The perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers.
A fascinating month-by-month collection of facts, figures and explanations related to UK weather. Discover historical facts, notable weather events, amazing statistics and stories that will keep you informed all year round.
You can delve as deeply as you like, or follow your own favourite topic throughout the year.
discover little-known secrets about the weatherlearn fascinating facts and notable meteorological anniversariestrack weather patterns over the previous 12 monthsexamine weather extremes, temperature and atmospheric pressure highs and lowscheck wind, rainfall and snowfall extremesdiscover the times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset across the UK capital citiesfind the Moon's Phases and Ages for the yearWritten by weather expert Zoë Johnson
About the author
Storm Dunlop is an experienced Astronomy and meteorology author and translator. Books include Gem Weather (Collins, 2012), Meteorology Manual (Haynes, 2014), Practical Astronomy (Philip’s, 2012) and authored the bestselling annual Guide to the Night Sky (Collins). Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Meteorological Society and a member of the International Astronomical Union.
Zoë Johnson is a meteorologist, journalist and author. She spent three years as an operational meteorologist, providing weather forecasts to farmers, wind farms and the media. Zoë’s passion for climate change communication inspired her to leave operational forecasting and pursue a career as a journalist, through which she hopes to tell climate-related stories that inspire and motivate. Although she misses day-to-day forecasting, Zoë still follows the weather and loves being outdoors, where there is always the chance to do a bit of cloud spotting!