@aliceoates.bsky.social Thanks for a great talk to Z70 yesterday Alice. I heard many warm comments afterwards. Resonated with us all I think.

Took a while (thanks to El Nino), but we have the first hurricane of the 2026 season and it's a biggie

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As a two-dimensional character?

Loved it

There are still very extensive bare areas where it ain't coming back. We've still had very little rain in this area - just 20mm since the 1st August

They were in the process of trimming the hedges in the parterre. Precision work!

Autumn sunshine at Cliveden

Yes, I'm not sure about Meteoblue. ECMWF run their own AI model, plus there are the ones from the big tech companies of course.

Ooooh.... Snow on the tops, I hear

Oxygen required

You need a new weather app. 'Feels like' of 3C is ridiculous. More like 12C overnight next few days i.e. normal October weather!

AI has proved to be remarkably good at weather forecasting. The development of this tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico will provide an interesting test over the next few days as the AI predictions are significantly different to those from conventional models

I officially declare autumn! The scrub-bashing season has begun for conservation volunteers. In this case, clearing invasive birch to improve heather cover on acid heathland.

Today is the 117th consecutive day somewhere in the UK has recorded a temperature of 20°C or higher. The 11th of June was the last time we didn't reach this threshold. Fresher air comes in on Wednesday allowing temperatures to fall, and likely to stay just below 20°C.

Spectacular cloudage above the Surrey Hills today. Cirrocumulus in bands converging towards the horizon, composed of supercooled water droplets producing spectacular iridescence through diffraction. Virga trails of heavier ice crystals drifted down where the water droplets froze spontaneously.

Heather still blooming nicely on the Heathlands of the Surrey Hills