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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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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 13h

Wow is that your image? It’s beautiful! Yes it must be quite emotional to see the sun return after so many months.

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 13h

Are you enjoying life up there Simon?

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 13h

At least in Svalbard they get to see the aurora and a bit of wintry weather. Give me that over this anticyclonic gloom any day of the week!

Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · 18h

If you're not enjoying the lengthening nights here in the UK spare a thought for those living further north, such as in Svalbard Norway, where it will soon be dark 24hrs a day for several months in a row..

en.visitsvalbard.com/inspiration/...

The Polar Night in Svalbard

“I’m so looking forward to seeing the darkness again!” We must admit, there are few people who don’t think it’s fantastic to see the sun again once the travel back home…

en.visitsvalbard.com

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 13h

Fascinating for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere to see this.

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Jonathan Pomroy @jonathanpomroy.bsky.social · 21h

Thrilled to have five watercolours in the Society of Wildlife Artists Natural Eye exhibition at Mall Galleries. 16th- 25th October . Available to browse here

buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/swla-2025/?_...

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 14h

“Getting darker” in terms of appearance rather than lower light levels…

www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/earth-g...

Earth is getting darker. Here's why that's got scientists worried | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Earth is getting darker, according to NASA satellite data. The results could tell us a lot about how climate change is affecting our planet.

www.skyatnightmagazine.com

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 14h

It really is about time officials started preparing for this eventuality. It might surprise you that “Bournemouth East shows the largest projected increase in surface-water flood risk”. Scary stuff!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk | Environment | The Guardian

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 1d

It’s bringing back strong memories of last winter!

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 1d

This image captured from #MeteorM2_4 shows how extensive the cloud has been across the southern half of the UK this afternoon. This low cloud is trapped under a warm layer inversion beneath high pressure.
#weather #meteorology #anticyclonicgloom

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Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · 1d

Our high pressure subsidence inversion having impact on weather today

Some high ground areas including Snowdonia, parts of Cumbrian Fells/S'rn uplands/Grampians/NW Highlands poking out above the inversion, through low cloud into sunny skies..15.1C with dewpoint -5.3C Cairnwell

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 1d

They did in 1976 but there are reasons why our water supplies are more resilient.

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

Why a hosepipe ban is not needed in some areas

Wessex Water says there are a number of reasons why it looks unlikely a hosepipe ban will be needed.

www.bbc.co.uk

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Of course, straight after posting this I recorded 0.6mm overnight!

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Apart from a few possible spots of drizzle from next week’s anticyclonic gloom, there’s unlikely to be any measurable #rainfall for the next 7-10 days. Not good for reservoir replenishment!

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

There is a definite pattern change likely towards the end of the month but when that starts is up in the air. Some models are predicting next weekend whilst others have the high pressure persisting for longer.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

I think it depends on which part of Dorset. I believe Bournemouth Water has imposed hosepipe bans more recently but because of our chalk aquifers, Wessex Water hasn’t imposed one since 1976.

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

Why a hosepipe ban is not needed in some areas

Wessex Water says there are a number of reasons why it looks unlikely a hosepipe ban will be needed.

www.bbc.co.uk

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

I noticed this recently too. If we have a dry winter, we could be in real trouble next year.

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Apart from a few possible spots of drizzle from next week’s anticyclonic gloom, there’s unlikely to be any measurable #rainfall for the next 7-10 days. Not good for reservoir replenishment!

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Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · 2d

One of those days when air sinks/ warms adiabatically under the influence of high pressure, creating an inversion..rise in temp with height

Cloud trapped under the inversion giving a chilly day some low lying parts

Places in/above the inversion, eg hills, seeing warm sunshine

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

As a human I miss the long warm days of summer, but as an astronomer I’m looking forward to the longer (but over recent years, not always clearer) nights.

Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2d

As you may have noticed, nights are quickly drawing in. Most places are losing 4 or 5 minutes of light each day, and through October most of the UK will see day length reduce by 2 hours or more 🌙

Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

I just can’t believe that people would even think this as unusual or newsworthy!

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Marco Petagna @petagna.bsky.social · 2d

A good time for checking those barometers with high pressure in charge

Mean sea level pressure around 1032/1033mb for most

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 2d

Great article from @rmets.org on the layers of the atmosphere…

www.rmets.org/metmatters/m...

MetMatters guide to the Earth's atmosphere | Royal Meteorological Society

From the troposphere to the exosphere, our atmosphere is a dynamic multi-layered structure that regulates weather, climate and even life itself. Made mostly of nitrogen and oxygen, the air around us forms a delicate balance that makes our planet uniquely habitable.

www.rmets.org

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 4d

Nice view of the murk affecting Southern England today and the DANA cut-off low affecting SE Spain - red rain warnings issued.

Super gravity waves streaming off the Faroe Islands too!

#MeteorM2_4 #satellite #weather # meteorology

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 4d

This is fun! My main interactions over the past 323 days, courtesy of skircle.me

𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 4d

Virtually no solar production today makes this the dullest day since 20th February!
This dismal cloudy high reminds me of last autumn and winter. I hope this isn’t a taste of things to come…
#weather #ukweather #stratocumulus

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𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕩𝕎𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 @wessexweather.net · 5d

www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/3i-atla...

Robots on Mars have just seen the strange deep-space comet tracing across the Martian sky | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Mars Express missions have seen comet 3I/ATLAS in the Martian sky.