Ross Hutchinson
@rossitv.bsky.social
Weather Presenter for ITV Tyne Tees & Border news
Weather, climate, allotments, wildlife, goats
Send your weather pictures to weatherpics@itv.com
Weather, climate, allotments, wildlife, goats
Send your weather pictures to weatherpics@itv.com
There was a time we worried if they’d ever be in the same room…
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There was a time we worried if they’d ever be in the same room…
Reposted by Ross Hutchinson
UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn
…with at least 2C warming by 2050
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
…with at least 2C warming by 2050
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn
Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding will all become more regular and intense, experts say
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn
…with at least 2C warming by 2050
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
…with at least 2C warming by 2050
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
A few pics from a beautiful July day 🌤️
July 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A few pics from a beautiful July day 🌤️
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Another 34C day tomorrow...not even mid summer (in fact, only 3 weeks into Astronomical summer) and we've already seen 33C+ days during 3 separate heatwaves this season
July 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Another 34C day tomorrow...not even mid summer (in fact, only 3 weeks into Astronomical summer) and we've already seen 33C+ days during 3 separate heatwaves this season
There go the raspberries
July 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There go the raspberries
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We are blown away (pun intended) by the incredible response to our call for your storm names. 12,500 submissions in 24 hours! Keep them coming...
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Which names do you think are most popular?
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Which names do you think are most popular?
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We are blown away (pun intended) by the incredible response to our call for your storm names. 12,500 submissions in 24 hours! Keep them coming...
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Which names do you think are most popular?
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Which names do you think are most popular?
Just hanging out
Holding down branches so Romulus & Remus don’t have to bother stretching for leaves 🙄
Holding down branches so Romulus & Remus don’t have to bother stretching for leaves 🙄
June 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just hanging out
Holding down branches so Romulus & Remus don’t have to bother stretching for leaves 🙄
Holding down branches so Romulus & Remus don’t have to bother stretching for leaves 🙄
Mild + wet = toad night
And an evening of clearing them off the road 🙄
And an evening of clearing them off the road 🙄
March 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Mild + wet = toad night
And an evening of clearing them off the road 🙄
And an evening of clearing them off the road 🙄
January was a busy month for the weather with a big storm, lots of sunshine, and some heavy snow.
Busy for the weather ... but quiet at the allotment.
But that means there's more time to introduce Jean - the cocker spaniel!
www.itv.com/watch/news/a...
Busy for the weather ... but quiet at the allotment.
But that means there's more time to introduce Jean - the cocker spaniel!
www.itv.com/watch/news/a...
www.itv.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
January was a busy month for the weather with a big storm, lots of sunshine, and some heavy snow.
Busy for the weather ... but quiet at the allotment.
But that means there's more time to introduce Jean - the cocker spaniel!
www.itv.com/watch/news/a...
Busy for the weather ... but quiet at the allotment.
But that means there's more time to introduce Jean - the cocker spaniel!
www.itv.com/watch/news/a...
This
You know the weather forecast is serious when the forecaster has a stern voice throughout.
January 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This
#StormEowyn is on the way - with warnings already in place for the Tyne Tees & Border regions.
Worth keeping up to date with the forecast as the situation develops:
Worth keeping up to date with the forecast as the situation develops:
January 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#StormEowyn is on the way - with warnings already in place for the Tyne Tees & Border regions.
Worth keeping up to date with the forecast as the situation develops:
Worth keeping up to date with the forecast as the situation develops:
Do you ever get the feeling you are being followed?
January 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Do you ever get the feeling you are being followed?
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"I think it is really important to get angry because the public right now is quite unfocused."
Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels.
Read & watch here:
www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...
Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels.
Read & watch here:
www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...
LA fires root cause is fossil fuels says climate expert
We spoke to Dr Varun Sivaram, a senior fellow for energy and climate at the Council on Foreign Relations and Dr Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist and the author of “Being the Change: Live Well and Spa...
www.channel4.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"I think it is really important to get angry because the public right now is quite unfocused."
Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels.
Read & watch here:
www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...
Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels.
Read & watch here:
www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...
