Very British Weather: Over 365 Hidden Wonders from the World’s Greatest Forecasters

by Met Office

UPGRADE YOUR SMALL TALK GUIDED BY WORLD-LEADING WEATHER EXPERTS!From Foggy and Freezing to Scorching and Stormy, join the ultimate weather adventure through the great British seasons and uncover the extraordinary in every single day*.Are YOU the ultimate weather watcher?Do you know your drizzle from your mizzle?Ever wondered what rainbows are really made of?And could you pinpoint where lightning has struck twice?Pore over beautiful cloudscapes, learn the secrets of sunsets, discover freak weather and fogbows, and why forecasting was so important in British history, from D-Day to the Great Fire of London.Perfect for rainy days in or cloudspotting on the go, the Met Office share the best of almost 170 years of forecasting for the first time in this beautifully illustrated book. Packed with mythbusting, top trivia, stunning visuals and archive gems, shooting the breeze has never been so interesting!*Even when it is tipping it down.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

234 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2020

Reviews

[Putri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn a lot from this about the weather. Dont consider this as textbook/reference book that explains the weather process. It is a "light" book with colorful picture and facts.

[🌶 peppersocks 🧦 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reflections and lessons learned:
“Don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows...”

Oh but we really do… I enjoy this simple thing that we can’t control (I think...) but can still completely change the mood of any day - heat, cold, clouds, sunshine, extremes - how utterly brilliant, and this covers some of the basics. A short read considering the breadth of the topic, learning helped with multiple photos and diagrams to illustrate and explain. I’m looking forward to the 2022 computer introduction and so that’s when records began!

[Emma Church · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did learn some things that were really fascinating and I enjoyed it, but it was overall a little too simple for my taste.

I guess some buying it will not be into weather, or scientists, but at least give those of us reading it that are, the option of delving deeper.

There were also some pictures that weren't explained well enough - the freaky flood sinkhole picture for example. What was I looking at there?

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-presented book on the complexity and weirdness of the great British weather. Loved the breakdown of how the words we use to describe certain weather conditions came to be.