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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 9h

Great thread from Ed looking at how the Met Office data series for UK temperature stacks up against other reliable but independent measurements. Spoiler alert: very well indeed 🧪

Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 14h

Monitoring changes in UK temperature

To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.

climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...

Monitoring changes in UK temperature

Multiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends

climatelabbook.substack.com

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 4d

Yes

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 4d

All the weather on the north edge of Dartmoor today. Played it safe with mostly lanes and field paths.

A moody sky above a valley of green and ploughed fields and hedges

Black sky behind sunlit fields, rough hedge in foreground

A bend in a wet lane with half rainbow above green sunlit fields

Fingle Bridge , an ancient three arch bridge across a dark river with white riffles. Set in a deep gorge brilliantly sunlit on the right side with blue sky above

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 5d

Can tell aunt she’ll be fabulous (and would find that funny)

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 5d

Every blessing to the wonderful Dame Sarah Mullally as she takes up this special responsibility. We are lucky to have her www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

She becomes the first female leader of the Church of England, replacing Justin Welby who resigned over his handling of a safeguarding scandal.

www.bbc.com

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 6d

They may do better than vague promises for an unknown future date though!

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 6d

Noted: it will be made available eventually as we open all our data, but I can’t say exactly when or where yet

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 7d

It will evolve from the remains of Humberto but strictly it’s a new system once it’s undergone extra-tropical transition and so it gets a new name

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 7d

Ah there we go

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 7d

#StormAmy has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK later on Friday and into Saturday #WeatherAware

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 8d

National Met Services don’t give warnings for each other’s countries because of respecting each other’s authoritative voice. When Met Eireann show warnings in the north they’re from the Met Office. Maps on our app do show whole of Ireland for rain etc.

A Met office rainfall chart conveniently obliterating all of Ireland with rain

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 8d

Good: we’re experimenting with different ways to communicate uncertainty. Thanks for the feedback

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 8d

Unsettled weather is on the way later this week - here's an overview ⤵️

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 8d

Keeping an eye on the evolution of a deep low towards the weekend (again, sorry!)

Three scenarios for where we might see the strongest winds on a map of the UK. Most likely in Scotland but NI, Wales and West Midlands is scenario two and mostly north of Scotland is scenario three

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 14d

Weather impacts both our lives and infrastructure. Discover how the Met Office uses satellite data to deliver accurate forecasts and keep the UK informed and resilient. Find out how satellites revolutionise weather prediction and support informed decision-making.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...

Seeing the bigger picture: How satellite data shapes Met Office forecasts

Weather shapes everything from our daily routines to the resilience of national infrastructure. That’s why accurate, reliable meteorological observations are more crucial than ever.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 16d

One of those “Doh! Why didn’t we think of it earlier?” moments

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 16d

Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”

Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side

Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...

techxplore.com

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 16d

Is it Hangershell Rock btw?

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 16d

One day we will run into each other but you’d better recognise me because you never show a photo. Unless I spot four poop Pépé

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 16d

I was on the South Moor yesterday. This is the Teign Estuary from Horridge Common but the sea was visible all along to Plymouth

A view across a patchwork of fields and hedges framed in dark foliage. The silvery water of the Teign Estuary feeding into a blue grey sea with drifting grey clouds above

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 16d

That last photo is a winner 🥇

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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 19d

‘Pennine Railway’, Simon Palmer, watercolour, ink and gouache, 2003.
This Christmas card pack contains four A6 cards printed on Invercote card stock using high quality inks, and a white envelope for each of them.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/simo...
#simonpalmer #yorkshireartist #yorkshireart

A view of a railway bridge in winter. Snow lies by the interestingly curved fence railings. A clear blue sky indicates dawn or dusk.

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 19d

Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 20d

Well the rest of my answer still stands….

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 20d

In a tent? A big storm could well have seven days of warning, but we’d be encouraging people to cancel their camping rather than book it. There’s no way to know weeks in advance when a storm might be though.

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 21d

I had the same just after Covid when all waiting staff were new, with Viognier. Even after I pointed at it on the wine list, it arrived red.

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 25d

He’s not a patch on his horse though

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