Julian Mayes
@julianmayeswx.bsky.social
Climatologist based just south-west of London but now enjoying the freedom of being early-retired.
Long-standing interest in regional weather and climatic contrasts in Britain and Ireland.
Long-standing interest in regional weather and climatic contrasts in Britain and Ireland.
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Imagine being an atmospheric scientist in the US at the moment
EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin announces his agency is launching a major investigation into the right-wing conspiracies about chemtrails and weather manipulation to get to the bottom of it.
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Imagine being an atmospheric scientist in the US at the moment
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"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."
Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know
Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."
With admirable understatement, the then COL observer for Sevenoaks at that time, the late Peter Rogers, added the following comment to his weather diary after describing the weather of that day;
'structural damage was almost universal'.
Sevenoaks had become one-oak (standing).
'structural damage was almost universal'.
Sevenoaks had become one-oak (standing).
Synoptic charts of the Great Storm of 1987 from Hubert Lamb’s Historical Storms of the North Sea, British Isles and Northwest Europe book.
October 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
With admirable understatement, the then COL observer for Sevenoaks at that time, the late Peter Rogers, added the following comment to his weather diary after describing the weather of that day;
'structural damage was almost universal'.
Sevenoaks had become one-oak (standing).
'structural damage was almost universal'.
Sevenoaks had become one-oak (standing).
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The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
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A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A request for weather interested volunteers!
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue
Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
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👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
October 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."
"I blame you for that."
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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/...
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
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia.
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
I disagree.
RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!
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Each month in the Central England Temperature series has warmed rapidly in the last 30 years. Here is a #dataviz showing 30 year average temperature since 1800 for each month. #climatechange #globalwarming
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Each month in the Central England Temperature series has warmed rapidly in the last 30 years. Here is a #dataviz showing 30 year average temperature since 1800 for each month. #climatechange #globalwarming
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Can’t get enough of #StormAmy! This is from #MeteorM2_3 this morning.
#weather #meteorology #satellite
#weather #meteorology #satellite
October 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Can’t get enough of #StormAmy! This is from #MeteorM2_3 this morning.
#weather #meteorology #satellite
#weather #meteorology #satellite
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The Rainfall Observers
Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British & Irish Isles have recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Here we recognise some of the individuals who made particularly important contributions.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British & Irish Isles have recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Here we recognise some of the individuals who made particularly important contributions.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The rainfall observers
Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British and Irish Isles have regularly recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Their efforts allow us to reconstruct long-term tr...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Rainfall Observers
Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British & Irish Isles have recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Here we recognise some of the individuals who made particularly important contributions.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Over the past three centuries, thousands of people across the British & Irish Isles have recorded rainfall, often every day for decades. Here we recognise some of the individuals who made particularly important contributions.
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act has now been condemned by Theresa May, Lord Deben (John Gummer), Alok Sharma, the Confederation of British Industry, the Church of England, the Catholic Church - all previously mainstays of the Tory party: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act
Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act has now been condemned by Theresa May, Lord Deben (John Gummer), Alok Sharma, the Confederation of British Industry, the Church of England, the Catholic Church - all previously mainstays of the Tory party: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The rolling annual mean of Central #England maximum #temperature has once again reached record levels - currently at 15.27ºC beating the previous record from 2002.
September 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The rolling annual mean of Central #England maximum #temperature has once again reached record levels - currently at 15.27ºC beating the previous record from 2002.
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You might wonder why there's still uncertainty in developments for the end of the week..as per chart below Friday's low doesn't even appear stage left until tomorrow night...thousands of miles of travel & many possible interactions to pass under the bridge before it affects us
September 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
You might wonder why there's still uncertainty in developments for the end of the week..as per chart below Friday's low doesn't even appear stage left until tomorrow night...thousands of miles of travel & many possible interactions to pass under the bridge before it affects us
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The people I work with are not stupid people and our climate predictions of 30 years ago of global warming have proved to be accurate. Just saying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The people I work with are not stupid people and our climate predictions of 30 years ago of global warming have proved to be accurate. Just saying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...
