For the love of weather

Just when you think you know something about trees, you learn even more! Such an interesting episode with Dr Ruth Swetnam, Carbon & Research Manager for the Atlantic Rainforests Programme at the Wildlife Trusts. Ruth is a Chartered Geographer and Landscape Specialist with particular expertise in digital mapping (GIS), Environmental Science and Landscape Ecology.

Ruth tells us about temperature rainforests in the UK and her very important work in restoring these rainforests. Temperate rainforests in the UK are unique ecosystems that provide cooling effects, mitigate climate change, and reduce forest fire risk. They are more resilient...

Gemma and Aisling were invited to speak to some of the incredible people behind the new Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens in London which opened in July 2025. This is part 2, part 1 was released on the 27th of August 2025.

This extraordinary new space explores the story of carbon and how important it is to life on Earth. More than just a beautiful garden, this project communicates the scale of the climate crisis while celebrating the remarkable power of plants and mycorrhizal fungi as our planet's natural allies. With 35 carefully selected trees and 6,500 beautiful plants, the Carbon...

Gemma and Aisling were invited to speak to some of the incredible people behind the new Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens in London which opened in July 2025. This is part 1 with part 2 to follow in two weeks.

This extraordinary new space explores the story of carbon and how important it is to life on Earth. More than just a beautiful garden, this project communicates the scale of the climate crisis while celebrating the remarkable power of plants and mycorrhizal fungi as our planet's natural allies. With 35 carefully selected trees and 6,500 beautiful plants, the Carbon Garden...

Please welcome award winning climate activist Laura Young aka @lesswastelaura to the podcast.

If you haven’t heard of Laura, she is the person that changed the law in under 500 days to ban disposable vapes in the UK. She is also an award winning climate activist as well as being named in the King's Foundation's 35 under 35.

Laura talks about her current PhD research on enhancing Scotland’s resilience to climate change. Her research explores both physical changes to the environment as well as the negative physiological impact and financial burden that are...

Please welcome to the podcast, meteorologist and weather presenter Clare Nasir. Aisling and Gemma have wanted Clare on the podcast for many years so this podcast feels extra special. She brings to life the joy and journey that weather has brought her along.

Clare started her career at the UK Met Office, training to be a meteorologist before moving to a broadcast meteorologist role. She has since worked for every major UK channel, covering weather but also bringing climate communication to a new level. She is a voice of authority, calm and sense and loves...

Tara Thompson is a communications specialist working with world-leading Earth Observation scientists, ensuring expert facts are at the forefront of the climate conversation in policy making and within the media.

In this episode Tara tells us about a recently launched Biomass satellite fondly called ‘Space Brolly’ because of its incredible 12 metre long antenna.

Tara tells us about how this is the first time precision data will be collected for global forests, with the Biomass satellite making continuous passes of the Earth’s lungs.

Biomass is capable of seeing...

In this episode we chat to Alice Stevens, creator of welly walks. These are bright yellow tech wellies that people can walk around in. Depending on the weather, the wellies would say different poems, sensing the weather with low tech barometric sensors to understand the weather at the moment. She is also the creator of rain trail which uses paint to reveal illustrations that would only appear if it rained. She has many more projects in the pipeline such as ‘blissful rain, isinit?’, a dialogue around using positive language around rain.

Alice is a Senior Lect...

June 2025 started off cool but is set to be a record breaker for parts of the UK.

At the time of recording there was still a few days to go in June but some regions will have their hottest June on record, tumbling a 49 year record.

During the summer of 1976, there was a well documented heatwave and up until now was the hottest June on record for quite a few regions in the UK.

There are a lot of fun facts in this short podcast including a...

For the love of weather podcast is back with a new series. This first podcast is a hero-gram to climate scientist Prof Ed Hawkins.

Climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins is an expert in climate change communications. Ed was surprised when his visualisation of a warming world burst into life when his climate stripes #showyourstripes were used in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

#showyourstripws is a simple and unique way of using colour to visualising climate change through warmth and colour.

One of Ed’s many climate projects was undertaken in...

In this new episode of For the Love of Weather podcast we chat with meteorologist, weather presenter and author Sean Batty, who dives into his debut children’s book “The Worst Christmas Weather Ever.”

This is a beautiful story that explores real events of climate change through the adventures of Santa Claus and focus’ on children as the hero’s.

Sean emphasises the importance of hope and offers practical solutions to climate change while encouraging positive action.

