MetJam
@metjam.co.uk
Jamie.
BSc Environmental Science Student at University of Reading.
Avid weather nut from coastal Kent doing weather updates for the SE.
Space weather & astronomy thrown in whenever that looks interesting too!
metjam.co.uk
BSc Environmental Science Student at University of Reading.
Avid weather nut from coastal Kent doing weather updates for the SE.
Space weather & astronomy thrown in whenever that looks interesting too!
metjam.co.uk
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MetJam
@metjam.co.uk
· Nov 13
Hello Bluesky - I suppose I had better put somewhat of an introduction together considering the flurry of followers I’ve had! I’m an avid weather nut and will post anything that interests in me that regard so feel free to follow if that’s what you want to see 😂
X8.37 flare from the Sun - the third strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 and the strongest solar flare since the 3rd of October 2024 [X9].
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
X8.37 flare from the Sun - the third strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 and the strongest solar flare since the 3rd of October 2024 [X9].
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February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Tampa at 28ºN recorded an 850 hPa temperature of -5ºC at 12 UTC today, whilst Camborne in south west England at 50.2ºN recorded an 850 hPa temperature of 0.6ºC at 12 UTC this afternoon.
Tampa > SW England for cold depth
Tampa > SW England for cold depth
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Tampa at 28ºN recorded an 850 hPa temperature of -5ºC at 12 UTC today, whilst Camborne in south west England at 50.2ºN recorded an 850 hPa temperature of 0.6ºC at 12 UTC this afternoon.
Tampa > SW England for cold depth
Tampa > SW England for cold depth
Unsurprisingly, the Thames is rather high along here in Reading and it seems like rainfall later next week probably won’t help matters. Another 20 mm by Tuesday evening may make these footpaths a slightly interesting affair for later this coming week.
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Unsurprisingly, the Thames is rather high along here in Reading and it seems like rainfall later next week probably won’t help matters. Another 20 mm by Tuesday evening may make these footpaths a slightly interesting affair for later this coming week.
There’s baby geese by the Whiteknights lake now, love it. 😄
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
There’s baby geese by the Whiteknights lake now, love it. 😄
The sight of anvils kindly reminds me that spring will soon be on its way and the idea of CAPE will emerge again from the dead 😂
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The sight of anvils kindly reminds me that spring will soon be on its way and the idea of CAPE will emerge again from the dead 😂
The model output thread on Netweather has reached over a thousand pages and I’ve still not seen a foot of snow, shameful.
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The model output thread on Netweather has reached over a thousand pages and I’ve still not seen a foot of snow, shameful.
In the last two weeks, 9 out of 14 days have had measurable rainfall here in Herne Bay. It’s amazing to ever think it was looking sunny and dry at one point!
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In the last two weeks, 9 out of 14 days have had measurable rainfall here in Herne Bay. It’s amazing to ever think it was looking sunny and dry at one point!
On the topic of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings, a recent paper seems to link Arctic amplification with a dampening of the downward influence of SSWs (i.e. milder surface temperatures compared to previous outbreaks). More SSWs ≠ a cooling influence on winter weather in mid-lats.
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
On the topic of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings, a recent paper seems to link Arctic amplification with a dampening of the downward influence of SSWs (i.e. milder surface temperatures compared to previous outbreaks). More SSWs ≠ a cooling influence on winter weather in mid-lats.
Grey and gloomy - must be January
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Grey and gloomy - must be January
The frontal rain is coming to deliver more rain overnight and into Friday - drier and cloudy over the weekend before next week looks to be a bit of a stinker (especially the first half).
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The frontal rain is coming to deliver more rain overnight and into Friday - drier and cloudy over the weekend before next week looks to be a bit of a stinker (especially the first half).
A lot of spread (surprise surprise) on the ensemble suite for options going into the second week of February, and how cold it might get - spread seems to intensify after the 6th. It'll probably get colder, although by how much is to be determined (and probably not for a while!).
[1/3] Neutral pattern continuing through next week with temperatures oscillating between slightly below and slightly above freezing. Near-term shows variability - brief touch above zero Saturday 31st, dropping back to slightly below freezing Sun-Mon 1st-2nd, then marginally milder Tuesday 3rd...
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A lot of spread (surprise surprise) on the ensemble suite for options going into the second week of February, and how cold it might get - spread seems to intensify after the 6th. It'll probably get colder, although by how much is to be determined (and probably not for a while!).
This should now be working. 😄
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This should now be working. 😄
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Good news - IFTTT now supports BlueSky. I shall get on it shortly
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Good news - IFTTT now supports BlueSky. I shall get on it shortly
Amazing imagery of #StormKristin from 04 UTC this morning; a tight area of dry air just backing behind the cold front seems indicative of a CCB jet, perhaps some influence of a SJ in there too but that one requires more than satellite imagery to deduce properly.
January 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Amazing imagery of #StormKristin from 04 UTC this morning; a tight area of dry air just backing behind the cold front seems indicative of a CCB jet, perhaps some influence of a SJ in there too but that one requires more than satellite imagery to deduce properly.
It’s important to fake it feeling like spring for as long as possible until spring does actually arrive - 9C, calm winds and sunshine this afternoon 😁
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It’s important to fake it feeling like spring for as long as possible until spring does actually arrive - 9C, calm winds and sunshine this afternoon 😁
I'm glad we're clear on any stratospheric reversal of zonal winds then.
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I'm glad we're clear on any stratospheric reversal of zonal winds then.
Exhibit A for why building on a floodplain is a disaster waiting to happen - this is from the River Clyst at Topsham in Devon.
www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatch...
www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatch...
My report for Topsham
Topsham, Devon
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Exhibit A for why building on a floodplain is a disaster waiting to happen - this is from the River Clyst at Topsham in Devon.
www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatch...
www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatch...
A brief respite from the rain tomorrow and Thursday - calmer with sunny spells. A yellow warning for ice has been issued from midnight tomorrow and lasting until 10 am due to the rainfall seen today and clearer skies overnight. Frosty again Thursday before more fronts on Friday.
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A brief respite from the rain tomorrow and Thursday - calmer with sunny spells. A yellow warning for ice has been issued from midnight tomorrow and lasting until 10 am due to the rainfall seen today and clearer skies overnight. Frosty again Thursday before more fronts on Friday.
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Several sites have provisionally set new January daily rainfall records, some are shown in the table below 👇
Katesbridge has provisionally recorded its wettest day on record, while Plymouth (Mountbatten) also saw a notable record at a site with over 100 years of observations
Katesbridge has provisionally recorded its wettest day on record, while Plymouth (Mountbatten) also saw a notable record at a site with over 100 years of observations
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Several sites have provisionally set new January daily rainfall records, some are shown in the table below 👇
Katesbridge has provisionally recorded its wettest day on record, while Plymouth (Mountbatten) also saw a notable record at a site with over 100 years of observations
Katesbridge has provisionally recorded its wettest day on record, while Plymouth (Mountbatten) also saw a notable record at a site with over 100 years of observations
The new weather station gateway is certainly a step up from the previous one - it’s only taken me 6 years to run a gateway that saves data locally 😬
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The new weather station gateway is certainly a step up from the previous one - it’s only taken me 6 years to run a gateway that saves data locally 😬
An ever so slight mist here seems to be present along here today so it’s a little colder than I thought it’d be by this time today - sat around 5°C.
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
An ever so slight mist here seems to be present along here today so it’s a little colder than I thought it’d be by this time today - sat around 5°C.
Sources tell me they saw this at Roswell in 1947
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Sources tell me they saw this at Roswell in 1947
More time on Meteociel awaits
January 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
More time on Meteociel awaits