Wanstead weather
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Meteorological stats and phenomena for East London. FRMetS
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AKA @wanstead_meteo over on X
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30 years on from Low M: the Great Storm
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm. Some 18 people were killed as winds gusting to nearly 100mph affected London and the South East. Around 15 million trees were lost with Sev…
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Anniversary of one of those touchstone moments tonight that sowed the seed of a lifelong obsession with meteorology.
wansteadmeteo.com/2017/10/02/3...
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Anyone else feel hopeless after that Budget?
The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
There's just no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.
The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
There's just no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Anyone else feel hopeless after that Budget?
The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
There's just no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.
The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
There's just no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.
this continues to be a government whose rhetoric writes cheques that its actions cannot cash
www.ft.com/content/e1b1...
www.ft.com/content/e1b1...
Rachel Reeves doubles down on wishful thinking
A government that can’t make tough choices now is unlikely to do so on the eve of an election
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
this continues to be a government whose rhetoric writes cheques that its actions cannot cash
www.ft.com/content/e1b1...
www.ft.com/content/e1b1...
Gorgeous view from up there this morning
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Gorgeous view from up there this morning
Hokey cokey solutions at long lead times from run to run on the GFS. BUT, as suggested 11 days ago, something of the colder variety looks more likely.
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Hokey cokey solutions at long lead times from run to run on the GFS. BUT, as suggested 11 days ago, something of the colder variety looks more likely.
Breaking news: first frost of the winter in Wanstead! wansteadmeteo.com/2025/11/17/f...
First frost of winter 2025/26
The first air frost of the winter has just been recorded in Wanstead, the earliest for four years, though only 9th earliest in the last 13. It is the 31st air frost of the year which is now two sho…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Breaking news: first frost of the winter in Wanstead! wansteadmeteo.com/2025/11/17/f...
Brilliant bonfires and not a noisy firework in sight. wansteadmeteo.com/2013/11/02/79-years-ago-wanstead-flats-bonfire-night/
81 years ago: Wanstead Flats Bonfire Night
Wanstead Flats has put on some spectacular Guy Fawkes’ nights over the years. I didn’t realise quite how many years until I stumbled upon this old British Pathe clip which shows nurses …
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Brilliant bonfires and not a noisy firework in sight. wansteadmeteo.com/2013/11/02/79-years-ago-wanstead-flats-bonfire-night/
This is enjoyable for anyone who likes historical policy programmes. Highlights how our leaders are swayed by whatever lobbyists are shouting loudest at any given time. And how it’s in the interests of oil companies for any changes to be glacial. On Netflix
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This is enjoyable for anyone who likes historical policy programmes. Highlights how our leaders are swayed by whatever lobbyists are shouting loudest at any given time. And how it’s in the interests of oil companies for any changes to be glacial. On Netflix
Ariel balloon pump. Made in England! A whole industry right there that probably moved en masse to China decades ago. Funny how something simple like this unlocks a whole trove of childhood memories.
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ariel balloon pump. Made in England! A whole industry right there that probably moved en masse to China decades ago. Funny how something simple like this unlocks a whole trove of childhood memories.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social here’s a piece on Streeting’s mate Slum Landlord Jas Athwal who strangely seems to be above Labour’s discipline process. www.the-londoner.co.uk/investigatio...
Investigation: The MP, the 'Don' - and the millions spent on children's care
‘How you’re going to pin this on me I’ve got no idea’
www.the-londoner.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social here’s a piece on Streeting’s mate Slum Landlord Jas Athwal who strangely seems to be above Labour’s discipline process. www.the-londoner.co.uk/investigatio...
“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, the East Wing is the heart.” First Lady Betty Ford.
It feels like Trump has ripped the heart out of the US.
It feels like Trump has ripped the heart out of the US.
October 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, the East Wing is the heart.” First Lady Betty Ford.
It feels like Trump has ripped the heart out of the US.
It feels like Trump has ripped the heart out of the US.
When the synoptics line up...
wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/23/bob-scotts-most-brutal-blizzard/
wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/23/bob-scotts-most-brutal-blizzard/
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
When the synoptics line up...
wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/23/bob-scotts-most-brutal-blizzard/
wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/23/bob-scotts-most-brutal-blizzard/
Pedalling Dutch style wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/16/n...