If you would like a signed copy of his book - https://www.seanbatty.co.uk/store/p1/T...

In this episode we chat to the brilliant Sarah Kent - a meteorologist and founder of Wild Soul Coaching.

Sarah lives on a narrow boat and has done so for the past 2 years, navigating UK waterways.

Her curiosity about the world around her as a child led her to science but she bas always had the soul of a philosopher.

We get a practical insight into life on a boat and how being a meteorologist comes in handy. But we also learn about what really means to live a sustainable life and to...

This is the second episode from the Blue Earth Summit 2024. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to.

We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could and yet again we were blown away by the amazing conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.

The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days and plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought leaders, sustainability tr...

We were thrilled to return to the Blue Earth Summit 2024 this time in London. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to.

We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could and yet again we were blown away by the amazing conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.

The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days and plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, pr...

Meet Ben Rich - presenter, meteorologist and journalist. Ben can’t remember when he didn’t love the weather. Growing up in south-west England meant from a young age he understood how quickly the weather could change. He says his mother tells him he was obsessed with the time and maps and so broadcasting the weather seemed like the only road for Ben.

Ben worked through the record breaking heat in the UK where 40 degrees Celsius made the headlines. He says it was a profound moment that impacted him emotionally as the reality of a chan...

Meet Zoë Johnson, meteorologist, journalist and author. She released her first book this year as a co-author of the Weather Almanac 2025.

Zoë joined forces with Storm Dunlop who is an astronomy and meteorology author, to write this next almanac. This is a continuation of the series with the publishers Harper Collins.

In our chat with Zoë, she tells us she can’t remember a time when she didn’t love the weather. She talks us through the journey of becoming a meteorologist at Weather Quest to then becoming the BBC Look East COP26 Climate reporter and how...

We both find weather satellites fascinating and so really enjoyed recording this episode of the podcast. We were incredibly lucky to be able to talk to Graeme Mason and Thorsten Fehr from the European Space Agency in this episode.

Graeme is the Meteorological Programmes Manager at the European Space Agency and is responsible for the implementation of a number of satellite missions including the Meteosat Third Generation and the Arctic Weather Satellite, which we speak to him about in this episode.

Thorsten is the Mission Scientist for the Earth Explorer Programme...

At the start of July 2024 we took the podcast to the Royal Meteorological Society’s first ever weather and climate conference. Over the two days we were lucky to be able to speak to lots of amazing scientists and attend some brilliant talks. While there we also got a chance to talk to three brilliant scientists in a series of mini podcasts, which we have put together in this special episode.

Our first guest is Amanda Maycock, who is a professor of climate dynamics at the University of Leeds. We spoke to Amanda ab...

Please welcome Dan Harris, Chartered Meteorologist and Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the UK Met Office.

In this episode we chat about sting jets. Dan’s description of sting jets will bring to life this powerful atmospheric wind in a way you may not have understood before.

The Great Storm of 1987 in the UK was the first time a sting jet was identified when a unique shape in the clouds was observed in satellite imagery at that time.

Although the storm was incredibly destructive there were some positives th...

Meet Georgina and Rebecca, the Antarctic Fire Angels. In January 2024 they pioneered a new route across the Antarctic while skiing unsupported from Union Glacier to the South Pole. The journey took 52 days, 10 hours and 30 minutes.

Four years ago Georgina and Rebecca didn’t know each other but they were at the same National Fire Service Conference. That year Sophie Montagne gave the keynote speech. Sophie is the world record holder for Ice Maiden, the first female team to ski across the Antarctic.

A five minute conversation with Sophie after the speech wa...

Meet Space Weather expert Krista Hammond who has been forecasting with the Met Office for 16 years. Kirsta is an operational Space Weather Meteorologist as well as a senior Account Manager for Space Weather.

As we enter into a solar maximum, Space Weather activity has been hitting the headlines, not only because of the frequency of the spectacular display of the aurora borealis but because there has been a forecast for one of the largest geomagnetic storms to have hit the earth for 20 year. This level of storm is powerful enough to knock out power grids...

Sarah is the owner of an instagram account called @elecrify_this. She started the account one 40 degree day in Sydney in December 2023. Then on Christmas Day, she accidentally posted a reel that went viral, gaining her tens of thousands of followers.

She has a down to earth approach on how to decarbonise and electrify your house. Her instagram account has only been running a short time but it is already jam packed with practical videos on how to make your home more efficient. If kilowatt hours are your language, she has reduced hers to 12 a...

