The weather diary is a weather blog, of sorts. It’s a collection of longer-form pieces, journals, and unstructured verse attempting to find narratives in the air.
I love the weather. It’s colossal and overwhelming. Ubiquitous and full of life, but often overlooked.
My admiration for the skies started while I was studying in Sheffield. I’d lean out my attic skylight and watch clouds fizzling out descending from the Peaks into the city.
I did a Master’s degree in Sheffield in Science Communication and produced a short documentary and research project about its weather. The documentary is online (Chasing Sheffield’s Rain Shadow), as is an article I wrote more recently about the project (The story of finding Sheffield’s rain shadow).
The weather diary is a way of finding a more permanent home for words that might otherwise be left in a notebook. 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 second-take the next time you look up.
If you have a question or a thought to share, drop me a message.
– Alex Stockham