NASA satellite image showing mostly clear skies over the UK and how the snow is still holding on - particularly on higher ground in the north
January 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NASA satellite image showing mostly clear skies over the UK and how the snow is still holding on - particularly on higher ground in the north
Starting 2025 with an aurora sighting! - fingers crossed for another epic year for the northern lights 🤞🏼
January 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Starting 2025 with an aurora sighting! - fingers crossed for another epic year for the northern lights 🤞🏼
It’s a windy winter solstice.
But hey, there’s more daylight from tomorrow - so there’s every reason to smile.
But hey, there’s more daylight from tomorrow - so there’s every reason to smile.
December 21, 2024 at 8:29 AM
It’s a windy winter solstice.
But hey, there’s more daylight from tomorrow - so there’s every reason to smile.
But hey, there’s more daylight from tomorrow - so there’s every reason to smile.
Love it when a plan comes together 🙌🏽
From sketch book to my own mini Kew Gardens 🌱
From sketch book to my own mini Kew Gardens 🌱
December 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Love it when a plan comes together 🙌🏽
From sketch book to my own mini Kew Gardens 🌱
From sketch book to my own mini Kew Gardens 🌱
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What a night..and more to come today, with warnings remaining in force throughout.. take care
#StormDarragh 🌬🌧
www.metoffice.gov.uk for warnings in force
#StormDarragh 🌬🌧
www.metoffice.gov.uk for warnings in force
December 7, 2024 at 8:57 AM
What a night..and more to come today, with warnings remaining in force throughout.. take care
#StormDarragh 🌬🌧
www.metoffice.gov.uk for warnings in force
#StormDarragh 🌬🌧
www.metoffice.gov.uk for warnings in force
Hold on to your tinsel!
Some wet and windy weather this evening.
But that's just a taste of what's on the way...
Storm Darragh arrives tomorrow with weather warnings already in place for gusts of up to 80mph.
More on the track and those warnings below:
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
Some wet and windy weather this evening.
But that's just a taste of what's on the way...
Storm Darragh arrives tomorrow with weather warnings already in place for gusts of up to 80mph.
More on the track and those warnings below:
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
December 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Hold on to your tinsel!
Some wet and windy weather this evening.
But that's just a taste of what's on the way...
Storm Darragh arrives tomorrow with weather warnings already in place for gusts of up to 80mph.
More on the track and those warnings below:
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
Some wet and windy weather this evening.
But that's just a taste of what's on the way...
Storm Darragh arrives tomorrow with weather warnings already in place for gusts of up to 80mph.
More on the track and those warnings below:
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
Reposted by Ross Hutchinson
#StormDarragh has been named and is forecast to bring very strong winds and heavy rain to the UK later on Friday and through the weekend #WeatherAware ⚠️
December 5, 2024 at 9:44 AM
#StormDarragh has been named and is forecast to bring very strong winds and heavy rain to the UK later on Friday and through the weekend #WeatherAware ⚠️
My second bisque fired batch of pots out the kiln.
I’ve yet to make two that look the same… but figure I must be developing some kind of skills 🤷🏻♂️
I’ve yet to make two that look the same… but figure I must be developing some kind of skills 🤷🏻♂️
December 4, 2024 at 8:56 PM
My second bisque fired batch of pots out the kiln.
I’ve yet to make two that look the same… but figure I must be developing some kind of skills 🤷🏻♂️
I’ve yet to make two that look the same… but figure I must be developing some kind of skills 🤷🏻♂️
ANNOUNCEMENT
Only three weeks to go until our days start getting longer!
☀️☀️☀️
Only three weeks to go until our days start getting longer!
☀️☀️☀️
December 2, 2024 at 7:44 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Only three weeks to go until our days start getting longer!
☀️☀️☀️
Only three weeks to go until our days start getting longer!
☀️☀️☀️
Pinch punch!!
10C°+ (!) as we start the day on the 1st December .
So it’s a cloudy and mild walk on the first day of meteorological winter.
10C°+ (!) as we start the day on the 1st December .
So it’s a cloudy and mild walk on the first day of meteorological winter.
December 1, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Pinch punch!!
10C°+ (!) as we start the day on the 1st December .
So it’s a cloudy and mild walk on the first day of meteorological winter.
10C°+ (!) as we start the day on the 1st December .
So it’s a cloudy and mild walk on the first day of meteorological winter.