WOW is all we can say. What an incredible guest! Meet Kirsten Neuschäfer who won the Golden Globe Race in 2022. The Golden Globe Race is a solo around the world sailing race and it took Kirsten 233 days to complete it. 

Not only is she the only female to win the race, she is also the first South African to win the GGR. As well as that, during the race she rescued fellow competitor Tapio Lehtinen whose boat sank in the Indian Ocean.

Kirsten has a wonderful and simple philosophy for  life. When someone says ‘it ca...

We are delighted to introduce Kathy Morrisey, planning and insights director at Stansted Airport. 

Kathy’s inspiration in life is her father who didn’t think there was a barrier to what girls could do. He believed in the power of learning and Kathy said he knew  his daughters could conquer the world.  

She said that her father gave her the gift of blind expectation, that you could do anything that boys could do. As it happens Kathy absolutely loved maths and went on to be an engineer. She offers some great advice to always be curio...

In December 2023 social platforms lit up with images of nacreous clouds. One evening in December 2023 these clouds, also known as mother of pearl clouds, were visible across the UK and Northern Europe. In this episode we welcome back stratospheric expert Dr Simon Lee to find out why these clouds were seen so far south and piece together the relationship between the displacement of the polar vortex while also learning there is a dark side to nacreous clouds. 

Dr. Lee talks about how sudden stratospheric warming was first observed in the 1950’s by scientists in Berlin. The...

We took the podcast to the Blue Earth Summit 2023 in Bristol. Please check out our instagram feed @fortheloveofweather to get a flavour of what we got up to. We captured and shared as many speakers and guests as we could! We were absolutely blown away by the amazing talks and conversations we had and most importantly people’s willingness to give us their time to talk about what they were passionate about.

The Blue Earth Summit is held over 3 days where Bristol plays host to 5,000+ decision makers, industry pioneers, provocative thought-leaders, sustainability trailblazers, insightful solutionists and boundary-pushing st...

David Cran has worked in aviation for the last 34 years in a range of roles including air traffic control, airfield operations, airport manager and meteorological observer. He really is an expert in his field.

He has worked at both big and small airfields, which have handled a range of air traffic from hot air balloons, to big aircrafts such as the A380 and even Airforce One. David is currently the Group Compliance and Assurance Lead for Manchester Airport Group, which covers Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports.

In this episode we chat to David about...

Meet Dr. Lindsay Biermann. Lindsay grew up in a landlocked state so laughs about the fact that she is now an expert in marine aquaculture and waterfowl in the UK.

Lindsay says her first memory of being interested in nature was in the sixth grade when she declared to her Mum that she was going to be a zoologist. Roll on some years later and she is now an expert in how climate change is impacting migratory birds in the UK.

We learn about ‘short stopping’ and how some species of birds, for example from nort...

Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low. Imagine an area equivalent to the tenth largest country in the world; that is precisely what’s missing.We revisit Dr Ella Gilbert aka Dr Gilbz to try to comprehend how much ice is missing and just why it’s still making headlines. Dr Ella discuses the unimaginable impact of this extraordinary loss of sea ice, not only in Antarctica, but around the world. As Dr Gilbz always says: what happens in Antarctica doesn’t just stay in Antarctica. It is the world’s refrigerator. While we know of extreme...

Juliet Kinsman is the owner of ‘Bouteco’, a purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy for trusted sustainable luxury travel content and storytelling free of greenwash. Juliet is also a journalist, author, sustainability editor as well as being a Mum. Her solid ethics and life experience oozes through this podcast and we can honestly say we didn’t want this conversation to end. Juliet Kinsman is an inspiring passionate person who explains to us what it really means to be a sustainable traveller. Whether you are a luxury traveller or someone who loves to travel on a budget, this episode will completely open y...

Meet Thomas Aubry, lecturer at the University of Exeter and expert in physical volcanology and climate sciences.

Thomas talks about the complex relationship between volcanoes and climate change. We were astounded to find out that a changing climate may in fact cause more frequent eruptions due to the potential change in pressure on the magma chamber from any number of processes such as heavy rain or melting glaciers.

We learn about the scale of the impact of some of the more recent eruptions such as the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the difficulty of...

