Dr Ned Williams
@nedcwilliams.bsky.social
Scientist at UK Met Office, interested in climate variability, prediction and predictability. Previously at the University of Exeter and MPI-M. When not working, hopefully outdoors.
He/him
He/him
A bit of an odd snippet from this month's Weather magazine. The 'campaigners' did damage equipment designed to spare road users from hazards, but that was their intention all along.
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A bit of an odd snippet from this month's Weather magazine. The 'campaigners' did damage equipment designed to spare road users from hazards, but that was their intention all along.
Yesterday was my last day at MPI-M, this morning I left Hamburg. It has been a great experience to live and work abroad and there's a lot I'll miss, but I'm also looking forward to what's next!
February 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yesterday was my last day at MPI-M, this morning I left Hamburg. It has been a great experience to live and work abroad and there's a lot I'll miss, but I'm also looking forward to what's next!
Visited Sylt at the very northern end of Germany yesterday. Only accessible from mainland Germany by train, with lots of unique landscapes and nice to see the sea!
February 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Visited Sylt at the very northern end of Germany yesterday. Only accessible from mainland Germany by train, with lots of unique landscapes and nice to see the sea!
Excited to say that I'll be starting a Scientist role in the Monthly-to-Decadal team at the Met Office in March! I will miss Hamburg and it's been a great experience to live and work in Germany, but I'm also looking forward to being back in Exeter/Devon.
January 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Excited to say that I'll be starting a Scientist role in the Monthly-to-Decadal team at the Met Office in March! I will miss Hamburg and it's been a great experience to live and work in Germany, but I'm also looking forward to being back in Exeter/Devon.
I worry that the concept of geoengineering is increasingly going to enter public discussion, not through climate scientists who want to make the nuances and ethics clear, but through the large audience tech sector who want to be seen as having solutions.
January 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I worry that the concept of geoengineering is increasingly going to enter public discussion, not through climate scientists who want to make the nuances and ethics clear, but through the large audience tech sector who want to be seen as having solutions.
Built Hamburg's highest* snowman earlier.
*in terms of altitude
*in terms of altitude
January 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Built Hamburg's highest* snowman earlier.
*in terms of altitude
*in terms of altitude
Also had time to visit some Devon classics, including the coast path (Budleigh–Sidmouth, plugging a gap in my longest contiguous stretch), Dartmoor (for a wild camp) and Woodbury Common
September 23, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Also had time to visit some Devon classics, including the coast path (Budleigh–Sidmouth, plugging a gap in my longest contiguous stretch), Dartmoor (for a wild camp) and Woodbury Common
It was nice to be at the Met Office (and University of Exeter) last week, with lots of useful discussions on climate prediction research.
Featuring some grey sky for bluesky, to prove once and for all that the Met Office aren't choosing their weather.
Featuring some grey sky for bluesky, to prove once and for all that the Met Office aren't choosing their weather.
September 23, 2024 at 7:43 AM
It was nice to be at the Met Office (and University of Exeter) last week, with lots of useful discussions on climate prediction research.
Featuring some grey sky for bluesky, to prove once and for all that the Met Office aren't choosing their weather.
Featuring some grey sky for bluesky, to prove once and for all that the Met Office aren't choosing their weather.
Spotted in a hotel in Köln: a classic unit conversion error
September 7, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Spotted in a hotel in Köln: a classic unit conversion error