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Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
Climate change: evidence and causes | Royal Society
Supplementary information for the project 'Climate Change: Evidence and causes'.
royalsociety.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
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Across a swathe of Wales and N'ern England, Sat 20th Sept was the wettest climatological day (09Z - 09Z) since at least New Year's Eve 2024.
Loftus (N Yorks) recorded its wettest day, for any month, since Aug 2002; Trawsgoed (Ceredigion) wettest day since Oct 2018.
Data @roostweather.bsky.social
Loftus (N Yorks) recorded its wettest day, for any month, since Aug 2002; Trawsgoed (Ceredigion) wettest day since Oct 2018.
Data @roostweather.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Across a swathe of Wales and N'ern England, Sat 20th Sept was the wettest climatological day (09Z - 09Z) since at least New Year's Eve 2024.
Loftus (N Yorks) recorded its wettest day, for any month, since Aug 2002; Trawsgoed (Ceredigion) wettest day since Oct 2018.
Data @roostweather.bsky.social
Loftus (N Yorks) recorded its wettest day, for any month, since Aug 2002; Trawsgoed (Ceredigion) wettest day since Oct 2018.
Data @roostweather.bsky.social
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Lib Dem Tim Farron MP tells party conference Reform UK "spent a lot of their time [at conference] giving a platform to people who think that the Covid vaccines gave the royal family cancer, to self confessed convicted racists, and worst of all, Lembit Opik"
September 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Lib Dem Tim Farron MP tells party conference Reform UK "spent a lot of their time [at conference] giving a platform to people who think that the Covid vaccines gave the royal family cancer, to self confessed convicted racists, and worst of all, Lembit Opik"
Needless to say that this is not intended as a forecast (it could go wrong this weekend!). However, notable if some places have their 7th drier than average month, if only marginally.
A few showers appear to be approaching London and SE England, which may or may not have spurred this post-script.
A few showers appear to be approaching London and SE England, which may or may not have spurred this post-script.
Some areas which have not quite reached the Sept ave rainfall may not do so - here's the rainfall accumulation to end of the month from the 12h EC deterministic run on 19th.
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Needless to say that this is not intended as a forecast (it could go wrong this weekend!). However, notable if some places have their 7th drier than average month, if only marginally.
A few showers appear to be approaching London and SE England, which may or may not have spurred this post-script.
A few showers appear to be approaching London and SE England, which may or may not have spurred this post-script.
Some areas which have not quite reached the Sept ave rainfall may not do so - here's the rainfall accumulation to end of the month from the 12h EC deterministic run on 19th.
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Some areas which have not quite reached the Sept ave rainfall may not do so - here's the rainfall accumulation to end of the month from the 12h EC deterministic run on 19th.
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
No sign rainfall from London towards Cambs, little in parts of Scotland & N.I; this weekend's front dominates!
wxcharts.com
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🔥 A song about Trump’s visit to the UK.
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
"Put Up Some Fences" - Marsh Family parody of "Walking in Memphis" about Donald Trump UK State Visit
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔥 A song about Trump’s visit to the UK.
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
On Wednesday journalists covering the Trump visit to London / Windsor described the weather as being 'poor' and 'unpredictable'.
Poor? They should live in South Wales this month.
Unpredictable? No! It was correctly forecast - early drizzle then dry but gloomy (I know what they were trying to say).
Poor? They should live in South Wales this month.
Unpredictable? No! It was correctly forecast - early drizzle then dry but gloomy (I know what they were trying to say).
September 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
On Wednesday journalists covering the Trump visit to London / Windsor described the weather as being 'poor' and 'unpredictable'.
Poor? They should live in South Wales this month.
Unpredictable? No! It was correctly forecast - early drizzle then dry but gloomy (I know what they were trying to say).
Poor? They should live in South Wales this month.
Unpredictable? No! It was correctly forecast - early drizzle then dry but gloomy (I know what they were trying to say).
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I'd like to say it's simple ignorance, but of course it's not. At the root is deliberate disinformation pushed by vested interests.
September 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'd like to say it's simple ignorance, but of course it's not. At the root is deliberate disinformation pushed by vested interests.