In this episode we meet author Author Caryl Hart and illustrator Bethan Woollvin. They were brought together through their publisher Bloomsbury books who spotted a small gif of a planet that Bethan created. They asked Caryl if she would be interested in working with Bethan, writing a children’s rhyming books. It was an instant success and they have now created three books together: ‘Meet the Weather’, ‘Meet the planets’ and ‘Meet the Oceans’. Carly tells us about her journey of becoming a published author and the challenge of breaking down big topics for children. She wants children to feel a connection t...

Fun fact: Alina went to college with Victoria Beckham and lived with her for a year when she was 16.

And if that didn’t grab your attention Alina was an actress and dancer. She went on to become an award-winning presenter and broadcaster working extensively across radio and television for over twenty years. You may have seen Alina on Countryfile, the Six and Ten O’clock News, as well as Radio 4.

Alina currently works for a company called BodyTalk as a presentation and communication skills coach. She offers a brilliant insight into the power of comb...

Jenny is Head of the Real Time Service and System Operations Division at Eumetsat in Germany. She has a wealth of experience in weather and now weather satellites, previously working for ECMWF and the Met Office.

Eumetsat is responsible for maintaining and operating meteorological satellites. The organsiation delivers this data to where it needs to go, ensuring that supercomputers around the world are being fed realtime data from space while improving the accuracy of the the most sophisticated climate and weather models.

Jenny talks through the incredible journey of the newly launched MGT-I1 and why...

Helen Roberts has a breadth of experience in weather forecasting and is the Met Office’s first socio-meteorologist.

Helen’s fascination with ‘Big Science’ started as a little girl in the southwest of England, looking at sunsets and thunderstorms from her bedroom window. Listening to Helen on this podcast you can hear how that curiosity has evolved and lasted right the way through her career.

She talks about changes in communicating the weather forecast and how the role of a forecaster is about helping people and businesses to make better decisions, to strive and to stay saf...

Dr Emily Fairfax is an ecohydrologist. She is an expert in beavers and describes them as rockstars in climate mitigation.

Beavers are nature’s wetland creators, providing natural solution to droughts, wildfire risk as well as well as floods while also providing huge natural stores of carbon.

You will probably be as surprised as we were to find out that before human’s fully settled in North America the landscape was unrecognisable from the one we know today. There was a vast network of waterways with a beaver population of about 400 million, today they are tryi...

Jonathan Lukies says he is lucky as he has always known what he wanted to do. As a young boy he lived on a farm, absorbing everything his grandfather and father told him. Today he runs Cammas Hall Farm, always working to secure the farms future in a changing economy and changing climate. The mission of the farm is to be a destination where visitors can enjoy the highest quality local produce in beautiful rural surroundings.

If you didn't know anything about farming you will be amazed at the amount of mental juggling, business acumen and luck...

It was an absolute privilege to talk to Leo Hickman the director of Carbon Brief. The Carbon Brief is an invaluable and trusted resource for the latest development in climate science as well as energy and climate policy.

In 2003 Leo worked for the Guardian newspaper. His editor asked him to take part in a journalistic experiment to live an ethical life for one year. Leo, his wife and his new born baby undertook a year that would change his life while writing a column called 'a life stripped bare', an honest account and the reality of trying...

It's time for a brand new season of For the Love of Weather podcast and Aisling and Gemma are thrilled to have made it to season five.

Our special guest tonight is Dr. Simon Lee. Simon is an expert in the polar vortex, more specifically stratosphere-troposphere coupling, a fascinating subject and something that caused the 'Beast from the East in 2018'.

Simon gives us a tour of the upper atmosphere and and how it can change our day to day weather in such extreme ways. From widespread snow to severe flooding the polar vortex is...

After a brief brush with a military career Sophie found her calling as a campaign and communications lead with the Beaver’s Trust where she presented their award winning documentary ‘Beavers without Border’.

She loves sharing her knowledge and passion for nature and climate and tells us how important it is to get people hooked on the joy you feel when you care about something.

Her book has just debuted ‘Forget me not’ and we can highly recommend it. Sophie takes a low carbon journey around Britain in search of ten animals and habitats threatened by climate...

Dr Ganga Shreedhar was an absolutely fascinating guest. She is an assistant professor in behavioural science at the London School of Economics. Ganga is an applied behavioural and experimental economist studying how to change human behaviour in ways that can benefit people and the planet. She discusses how the weather impacts our mood, behaviour and perhaps more importantly here in the UK - the nation's obsession with weather in conversation.

Ganga discusses why your mood might be low when it’s dark and damp, happy when it’s sunny and warm and why a weather forecast might neve...

