James Richards FRMetS

Pro forecaster - UKMO class of ’95
iterating with my new friend
The future's uncertain and the end is always near - Jim Morrison

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@wxcharts given how much @metoffice forecasters use your website, maybe you can ask them to fund the fix?

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@metoffice Luckily I told my painter it would rain until 2pm not 10am

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@metoffice Yesterday's forecast: spot the difference

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

Some are saying worst update since #WindowsME

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@wxcharts we didn't get these outages before the "upgrade". Also I missed the max value (wind/temp) that used to be shown bottom right.

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

Thanks Ben, I have never seen this before. I suppose you need huge American freeways to produce strings of urban heat island.

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

These are the rare "interstate-induced clouds" that formed over Houston's highways on Tuesday morning, wowing meteorologists.

As roads warmed faster than the surrounding land after sunrise, very humid air above them rose, cooled and quickly condensed into rows of cumulus clouds.

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@metoffice and what is indicated by the large pale area which stretches all the way to the Humber?

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

Fun fact: I used to work with Alex at ITV

[J Stewart @triffic_stuff_]

“BUCKET LOADS OF C*NT” 😳

Shocking Slip During Live Weather Forecast 😱

Picture the scene: BBC weatherman Alex Deakin is live on air, giving the forecast with a straight face.

"By and large though, it’s simply a lovely winter’s day tomorrow… bucket loads of c*nt… er, sunshine… across central and eastern areas." 😂

You can almost see the exact moment his brain short-circuited. One second he’s describing pleasant weather, the next he’s accidentally promising the entire country bucket loads of something very different. 😭

The stutter, the correction, but carries on like a pro 🫡

What exactly was on this poor man’s mind mid-forecast? 🤔🤣

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@CopernicusEU @EC_Budapest Yeah don't drink dat shit

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@volcaholic1 @Fran_Bragado seahorse

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@WorldClimateSvc Another great addition to the suite!

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@Ventuskycom

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@uksnowmap You're going to get it after all!

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

And you thought you were having a baaa-d day.

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

🇩🇪 Around 50 sheep went on a rampage through a supermarket in Burgsinn, Germany, toppling shelves, smashing bottles, and causing utter chaos for 20 minutes before being rounded up.
https://t.co/2qSaR42FP6

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@severeweatherEU Newsflash: N Hem has warmed so much it doesn't snow any more.

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@historydefined Actual name Int Bleeding

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@LeonSimons8 There are around a million commercial flights per week globally, but do we see 52 crashes per year? So your 1-in-million is a bit too frequent to represent reality.

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@eulermatthew4 Nice, we don't see these in London any more

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@metoffice I don't like scenarios as it suggests it has to be one of them, whereas in reality it can and will be something in between.

[James Richards FRMetS @MeteoricWeather]

@krp234 There are words to describe where you were...