8am. Which Way Are We Looking?
I took the above photo in Sussex at 8am. Which direction are we looking and why? There are some weak clues in the tree branches, slightly…
I took the above photo in Sussex at 8am. Which direction are we looking and why? There are some weak clues in the tree branches, slightly…
Shelf or Arcus clouds appear near a thunderstorm and can warn of their proximity. Sometimes a cloud rides ahead and heralds the imminent arrival of…
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…
When upper and lower winds are moving at right-angles, a major weather change is imminent. Look at the low and high clouds in the time…
What Are Jet Stream Ropes? The following is an excerpt from the book, The Secret World of Weather, by Tristan Gooley. Jet streams are snaking,…
Rime Ice There is a common type of icing that is regularly called frost, but is not formed in the same way. Rime ice occurs…
It is very satisfying to notice the first long contrail, it’s one of the earliest warnings of a weather change. A front is likely on…
What are those bright rainbow colours in the sky, if not rainbows? My thanks to Giel Spierings for the following email and permission to share…
There is a simple technique for working out which way a distant storm is heading. Just look for the ‘finger’. Quick description: There is a…
Starting today, with Weather Signs, I have written a series of six weekly articles on nature’s signs for the Sunday Times Magazine. It is available…
When lightning strikes a tree, the high-voltage electricity flows through any water on the bark and through the sap under the bark. This heats the…
Is it going to rain? What a popular question. The key to longer-term forecasts lies in studying changes in clouds and fronts over hours, but…
Below is a short excerpt from the book, The Secret World of Weather, on how contrails can be used to predict changes in weather Contrails…
If we see clouds growing taller, it is a sign that showers and storms are more likely than days when the clouds are flat and…
I receive quite a few emails asking whether my books are relevant for readers in the Southern Hemisphere. The answer is ‘yes’, but only if…
I took this photo of a rainbow in Sussex, southern England, late in the day, a little over a week ago. Which way are we…
Really large snowflakes can only form when the edges of smaller snowflakes are still sticky and liquid. This happens when snowflakes pass through air that…
Here is a bumper photo puzzle that went out in my newsletter email earlier this month (you can sign up for that at the bottom…
If we look closely at ice we will often find patterns and patterns in nature always have meaning. In the photo above there is an…
The temperature often rises just before it snows, but why? When it is very cold in winter, we instinctively feel that snow is likely. It…
Dear Mr. Gooley,I have stumbled upon your book on the secret world of weather in a small bookstore in Flagstaff, Arizona on a road trip.…