Meet Peter Macauley. He is a young wine maker in Chapeldown in Kent. The changing climate here in the UK has meant that growing wine is now a viable option and it turns out wine makers in the UK are getting pretty good at making sparkling wine.

Oenology and viticulture will become your new favourite subject after listening to Peter talk so passionately about his labour of love. His attention to detail from soil content in one side of the field to a sunken part of a vineyard that might be at risk of an overnight frost...

Dr Mark Parrington is a senior scientist in the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) Development Section at ECMWF working on wildfire emissions.

Mark begins by telling us about Saharan dust in the UK. He also talks us through the positives and negatives of wildfires and ‘black carbon’. He explains how fire seasons are getting longer in California and why ‘mega fires’ are becoming more likely.

Mark tells us about scientific advancements in understanding ‘zombie fires’ and why we should be worried about Siberian fires and the changing landscape of the Arctic.

We learned so much chat...

Leif is a botanist and author. He first book is called ‘the orchid hunter’ and his new book ‘where the wildflowers grow’ will be released this summer. In case you thought that writing a book wasn't enough of an achievement he has also just finished a PhD at Kew Gardens.

This was an absolutely fascinating episode about how incredibly intelligent and adaptive plants are, so much so that Aisling and Gemma have decided it might be worth giving up a career in meteorology to go and study the secret life of plants!

There are so many gre...

Dr Rosie Oakes is an international climate services scientist with the Met Office, where she focuses on making the outputs from climate models understandable and accessible to people around the world, so they can be used to help them make climate informed decisions. She also happens to be incredibly funny and talented and brings geology to life. Aisling and Gemma agree they will never look at a rock the same again!

Rosie started her journey as a geologist and she loves rocks. She shares with us some very interesting facts about Edinburgh in this episode that you...

Meet Sarah Roberts. She is an author, animal behaviourist and eco journalist. Sarah splits her time between conservation work and finding creative ways to connect to children, adults and brands to environmental issues.

In 2014, Sarah created her first Children's booked 'somebody swallowed Stanley' which is used in schools around the world to teach Plastic Pollution. It was also read by Tom Hardy on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. She has also written a book called 'Somebody crunched Colin'.

Sarah is also the founder of 'This is Creature' which is an outreach brand dedicated to raising awareness on...

Dr Ella Gilbert is a climate scientist and presenter with a PhD in Antarctic climate change. She also happens to be a boxer!

Ella initially studied meteorology simply because it suited her timetable. Fast forward in time and she is now an incredibly talented climate scientist with a tangible passion for communicating climate change as well as having a great sense of humour.

She is one of a very few select people who have worked in the Antarctic. She said she decided she would get there somehow when she saw someone on a train with...

In this next episode we meet Bonnie Diamond, communications meteorologist with the Irish Met service - Met Éireann.

This episode was recorded 2 weeks ago before Storm Dudely, Eunice and Franklin hit the UK and Ireland

Bonnie was raised on a farm in Northern Ireland which unsurprisingly influenced her journey into weather.

She talks about her day to day work as a communications forecaster, the role of so many media platforms as well as the importance of the traditional weather forecast on television.

She was instrumental in the launch of storm naming f...

Meet Nina. Her films have screened in festivals globally and you may have seen some of her work featured on shows such as Springwatch and Countryfile on the BBC.

We fell in love with Nina’s wildlife photography and filmmaking on social media and feel so lucky to have Nina on our podcast today to chat all about how the weather impacts her work. You can find Nina's work on her website https://www.ninaconstable.co.uk.

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and most importantly we hope you leave th...

Meet the very talented Paul Gundersen, Chief Forecaster with the UK's Met Office. Paul's first memories are of standing in deep snow in 1981. Today he is responsible for filtering through gigabytes of weather data to make sure the UK population is prepared whatever the weather.

Paul talks through some of the most difficult forecasting decisions he has made plus he tells us about the intricacies of forecasting snow in the UK, a forecasting dark art!

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did and most importantly we hope you leave this episode...

Today is a very special episode and full disclosure it is a little emotional. We meet children’s author and illustrator Chris Judge. He is also the creator of @ADaily_Cloud on Twitter and Instagram which is where we fell in love with his work. His artwork is also peppered across Dublin with illustrations that capture so much love and imagination.

If you haven't come across his @ADaily_Cloud on Twitter or Instagram you need to look him up for a few moments of simple and pure joy every day. We are privileged that Chris shares with us...

