Wanstead weather

#sunset

17.9C the high today, warmest February day for 7 years

Just 0.2mm yesterday, nevertheless another 'rain day', the 15th of the month. Month total now 68.5mm (175% of average). Models suggesting another 12mm between now and month end which will bring the total over 200% of average. Among top 10% of wettest recorded Febs of last 230

Surprised this clip of Fag’ash isn’t more popular.

There’s been a run on iron bars apparently. For people to strike themselves over the head with.

#apricity There is a primeval need to get out in this sunshine. In my book anyway. Happy Tuesday all.

Indeed but possibly easy to judge as a bystander? I would imagine when you're in a situation like that with highly-charged nerves in the room you often do stupid things you later regret. I've had plenty of foot in mouth situations over the years.

Pouring down again. The Februaries I remember as a youth were drier: the rolling 10-year average in 1989 was 26.2mm. It is now 48.8mm, an 86% increase!!
Note there is the odd exception ie 3.7mm in 2023

Lots of ‘oh yes’ moments reading this. A join-the-dots compendium of Putin’s decades-long reign of terror. How many more? Thanks for your brilliant work @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social

YouTube video by nevasport Estilo esquí en roca | Sylvain Saudan

Who says you need snow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z5k...

Well spotted. And fixed. Sadly the anomaly facility doesn't work for part season. @roostweather.bsky.social

The magic 500m snow line This winter since the turn of the year has been remarkably snowy for locations above 500m. Which, in the UK, means few of us would have noticed. A pattern of predominant SE’ly winds feels lik…

Quite the gradient in mean temperature so far this year: -4C at the top of Cairngorm with, by my estimate, 0C at 518m.
wansteadmeteo.com/2026/02/14/t...

Springlike out there today. Make the most of it!

On the contrary, Dennis has saved @stevebelltoons.bsky.social a job

When the River Lea was a mile wide Floods in Somerset have, up to now, seemed far removed from our own back yard. But with thousands of homes by the upper parts of the River Thames now at risk of flooding I wondered how safe we were…

Published 12 years ago this week. And we're in another wet cycle wansteadmeteo.com/2014/02/10/when-the-river-lea-was-a-mile-wide/

Somewhere in United Arab Emirates?
Would have thought there's quite a few grandees who could be considered a flight risk at the moment

More Russian tenticles makes it off limits for our media?

Flattering to deceive at the moment

Grim

Police search Peter Mandelson’s homes as part of misconduct probe Veteran Labour politician is being investigated following revelations about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

I do hope that the authorities now consider Mandelson is a very serious flight risk. www.ft.com/content/844d...

Late winter 1947 saw seemingly endless snow cover across large parts of the British Isles
wansteadmeteo.com/2026/02/04/w...

More #apricity today. Feels like we’re out the other side.

and clearing out people like McSweeney

I’m furious but the rich know better than us don’t they. No wonder most say what’s the point!

Yeah, but Peter Mandelson

Who do we vote for?

Mandelson is an absolute shoo in for Trump’s Bored of Peace

A good illustration of how unusual the precipitation / prevailing wind has been this month can be seen by reports from Glenmuick No.2 gauge (nr Ballater)

Noticeable and very welcome apricity this morning!

Presses @nickabbot.bsky.social ‘we’ve got a few idiots in our party’ sound byte