The weather diary is a weather blog, of sorts. A rough collection of journals, unstructured verse, and structured prose attempting to bring the weather to life through stories.
I’m often infatuated by the weather and the idea that the atmosphere is more alive than we know. It’s colossal and overwhelming. An ocean whose floor we walk on. An explosive drama playing out in slow-motion. Ubiquitous and full of life, but often overlooked.
My interest in the weather sparked while I was living in Sheffield more than a decade ago. A skylight in a house on top of a hill gifted me a panoramic view across the city, from which I’d watch the clouds lifted over by the Peak District fizzle out as they descended into the valley. For my Master’s degree in Science Communication, I wrote and produced a short documentary and research project about the influence of the Peak District on the weather in Sheffield and Manchester. The documentary is here – Chasing Sheffield’s Rain Shadow, and an article charting the project is here – The story of finding Sheffield’s rain shadow.
The weather diary is a way for me to create a fixed home for words that would otherwise be left in a notebook. It’s a practice in writing, letting go and learning. I hope these attempts at capturing some of the beauty I see in the skies might encourage a brief moment of curiosity or drift.
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