In this episode we meet Doug Reynolds aka 'Doug the Builder'. He has worked in the building trade for 40 years, building houses, warehouses and more. Currently he is building an eco house or passive houses, one of the most environmentally friendly homes. He has moved with the times and would like to see more young people come through the trade as he believes they are the future for innovation especially in a globally warming climate.

We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it and most importantly we hope that you leave...

Garry from Mountain Weather Information Service talks about the challenges of forecasting for upland parts of the UK. Whether you're a novice or an experienced mountaineer you will have likely come across MWIS and the valuable forecasts it offers 365 days a year.

Garry chats through the intricacies of forecasting for ten mountain regions across the UK and the benefits of being a Lakeland fellwalker himself and a meteorologist.

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We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it and most importantly we hope that you leave this episode loving...

Rose Wylot just simply loves to surf and we have learned so much about what she does before she gets her wetsuit on. If you thought that surfing was a simple case of grabbing a long pointy board and hoping for the best think again! Sea fetch, sea swell, wave heights, weather and even walking comes into finding a good surf spot. Rose shares all her secrets as to what makes a great surf and why she simply loves it so much.

We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it and...

What an inspiring episode. If you ever thought there was something you couldn't do you should talk to Lizzy, our willing guest and mountain leader. Aisling and Gemma were so inspired by this episode they are now going to run a marathon and climb some mountains.

How can a simple walk turn into climbing a mountain and then turn into leading lots of people to climb some of the highest mountains in the world?! Lizzy has all the answers, including what the best snacks are plus some very handy hints on having a wee outdoors. We would...

In today's episode we slow things down and have a chat to each other about our lives as weather forecasters and answer some get to know me questions. We meander through the start of our careers through to life events, life experiences and on to some of our favourite things about the weather. We thank you as always for taking the time to listen to our podcast but most importantly we hope you leave this episode loving the weather that little bit more.

When Nick was a young boy he spent hours waiting for the teletext page to change so he could read what the weather forecast was going to be. He always hoped for snow. These days when he is being a little more serious he works as a Flood Modeller and Flood Forecaster at the Environment Agency.

We both laughed and smiled through this podcast and we think you will enjoy how emotive the weather is for Nick who recently returned to his home in the northwest of England where he first fell in love with the weather...

This week we chat to the brilliant meteorologist Chris Bell, Forecasting Director of Weatherquest. Chris once fell asleep during a final exam because he had just returned from a 26 hour storm chasing trip and couldn't stay awake. He also made national headlines in the UK in 2020 by diving almost naked into a few feet of snow! How could you not want to chat to this weather lover more.

When he is not snoozing he is an expert in many areas of weather but we asked him about thunderstorms, tornadoes and storm chasing. We also get an answer...

We feel very lucky to have have chatted to ITV's Becky Jago. Her career in media has spanned more than two decades. She says one of her most memorable moments on TV was presenting a weather segment as a bolt of lightning burst across the sky. From Newsround presenter, to radio show host and back to a variety of TV presenting, Becky has a wealth of experience communicating sometimes very difficult but also very fun information. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we do and as always leave this episode loving the weather that little bit...

Abbie Dewhurst is a northern girl through and through. Born in Grimsby, she nailed her dream job at 22 presenting the weather. Abbie tells us how every day is a challenge and she never stops learning and just can't imagine a life without weather. From 200 broadcasts a day, to creating Tik Tok videos to presenting the weather on the evening news she glides seamlessly between platforms . Abbie says that all the hours are worth it, particularly when she receives positive messages from people, some even telling her how she helped them pass their GCSE's when they came across her TikTok...

What is there not to love about our next guest? Meet the fabulous Chris Page. Chris is a part of the ITV Weather presenting team as well as being a technical whizz behind the scenes. Chris fell in love with the weather when he was just a small boy checking his rain gauge with dreams of being a pilot. From rain gauges to his Russian tutor at University, Chris will make you laugh but also show you his more serious side as he shares his journey into media. As always we hope you leave this episode just loving the...

In today's episode we chat to the brilliant Charlie Powell about how he made the change from meteorologist to the ITV weather presenting team. He says his most fun broadcast involved monster trucks but he also tells some tales of when broadcasts have not quite gone to plan. Charlie's love of weather and humour should brighten your day and we hope you laugh as much as we did recording it. The real question you will want answered though is 'What happened to Charlie and Gemma's weather game?'. We hope you enjoy this episode and leave us loving the...

