@MetJam_

Jamie. BSc EnvSci Student @ UoR. Communications Director @TorroUK. Weather mad, mainly focused on SE England. Aurora/space weather. Occasionally a photographer!

 Reading/Herne Bay
metjam.co.uk
Joined May 2016
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One to replace the previous pinned post - there’s a whole load of weather on this page so feel free to stick around if you want to with a sprinkle of aurora whenever that peps up. I hope this picture of me and a goose from this morning is suitable for now!
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Warm Front Mondays - the name of an indie rock band that probably exists - hopefully their music would not be as depressing as today.
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A warm front tomorrow morning will make conditions miserable again (overcast and wet); it then clears by tomorrow evening, and another front (this time a cold front) sweeps through Tuesday morning. Strong winds, heavy rain, possible hail and thunder in any squall that forms.
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Both fronts are associated with the deepening low pressure system sat to the NW of the UK
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Days will begin to lengthen in just 57 days.
Met4Cast - UK Weather
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Days will continue to shorten for another 56 days.
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I’ve just spent 10 hours in @ThePCCLondon; it’s definitely something I’d recommend if you’re one for loving sleep deprivation and being delirious having had zero sleep (hard to tactically nap during horror).
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Very wet in Leicester Square from that squall
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MetJam retweeted
James C-H@jch_2405Oct 24
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@MetJam_ @metoffice I chose to leave work at the wrong time. That one hell of a band of rain that just passed through Sunderland
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Abysmal light levels today here in Reading
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A weak tornado affected Portchester, Hampshire, just after midnight on 23 October, with a 1.6 km land track. It was associated with heavy showers that moved inland from the Channel, linked to Storm Austen. More details to follow after the analysis has concluded.
Map of Portchester, Hampshire, showing damage points and debris fall recorded in the TORRO survey, with a 1 km scale bar and a locator inset of southern England.

ALT Map of Portchester, Hampshire, showing damage points and debris fall recorded in the TORRO survey, with a 1 km scale bar and a locator inset of southern England.

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My poor umbrella has been annihilated by the wind tunnel near Reading station - absolutely dire times 👎
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A yellow warning for rain is out, lasting from 11 am to 11 pm today.
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Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
Jack March Photography📸@Jacksweatherch1Oct 24
Wow😍 Hartshill Hayes putting on a show this morning @StormHour @ThePhotoHour #loveukweather @Shefali_oza
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Red Sky in the Morning @LPL_Airport
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Tomorrow looking horrendous for anyone other than a duck
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947.9 hPa is the October minimum pressure reading record for the British Isles; Storm Boelo may get rather close - it depends on the pressure readings on the hour (which I believe are used for records rather than minute-by-minute recordings).
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From the document from the Baltasound No. 2 reading last year digital.nmla.metoffice.gov.u…
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Cold conveyor belt associated with Storm Austen now arriving in Reading - steep increase in wind speed, veered NW’ly and temperature drop
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Timelapse from 13:08 to ~13:40, can tell slight changes in cloud movement above towards the end of the timelapse.
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Hello, We have seen a few reports of particularly intense, damaging winds, which occurred around midnight in Portchester and Gosport. If you have any information, including any photos of damage, we would like to hear from you. torro.org.uk/severe-weather-… ~ Sarah

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)

TORRO is a privately-supported research body specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland

torro.org.uk
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Storm Austen this morning at 06:30 UTC from satellite imagery - Scilly St Mary's was up to 76 mph at 04 UTC this morning; unofficial stations have read higher across Cornwall.
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