlation between the climate data and the flowering species

I’ll take it!

Can certainly confirm it was a lot more pleasant under 2025’s blob of anomalous sunshine than the 2024 equivalent circle of dark grey gloom

Heavy rain will lead to flooding and disruption over the coming days ⚠️ All the latest warning info can be found here 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Well that didn’t take long. Keep safe.

Another lot of seriously rainy weather but further north this time. Do keep an eye on the warnings which may well escalate

This is a great scheme and now UoR are on here I can share it.

Worth a watch especially if you’re someone who follows me for the Dartmoor content

#StormBram will bring strong winds and very heavy rain to northern and western parts of the UK. We have various weather warnings in place, including an Amber wind warning. Read our latest news release ⤵️ bit.ly/3KGB94B

Our ambition is to deliver the optimum blend of AI and physics modelling for #weather and #climate & we are starting to systematise what options might look like. You can get a lot from the image below or more from the blog. Today we are mostly at the edges of the picture as validation is critical 🧪

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

We’ve been getting lots of helpful feedback on our new-look weather forecasts. Thank you to everyone who has shared their views, which is really helping to shape the future of our app and website. Here’s our response to some of the most common feedback we’ve received ⤵️ 🧵 (1/4)

Yellow warnings for snow and ice are in place over the next couple of days ⚠️ Many places won't see much settling snow with icy roads more of a hazard. Heavier falls of snow are likely in northern Scotland and parts of northeast England ❄️ More details👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Today I walked six miles but I omitted to photograph my dinner

Well isn't that just the most delightfully perfect frame for Little Moreton Hall? Love a rainbow! Photo: Chris Green

Least I can do is give this a boost!

www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/con... Yes it was that gloomy!

I have done: remarkable progress so far