Weather and Climate

Some really intense rain/hail showers. It was a noisy night. When I got up at 8am the conservatory

Current SSTs So, at the end of October, still >16C along the English channel, <16C 10 south off

I would have missed the rain (around 07:30) if I didn't see a few spots on the velux. Checked the

Well, I've never seen it so warm relative to the 1981-201 norm. Thwarmth goes right across to the

Yes, tidal currents and upwelling of deep cold water will play their part. It is 90+ metres deep in

Sorry, time flies, you now need to go back 4 years to get the real cool pool, not the couple of years

With the generally southerly winds of late, the SST in Mount's Bay has risen nicely, after being

Hi Graham, yes, the anomalous SW flow I mentioned should correspond (in time) with the Atlantic cold

This is not bad, although no anomalies and not for Scotland, sorry Bruce. I like the contouring

The sea surface temperature anomalies seem to get more and more bizarre with each passing month. The

I wonder if the early part of the North Atlantic Hurricane season will get off to a slow start

Len you must have been reading my mind - I was going to knock an article about the latest state of

Interesting image of the wake left by Nicole http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=

Still seeing plenty of hardy souls swimming in Whitstable which might be testament to the anomalously

The central Atlantic ocean has cooled a little over the last month, and the cold pool that's been

Keith That hot spot in the approach to the English Channel has appeared in the last couple of months.