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Laura Gilchrist
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Met Office lifer. AuDHD it turns out, weather is my special interest
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Modern man’s face swapped by AI onto a fantasy warrior in skull-trimmed armor.
June 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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I can’t resist snapping a beautiful sunrise. This was Monday’s over #Plymouth 🩷🧡❤️
January 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Yellow warning of snow issued by @metoffice.bsky.social for this weekend weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and... #uksnow #weatheraware
Met Office Yellow warning of Snow from 12:00 on Saturday 4 January 2025 until 09:00 on Monday 6 January. Heavy snow may cause some disruption in parts of the warning area over the weekend. Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank. Whilst there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north this may spread, and how long any snow will last, significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills. Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30 cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines. This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow. In addition, as milder air attempts to move northwards into southern and central areas, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, adding to the risk of ice. If milder air is able to spread more bodily northwards, any snow in southern parts of the warning area may be relatively short-lived before turning to rain. Given the uncertainties, it is quite likely this warning area and start/end times will be refined over the coming days as confidence increases in areas most likely to be impacted. Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area. Why is the warning yellow? This warning has a very low likelihood of seeing a medium impact from the snow.
January 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Barn Pool today…

…and in a painting: www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...
Barn Pool, off Devil’s Point, Plymouth
December 28, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Went for some fresh air and a stroll to Devils Point this afternoon. #DidYouKnow the Commander of the Beagle also founded the @metoffice 170 years ago? www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2024/me...
#Plymouth #Devon #CharlesDarwin #Beagle
Metal plaque on a small boulder saying “CHARLES DARWIN AT DAYBREAK ON 27-12-1831 HM SURVEY SHIP ‘BEAGLE’, COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN R. FITZROY, R.N. DEPARTED ITS ANCHORAGE IN BARN POOL, OPPOSITE THIS POINT. DARWIN’S ‘ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES’ RESULTED DIRECTLY FROM EXPERIENCES GAINED DURING THIS VOYAGE TO SOUTH AMERICA.
December 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM