Wanstead weather

Iberia warm again today, Tortosa in Catalonia reached 23.3C, the second day of (>23C)
*Tivat erroneous

‘Too hot to handle’: climate change pushing Arab region to limits, says WMO Stretch of 22 countries is warming at twice the global average, inaugural UN agencies report shows

Imagine the amount of extra oil that will be needed to power the air conditioning for the expanding number of people attending the new casinos.
The lunacy of the human race.
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It is the old manual instruments, I'd argue, that capture the attention of aspiring meteorologists - making it a lifelong passion. It is a shame more schools don't still have manual screens and raingauges.

Cold overnight, a low of -1.9C - the first frost of the month. Nothing remarkable though that's already more frost than last December.
Quite a few SE stations colder than Cairngorm Summit!

Cold Moon

Moonshine through an iced up roof window

He'll be using the word garbage next

"We may as well sit round this cigarette"

Flood death toll surpasses 1,500 across south-east Asia Several million people affected across Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, with tens of thousands in shelters

Surprised this story isn't bigger than it is.
"Exacerbating these weather patterns, meteorologists said, was the coincidence of two naturally occurring phenomena — La Niña in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean Dipole."
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180 years of Christmas Day in London Christmas in Victorian London is often portrayed as very cold and snowy – picture perfect images of Yuletides past always scream out at us every year we open a box of Christmas cards. But a l…

The 1840s and 1850s, decades where most Christmas traditions marked today began, were often very mild, wet and windy wansteadmeteo.com/2014/11/28/1...

Richmond tree felled on wrong street due to 'human error' Contractors mistook Priory Road, Kew, for a street with the same name in Ealing.

High time local authorities were compelled to hire local contractors. Or at least employ someone who engages their brain before carrying out a job. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interesting trough through today. Some 20mm in Havant.

Look up and it's brilliant blue, look down and it's gorgeous green. #GinClear

The one bonus of these mobile periods is that you have a good chance of stunning, gin clear mornings. And no frost.

London winter forecast 2025/26 This winter is looking mild or very mild overall with slightly above average rainfall. This year I’ve added to my previous method of forecasting by also considering the 12-month rolling rainf…

Another mild winter in all probability with best chance for snow between Christmas and New Year. wansteadmeteo.com/2025/12/02/l...

What did you get locally? Barely a mm here. Most disappointing

Lovely illumination on the back edge of this front #sunset

Anyone else feel hopeless after that Budget?
The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
There's just no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.

It's all a very thin veneer. The £5mn promised for secondary school libraries across England is just 2% in real terms of the boost to spending on education by Labour in 1997.
Sorry, David, but there's no vision - just fiddling around the edges. Our youngsters will leave.

Rachel Reeves doubles down on wishful thinking A government that can’t make tough choices now is unlikely to do so on the eve of an election

this continues to be a government whose rhetoric writes cheques that its actions cannot cash
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Gorgeous view from up there this morning

Hokey cokey solutions at long lead times from run to run on the GFS. BUT, as suggested 11 days ago, something of the colder variety looks more likely.

First frost of winter 2025/26 The first air frost of the winter has just been recorded in Wanstead, the earliest for four years, though only 9th earliest in the last 13. It is the 31st air frost of the year which is now two sho…

Likewise, just wansteadmeteo.com/2025/11/17/f...

First frost of winter 2025/26 The first air frost of the winter has just been recorded in Wanstead, the earliest for four years, though only 9th earliest in the last 13. It is the 31st air frost of the year which is now two sho…

Breaking news: first frost of the winter in Wanstead! wansteadmeteo.com/2025/11/17/f...

Temp a couple of tenths down on yesterday with the rain: 16.9C, but still feels ridiculously mild.

Incredibly still today - making it feel even warmer

Yes, there’s probably a film there waiting to be made. I tried researching it further but kept meeting dead ends. Such a long time ago.

YouTube video by BFI Firework: Eyes (1974)

Still terrifying #FollowTheFireworkCode
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkyLvqKTUP8&t=3s

81 years ago: Wanstead Flats Bonfire Night Wanstead Flats has put on some spectacular Guy Fawkes’ nights over the years. I didn’t realise quite how many years until I stumbled upon this old British Pathe clip which shows nurses …

Brilliant bonfires and not a noisy firework in sight. wansteadmeteo.com/2013/11/02/79-years-ago-wanstead-flats-bonfire-night/

This is enjoyable for anyone who likes historical policy programmes. Highlights how our leaders are swayed by whatever lobbyists are shouting loudest at any given time. And how it’s in the interests of oil companies for any changes to be glacial. On Netflix