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Max Temps 14C.

Min Temps 8C.

Saturday May 15th 2021.

Rain during Saturday morning will give way to sunny intervals and some showers and they could be heavy and inclyude some hail and lightning. It is going to continue cool with a max of 13C to 15C with avariable wind that could be quite gusty near and heavy showers. Overnight the showers will die down somewhat and the temperature will fall to 8C wih perhaps some misty conditions around dawn.

Sunday will be similar- sunshine and heavy showers.

Current weather May 14th 2021 at our Heath Common weather station, W Sussex for 17.00 hrs. BST: Temperature 12.6C. Weather-Cloud. Rain so far this month 33.6mm up to 17.00hrs BST on 14th May.

Air pressure 1009 mb (hpa)- Now falling.

Stay safe, stay well. Listen out for me on Sunday May 30th 2021 on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, at the new time of 13.10 hrs on the 'Dig It' show. I will look back on May's weather and give a forecast for the whole of June. If you have a weather question contact the programme. Check the time as schedules could change due to the current medical emergency.

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On This Day- April 26th 1818

At about 12.30 PM a tornado struck the Stanmore area of Middlesex. It levelled fruit trees, demolishing the side of a house smashing down walls and sucked out by the roots a large beech tree. A gardener was rolled over and over by the vortex. There were greenhouses left untouched but just a few yards away bushes and shrubs torn up.

In 1809 Extensive flooding at Windsor and Eton, Berkshire. In the Cotswolds farmers lost many animals from both heavy snow and then a sudden thaw which caused severe run off.

The 1986 nuclear explosion at Chernobyl put 100 times more radiation into the atmosphere than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Winds from the east sent clouds of radiation across northern Europe.

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Ian Currie in Print

Ian has written or co-authored many different books, the majority of which revolve around the subject we all know and cherish - the weather.

From the best-selling "London in the Hurricane", an account of the 1987 storm which ravaged the capital, to "Red Sky At Night" - a compilation of weather sayings for all seasons, to county weather books detailing the history of weather in many of counties countrywide.

He has also been responsible for compiling the Michelin “I-Spy Weather” book as well as various publications such as the co-author for “Surrey In The Sixties” and “Surrey In The Seventies”.

Most recently, his book “Frost Freezes and Fairs” captures the enthralling weather event of yesteryear - fairs on the frozen Thames and chronicles the harsh winters of Britain since 1000AD.

Ian is also responsible for Weathereye Magazine, a publication for all those interested in the weather. Unlike complex scientific journals, Weathereye is accessible to everyone for a small subscription fee. Each issue features fascinating weather related articles from around the world, as well as competitions, readers correspondence, historic pieces and spectacular photography.

Weather eye Magazine

Frosted Earth publishes Weather eye magazine edited by Ian Currie. If you have ever marvelled at a spectacular sunset Weather eye is for you. If you have set up a thermometer or rain gauge in the garden or regularly tune into a TV or radio weather forecast then Weather eye will keep you absorbed in an enthralling subject- our Weather.

Weather eye explains in a non technical format many of the meteorological phenomena you are likely to see and some that are more rare from sun pillars to tornadoes, blue moons to fall streak holes. When the elements are in spectacular mood be it a spectacular thunderstorm or blinding snowstorm Weather eye is there to capture the event.

Interested in subscribing? Contact Ian here

Weather Photography
Ian Currie has a wealth of experience in the field of weather photography. We are currently developing an online gallery, where customers will be able to view and purchase digital images as well as framed copies of many Frosted Earth photographs.

Books

Ian Currie has written or co-written over twenty books-some published by Frosted Earth and most pertaining to the weather. Select one from the list below or simply scroll down to browse.

Coming soon, the Frosted Earth Shop, where you can currently buy many of Ian’s books, personally signed by the author himself, online via Paypal.

Frost, Freezes and Fairs: Chronicles of the Frozen Thames and Harsh Winters in Britain from 1000AD

Read about the Great Winter of 1683/84 when the Thames froze for 10 weeks and a great Frost Fair spread upstream from London Bridge. Even the King and his family attended and had their names printed on a quarto sheet. The brutal frost of 1739/40 when just after Christmas a violent gale with temperatures below 15F froze the river Thames in just 3 days. Why did the Thames fail to freeze at London Bridge in the winter of 1962/63 when temperatures averaged below freezing –December to February?

Red Sky at Night: Weather Sayings for All Season

A yellow sky to end the day means wind and rain are on the way. When the wind backs and the glass falls be on your guard for rain and squalls. April has the face of a monk but claws of a cat.

The Dorset Weather Book

The Weather is never out of the news for long. Whether it is drought, heat waves, floods or snowstorms; we are often a nation of contrasts. The County Weather Book series provides a detailed insight into the history of weather within our beloved counties.

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