Netherlands: 222km of cycling bliss
Gliding along on billiard table-smooth paths in the dunes of the Hollandse Duinen National Park: there can’t be many better cycling experiences in the world. Hours earlier we’d disembar…
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October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Pedalling Dutch style wansteadmeteo.com/2025/10/16/n...
Anniversary of one of those touchstone moments tonight that sowed the seed of a lifelong obsession with meteorology.
wansteadmeteo.com/2017/10/02/3...
wansteadmeteo.com/2017/10/02/3...
30 years on from Low M: the Great Storm
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Storm. Some 18 people were killed as winds gusting to nearly 100mph affected London and the South East. Around 15 million trees were lost with Sev…
wansteadmeteo.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Anniversary of one of those touchstone moments tonight that sowed the seed of a lifelong obsession with meteorology.
wansteadmeteo.com/2017/10/02/3...
wansteadmeteo.com/2017/10/02/3...
Not one moment of silence for the poor innocent souls who’ve been caught in the crossfire of this madness of the past two years. The celebratory tone of Trump and other speeches is awful. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Not one moment of silence for the poor innocent souls who’ve been caught in the crossfire of this madness of the past two years. The celebratory tone of Trump and other speeches is awful. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Yet more heavy showers today brings the month total to 19.1mm, the wettest opening 4 days to September locally for 27 years!
September 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Yet more heavy showers today brings the month total to 19.1mm, the wettest opening 4 days to September locally for 27 years!
Flagpole at the bottom of a garden of a house in East Ham. These were once common but most have rotted away over the decades. Proud dockers and other local workers would fly a Union Jack during national events. Nothing new here - everything’s a cycle. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Flagpole at the bottom of a garden of a house in East Ham. These were once common but most have rotted away over the decades. Proud dockers and other local workers would fly a Union Jack during national events. Nothing new here - everything’s a cycle. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Nice patch of asperitas in this cloud.
September 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Nice patch of asperitas in this cloud.
16.6mm of rain overnight, the greatest 09-09 fall since January 4th, the night the rain turned to snow.
August 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
16.6mm of rain overnight, the greatest 09-09 fall since January 4th, the night the rain turned to snow.
Too much rain last year, not enough this year...
'The challenge is these weather extremes . . . are becoming more pronounced and more regular,' said Jamie Burrows, crops board chair at the National Farmers’ Union. www.ft.com/content/7376...
'The challenge is these weather extremes . . . are becoming more pronounced and more regular,' said Jamie Burrows, crops board chair at the National Farmers’ Union. www.ft.com/content/7376...
British farmers brace for a second year of poor harvests
Dry weather hits crop yields as the UK industry also contends with reduced government subsidies and tax changes
www.ft.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Too much rain last year, not enough this year...
'The challenge is these weather extremes . . . are becoming more pronounced and more regular,' said Jamie Burrows, crops board chair at the National Farmers’ Union. www.ft.com/content/7376...
'The challenge is these weather extremes . . . are becoming more pronounced and more regular,' said Jamie Burrows, crops board chair at the National Farmers’ Union. www.ft.com/content/7376...
The 86th anniversary of this awful tragedy. wansteadmeteo.com/2013/08/01/l...
London’s worst-ever lightning tragedy
One of the worst weather-related tragedies ever to hit the London area happened 86 years ago this month. What started as a bright and sunny day in Valentines Park, Ilford, turned into disaster at t…
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August 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The 86th anniversary of this awful tragedy. wansteadmeteo.com/2013/08/01/l...
Just two days in the hot spell made the 23.5C cut. Despite the hype it felt a bit Championship quality rather than Premier League. wansteadmeteo.com/2015/06/26/p...
Premier league of heatwaves (1850-2025)
The media are always keen to say ‘a heatwave is on the way’ when it is more likely to just be a short spell of fine weather with temperatures a few degrees above average. Forecasts of 3…
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August 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just two days in the hot spell made the 23.5C cut. Despite the hype it felt a bit Championship quality rather than Premier League. wansteadmeteo.com/2015/06/26/p...
Yesterday's max of 32.2C at #Sheffield was the hottest at that station this year. In fact it was the 15th hottest in a record back to 1882 - higher than anything recorded in 1976.
August 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Yesterday's max of 32.2C at #Sheffield was the hottest at that station this year. In fact it was the 15th hottest in a record back to 1882 - higher than anything recorded in 1976.