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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · Jun 1

Some of you will know that my main passion is the study of #Clouds and #CloudClassification.

I’ve just found this great image detailing the ten main cloud types (genera) which are further divided into 15 species, 9 varieties, 11 supplementary features and 4 accessory clouds. It’s a complex subject!

Diagram showing the names and heights of the ten main cloud types from the lower stratus and cumulus clouds to the mid level altocumulus clouds and highest cirrus clouds, plus the giant cumulonimbus clouds that extend through all three levels.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 2d

The online version had an extra sentence. It is disappointing that the topic cut from the print edition was on the contribution of women observers:

"Although many rainfall recorders were men, there were also significant contributions from women, such as Lady Bayning in Norfolk in the 19th century."

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 2d

Our paper on historic rainfall observers was discussed in The Times weather column this week, highlighting the role of the thousands of (often) volunteers who dedicated decades to taking detailed measurements of the weather.

rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Indeed. We need to be doing much more. Support from individuals is strong but it’s sad to see that from politicians faltering.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

This is a huge milestone.

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

Renewables overtake coal globally for first time on record | ITV News

A think tank has found that the world may be reaching a ‘crucial turning point’ in the shift towards clean energy. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Did you know CDs and DVDs slowly deteriorate? I thought they would last forever!

www.howtogeek.com/your-cd-and-...

Your CD and DVD Collection Is Slowly Destroying Itself

When's the last time you checked in on your collection?

www.howtogeek.com

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UKWeather @britishweather.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing underlit clouds tonight! would imagine we will be treated to some beautiful mornings and evening colours in the skies this week as the weather settled down @stormhour.com @exmoor.bsky.social

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · 4d

#StormAmy ’s magnificent swirl as seen from @eumetsat.int’s Meteosat-12 satellite 🛰️

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 4d

Can’t get enough of #StormAmy! This is from #MeteorM2_3 this morning.
#weather #meteorology #satellite

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 5d

#StormAmy in all her glory, captured from #MeteoM2_4 around 5am this morning.
#weather #satellite #meteorology

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 5d

Glad to see you made it ahead of the worst!

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 5d

#StormAmy deepening rapidly this afternoon. Image captured from #MeteorM2_4.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 6d

Won’t be voting for them then!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation - BBC News

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nix Rust @nixrust.bsky.social · 7d

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the UK’s Climate Change Act, a move so reckless it demands more scrutiny than polite debate. This matters not just for polar bears or coral reefs, but for our people, our economy, our very future.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

www.theguardian.com

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 6d

Yes but the mutes and muffles have only affected the posts containing them previously, rather than the whole timeline.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 7d

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Wet September to start meteorological autumn

September 2025 was a wet month for much of the UK, though not enough to trouble any longstanding records, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 7d

You might run into problems I think Jane.

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 7d

The anthropogenic glacier collapse currently underway in the Alps has resulted in the disappearance of >1000 small glaciers! 😱🔥

Following the release of Swiss glacier loss numbers today, let me introduce you the now extinct Vadret da Triazza (Eastern Switzerland) ✝️

Via @matthias-huss.bsky.social

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 7d

Looking forward to capturing the satellite images of this one! I feel for those poor people further north though.

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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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 8d

@iconfactory.com There may be a bug in yesterday’s Tapestry release (iOS 26.01 on iPhone 15 Pro). There are posts in the All Feeds and Today tabs but nothing in the individual Bluesky, Mastodon or Marked Items tabs.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 8d

Key takeaways from September 2025 (2/2): -

• 9th September was the wettest day of 2025
•First cooler than average 1981-2010 month since January, but only by 0.1°C

#Wimborne #Dorset #Weather

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 8d

Key takeaways from September 2025 (1/2): -

• Following a very dry spring and summer, September was the wettest month since January
• Wettest month compared to average since September 2024 (which was also very wet)

#Wimborne #Dorset #Weather

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 8d

September Wx stats #Wimborne #Dorset: -

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 8d

September Wx stats #Wimborne #Dorset: -

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Simon Lee @simonleewx.com · 8d

I'm a really big fan of these "storyline" approaches to uncertain forecasts – such a simple way to communicate quite a lot of detail and I think in a way that makes sense to many. Hope to see more of these on TV

Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · 8d

The possible outcomes for the weather later this week..

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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · 8d

#Humberto and #Imelda are so close to each other that their circulating winds cancel each other out in a calm “col” area in between them.

🇧🇲 Bermuda needs to be on alert however as Imelda will likely cause flash flooding and damaging waves from Wednesday into Thursday.

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