The Meaning of Summer Mists
This morning, I stepped out into a dense mist and it was a glorious omen; I paused to check my pack for sun cream before…
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What is a Temperature Inversion?
A temperature inversion occurs when a layer of warmer air traps a layer of cooler air near the surface. Temperature inversions are most common after…
The Meaning of Mist on a Summer Morning
Mist on a summer morning can be a forecast of good weather ahead. On misty mornings in summer, we can get the feeling that the…
Finding Your Way in Lord of the Rings
My thanks to Gretchen Lorenzen for writing to me with this interesting observation (and permission to share it): “Beyond enjoying the clues outdoors, though, I…
Why is visibility so good in the mountains?
Many visitors to cold mountains are struck by the amazing visibility. The visibility is so good that it can trick the brain into thinking things…
What is the Planetary Boundary Layer?
From The Secret World of Weather: The lowest part of the atmosphere is the only area strongly influenced by the sun’s radiative heating of the…
The Sound of Fog Drip
What is fog drip? When we see fog, the air is saturated, there is more water than it can hold. This forms droplets which gather…
A Small, Challenging Natural Navigation Exercise in Fog
Yesterday the conditions were perfect for a short tricky natural navigation exercise in fog. Here are some of the photos from that challenge. These were taken…
What is Radiation Fog?
We are used to feeling the warmth from the sun on our faces. Heat radiates millions of miles across space, through our atmosphere to warm…
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II Close to the Wind By Tristan Gooley (An edited version of the following article by Tristan Gooley was originally published…
Fountain Rainbow
If you look closely at the partial rainbow created between the fountain and Chinese Pagoda in Victoria Park, London, you might notice that there is…
Navigating by Windswept Grasses
It was great to be out there on Harting Downs again, in the mist, navigating by the feel of the wind and angles of the…
The Difference Between Mist and Fog
I recently took the opportunity to do a little natural navigation exercise on Dartmoor. There was heavy rain and plenty of mist and fog. I’ll…
Jamaica Inn
After giving a talk to a lovely audience at the Poly in Falmouth last week, I stopped at that famous haunt of smugglers, Jamaica Inn,…
Sensing Lots When We Can See Little
Could this photograph of distant trees be the worst one I have taken this year? Maybe not. When the fog descends there is a great…
A Tale of Two Skies
These two photographs were taken this morning, within a few seconds of each other and from exactly the same spot. In the book I touch…
Dawn on the Downs
I woke very early this morning and felt restless so headed into the Downs for a walk. I listened to the Shipping Forecast in the…
Ash and Mist
I went for a stroll this morning in a pair of Ugg boots. My eyes were drawn up to where the taller trees’ branches were…
Merry Misty Christmas
The mists hang merrily over the cold fields of Eartham village in West Sussex.
3 Courses and One More
A thick cold damp mist is bogged in over the South Downs this morning. I haven’t been out much this week as I seem to…
Thick and Thin Mist
We spend most of our time looking horizontally. This morning was a misty one and looking out across the fields the mist felt thick and…