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Meteorological stats and phenomena for East London. FRMetS Conditions www.weatherlink.com/embeddablePage/… AKA @wanstead_meteo over on X

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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The mean for September was 18.2C, 2.9C above average, the 2nd warmest in the local series. Rainfall of 31mm made it 47th driest
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another day, another record. Today's 24.2C makes it the 130th day this year where the temperature has reached 20C or more. It took 2018 until October 16th to reach 129 - so plenty of chances for this year's total to increase.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cold front brought 0.4mm and a 1.3C drop in temp.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
October 1819 saw four 75 Fahrenheit days in London before a week-long Arctic plunge brought deep snow toward the end of the month. wansteadmeteo.com/2019/09/30/t...
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The year snow fell in London in October
Two hundred years ago this October the extremely rare phenomenon of lying snow in October was recorded in London. A likely plunge of Arctic air on the 21st saw rain turn to snow which lay nearly 8c…
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eight stations didn't fall below 19.2C last night. And before you scream UHI some are well away from urban conurbations.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Warm overnight, the temp didn't drop below 19.4C here. So that's THREE entries into the top 10 warmest September nights this month.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Massive differences in temp across London today. Kew (in the sunshine) made it to 28.1C. Wanstead just 24.5C.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A high of 24.5C today, the warmest September 29th since 2011. BUT late warmth (into October) isn't that unusual over the last decade or so
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#sunset
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The warm September (currently set to be second warmest in the local series back to 1797) has seen the 12-month rolling mean climb ever higher: now up to 13.1C!
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yet another max into the 20s today, a high of 23.8C. The mean for September is set to finish second warmest on record, 0.6C behind 2023
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A high of 22.4C, cloudless and windless. Equinox in a couple of days yet feels like summer.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1032.8mb is the highest pressure at this station since New Year's Eve 2025. Superb modelling!
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Chilly overnight: 6.8C at 0750 is the lowest minimum since May 15th. South Newington down to 3.9C
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A large anticyclone over the UK and Ireland in a week or so. Would be the highest pressure at this station since May 24th (1031.8mb)
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A few thoughts on what this Super El Nino may, or may not, mean for the UK this winter. wansteadmeteo.com/2026/09/15/s...
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
More rubbing of hands by the fossil fuel industry www.ft.com/content/5eb7...
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Donald Trump to scrap Joe Biden-era climate protections on power plant pollution
Move continues dismantling of environmental protections during the president’s second term as he boosts fossil-fuel industry
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When we've got serious poverty across the continent of Africa and yet we're building maps of the world on reclaimed land in the desert pardon me if there's a little schadenfreude when the tide comes in on this lunacy www.ft.com/content/3d6b...
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Middle East war tests Dubai’s island dreams
Ailing luxury developments on emirate’s man-made archipelago reflect strains on wider real estate sector
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Big rainfall totals modelled for south of Sicily next couple of days. Sadly looks like most falling into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
With the mean temp for the first 12 days of September being 3.2C above average and looking at prospects for the rest of the month (average to warm) it is unlikely there'll be any echo of previous Septembers in super El Nino years...
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Somewhat south of the past 24 hours' rainfall action - -just 2mm here. The month total stands at 26.9mm, 52% of the whole month average. The Redbridge roundabout EA gauge is still out of action.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Summer skiing in Europe has for years often been poor but this season looks atrocious. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/11/t...
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Europe’s high-altitude year-round ski season has turned to slush | CNN
Summer skiing has been a fixture on Europe’s high Alpine glaciers for decades, but enthusiasts fear this year’s unprecedented heat could cause operators to switch off the lifts in the warmer months fo...
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Another 3.6mm of rain overnight, the arrival of which coincided perfectly with my ride home. #DrownedRat Some 24.9mm so far this month represents 48% of the average September total.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Probably have walked past this hundreds of times in my life and didn't know what it was until today.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Another 9.2mm of rain after 10am yesterday brought the event total to 18.3mm, the greatest 'super soaker' (non thundery, torrential) rain event at this station since January 8th. The kind of rain that recharges the land.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
6 hours of steady rain so far has brought a total of 9.1mm. Exactly the kind of rain we need.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rain further north than forecast and set to last longer - into afternoon. Still no complaints here.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This evening in Wanstead
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
SST anomalies of +5 - +7C over large parts of the Med represents serious fuel for any storms developing in that region. Parts of Sicily are still repairing damage caused by Storm Harry in January.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A high of 27.9C today - same as Kew Gardens, thoroughly decent though not a patch on the heatwave this time three years ago.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Keeping the world fed with protein is mind boggling. Humans eat far too much and, mostly, couldn't care less about animal husbandry. www.ft.com/content/eba1...
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The chicken farms that become ‘pathogen sponges’ for superbugs
Pakistan’s poultry houses provide protein for its population but they are also breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant microbes
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dead calm for nearly 8 hours overnight. A low of 13.1C
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A high of 23.9C and an absolutely stunning late afternoon
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
These fronts always appear to be more potent when you watch the rain fall but, in this case, it delivered just 2.2mm. Reminds me of a school geography lesson when everyone guessed way more than what actually fell.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Had the front arrived an hour later this station would have recorded a new warmest September minimum of 20.2C . As it is there are now already two new top 10 entries.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Been a VERY long since I saw a proper heavy rain bearing front like this
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
years ago this week saw the start of 6 >30C days. A weird heatwave in terms of the lateness in the year.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Past super El Nino's effects would suggest a wet and warm November and cold and dry January as higher probablities.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
July was the sunniest month ever at Heathrow, considering CS hours published in Weather. The month was the biggest contributor to this summer being the sunniest ever at the airport.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Also of note is that this year now has three entries in the heatwave Premier League, at #5 #6 and #18, more than any other year. wansteadmeteo.com/2015/06/26/p...
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Premier league of heatwaves (1850-2026)
The media are always keen to say ‘a heatwave is on the way’ when it is more likely to just be a short spell of fine weather with temperatures a few degrees above average. The Daily Expr…
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Summer in Wanstead was the warmest on record. The mean of 20.9C was nearly a full degree warmer than second placed 2022. Rainfall of 111.5mm made it 47th driest - the storms of June hiding the record drought locally.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Heathrow appears to have recorded it's sunniest summer on record. Indeed the KZ total of 790.9hrs would beat the old London record set in 1911 of 789hrs
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The recent warmth has, for the first time, pushed the rolling mean north of 13C for the last 8 days!
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
August in Wanstead. Mean: 21C, second warmest on record after 2003 Rain: 16.7mm, driest for 10 years (16th driest to 1797) At Heathrow: 256.2hrs (KZ) sunniest since 1995
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
August marks the 5th month in a row where the mean has been more than 2C above average! An incredible run of anomalous heat.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The temps at the end of the month fell away too much for another warmest month. August 2026 will finish second warmest in the local list, behind 2003.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A high of just 20.3C yesterday with all the cloud and rain, that's the coolest max since June 11th.
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
And thanks to 5 days of rain. 13.1mm doesn't sound much (we missed huge totals elsewhere) but that's 164% of average for that period. And no day has been warmer than 27.2C. Subterranean life must be rejoicing *Elsewhere some stations have recorded nearly 100mm over the same time
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As Pink Floyd would say, Signs of Life…
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Wanstead weather @wansteadweather.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Sunshine totals at Heathrow are now nearly 9% on the previous record holder 1989. Temperature, rainfall, sunshine - records fallen all over the place this summer.
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