Secret World of Weather Archives

Why is visibility so good in the mountains?

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

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…

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

My thanks to Kareem Dieng and his family for reading my books. That’s Kareem with The Secret World of Weather, ‘Pops’ reading Lost Art of…

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

The paperback of The Secret World of Weather is out today – in the UK! I am very excited by that and this morning’s weather…

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

One of the great joys of natural navigation is that it intrigues such a wide variety of people, something it shares with food. We can’t…

January 7, 2022January 10, 2022

I walked out this morning into a white and frosty world to discover lots of interesting patterns in the land. Two questions: What direction are…

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

There is plenty of snow on this tree stump, but very little nearby, why? The stump means that the tree that was once there has…

November 24, 2021April 25, 2022

A frost hollow is a local low point in a landscape where cold dense air collects overnight. It is also known as a ‘frost pocket’.…

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

The Secret World of Weather has made The Telegraph’s ‘The 75 Best Books of 2021‘. You might also enjoy: How to Find Your Way Using…

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

My thanks to Peter Gibbs for this gem of an email: I thought you might like this observation from today. I’ve been working in the…