Humphrey Lean
@hwlean.bsky.social
Met Office scientist based at University of Reading. Working on convective scale/urban scale prediction.
Got much heavier after I sent that!
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Got much heavier after I sent that!
A little bit of wet snow seen in Reading just now towards the back of the band of rain moving south.
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A little bit of wet snow seen in Reading just now towards the back of the band of rain moving south.
Cold night in Reading although cloud rolled in before dawn but with enough gaps to give a great red sky around sunrise.
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Cold night in Reading although cloud rolled in before dawn but with enough gaps to give a great red sky around sunrise.
Missed the total phase of the lunar eclipse because the moon was too close to the horizon. Did get to see the shadow receding across it though.
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Missed the total phase of the lunar eclipse because the moon was too close to the horizon. Did get to see the shadow receding across it though.
Last night in Reading at around 17:30 UTC saw one of the brightest and most complete rainbows I’ve seen for a while (the photo doesn’t do it justice).
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Last night in Reading at around 17:30 UTC saw one of the brightest and most complete rainbows I’ve seen for a while (the photo doesn’t do it justice).
Nice fall streaks seen from Reading earlier today. The front produced a small amount of rain (less than 0.1mm) but we did have one loud clap of thunder.
August 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Nice fall streaks seen from Reading earlier today. The front produced a small amount of rain (less than 0.1mm) but we did have one loud clap of thunder.
First heavy rain in Reading for a long time!
July 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
First heavy rain in Reading for a long time!
Rainbows in the sky just now.
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Rainbows in the sky just now.
Scuddy clouds earlier today seen behind the @ecmwf.int crane from @unirdg-met.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Scuddy clouds earlier today seen behind the @ecmwf.int crane from @unirdg-met.bsky.social
Up early this morning and happened to catch the sun still looking very red from the Canadian smoke.
June 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Up early this morning and happened to catch the sun still looking very red from the Canadian smoke.
Lenticular clouds behind the crane on the @ecmwf.int building site seen from @unirdg-met.bsky.social at about 07:30 UTC this morning.
May 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Lenticular clouds behind the crane on the @ecmwf.int building site seen from @unirdg-met.bsky.social at about 07:30 UTC this morning.
Great view of storm to the north from Henley.
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great view of storm to the north from Henley.
Soil moisture just below the lawn in my garden for April with rainfall. Drying during the dry weather at the start of the month slowed by slight rain mid month. The rainfall event on the 23rd caused a spike but then fell off much more rapidly presumably because the soil below was still very dry.
April 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Soil moisture just below the lawn in my garden for April with rainfall. Drying during the dry weather at the start of the month slowed by slight rain mid month. The rainfall event on the 23rd caused a spike but then fell off much more rapidly presumably because the soil below was still very dry.
Quite lumpy clouds in Reading earlier (although definitely in the category of looking better in the photo than to the eye).
April 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Quite lumpy clouds in Reading earlier (although definitely in the category of looking better in the photo than to the eye).
Eclipse seen from Reading (taken with DSLR with solar filter)
March 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Eclipse seen from Reading (taken with DSLR with solar filter)
Reading 0625: The start of another glorious day.
March 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Reading 0625: The start of another glorious day.
Graupel shower in Reading just now.
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Graupel shower in Reading just now.
Yesterday and todays Reading temperature traces showing the sharp changes on the fronts as we experienced the brief incursion of warmer air. Also nice to see how the two days curves in the same air mass match up.
January 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yesterday and todays Reading temperature traces showing the sharp changes on the fronts as we experienced the brief incursion of warmer air. Also nice to see how the two days curves in the same air mass match up.
Really rapid rise in temperature in Reading from around 2C to 11C in an hour or so resulted in our windows misting up on the outside and water running down them which is a bit unusual.
January 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Really rapid rise in temperature in Reading from around 2C to 11C in an hour or so resulted in our windows misting up on the outside and water running down them which is a bit unusual.
The best I could do with a DSLR for the view of the moon close to Venus this evening.
January 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The best I could do with a DSLR for the view of the moon close to Venus this evening.
Big drop in temperature here in Reading as the front/line convection went through after being in warm air overnight.
January 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Big drop in temperature here in Reading as the front/line convection went through after being in warm air overnight.
Lenticular cloud seen just now from the University of Reading.
November 29, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Lenticular cloud seen just now from the University of Reading.
Lovely crisp morning.
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Lovely crisp morning.
Autumnal view of Whiteknights Lake this morning.
November 18, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Autumnal view of Whiteknights Lake this morning.