In today’s episode we chat to the brilliant Charlie Powell about how he made the change from Meteorologist to the ITV weather presenting team. He says his most fun outside broadcast involved Monster Trucks but he also tells some tales of when broadcasts have not quite gone to plan. Charlie's love of weather and humour should brighten your day and we hope you laugh as much as we did recording it. The real question you will want answered though is what happened to Charlie and Gemma's weather game? We hope you enjoy this episode and leave us loving th...

We had the pleasure of chatting to Jessica and Nicola about outdoor swimming. They are simply inspirational and you can't help but fall in love with their joy and enthusiasm for outdoor swimming. But there is so much more to their story and we hope you enjoy this episode about how two friends decided to change the outdoor swimming world. Their story has been seen by millions of people and we feel so lucky they had some time to chat to us.

Matt has probably appeared on your television at least once over the last twenty years bringing you the national weather from the BBC Weather Studio's. What you may not know about Matt is that away from the green screen he is one of the funniest people we have ever met. His journey into weather and onto the television screen was down to his friend's Mum showing him an ad in the newspaper. Matt's love of weather is infectious and we hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

Have you every wondered about the Antarctic? What do people do there? How do you actually get there?! John Griffiths spent a year working for the British Antarctic Survey as an expert in instrumentation and science. From 24 hours of darkness to the madness of 24 hours of light John takes us on a journey of what it was like to spend a year at the Halley Research Station. From wearing shorts in freezing temperatures to climbing ten metre poles in blizzards to fix instruments. Oh and he also drove a car across a dessert when he came home. Take a...

Prof Liz Bentley Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society joins us for a special episode to celebrate International Women's Day. Her passion for weather came at an early age. She grew up in the great Yorkshire climate where large thunderstorms and snow storms were a regular feature. Liz's career spans 30 years and she talks about the change she has seen as women now often lead the way in science. Her top tip in life is to do a job that makes your heart sing and you'll never be bored. We hope you enjoy this inspiring episode with this...

We had such a wonderful hour speaking to wedding florist Rebecca Yussuf from Lilac and Lace Floral Design. It just so happens Rebecca is also an experienced meteorologist, something that has come in handy more than once during the many outdoor ceremonies she has catered for! Her drive and passion for the environment and her business is infectious and we have never learned so much about the challenges of growing one single flower. She says her greatest privilege is the pride and honour she feels knowing her flowers will live on forever in the beautiful images captured on so...

Gemma and Aisling take a flamboyant walk down memory lane with Owain Wyn Evans. Owain reminiscences about growing up in the Welsh Valleys where he fell in love with music, the drums and playing in working men's clubs. He has become a national weather sensation on TV and is much loved by his absolutely huge social media audience. If you haven’t seen his viral video as he drums along to the BBC theme tune after a weather forecast it is a must see. This episode is simply fabulous dahlings.

What to wear can be a constant source of unconscious decision making. If like Aisling you feel the cold even in the summer, you will understand the many micro decisions that are made about how to stay comfortable through the day. Or perhaps you overheat no matter the temperature. What shoes to wear? What boots? Will I need an umbrella? Hopefully you will enjoy this episode as Aisling and Gemma ponder the connection between the elements and clothing and memories of running a marathon.

Chris works in insurance forecasting. He explains what happens behind the scenes when a weather event causes damage to homes and business.

He delves into the complexities of deciding which of the many weather models to use on any one day and discusses some of the difficulties in programming.

As a parting thought he reminds Aisling how he once hoovered her clothes.

It’s been a challenging year all around the world and a time in history humanity will never forget.

Aisling and Gemma normal enjoy quite a lot of giggles recording these podcasts but there is no denying this has a little bit more of a serious tone.

In this episode we look at the facts of the impact of COVID-19 on weather forecasting.

Sending our love and goodwill to the podcast universe. This too shall pass.

This episode was recorded in November 2020.

Brian works outside. He works in the wonderful outdoors of Ireland which experiences a maritime climate that is four seasons in one day. His main job is fitting windscreens but he does a whole lot more including track days in the south of Spain plus has the best tips on cars and cold weather. Warm water with plastic bag at the ready!

Also, for those of you wondering, Gemma's windscreen was in fact not heated screen!

This episode was recorded in December 2020 and contains some strong language.

Meet Alexi. She is a marine forecaster. She spent time in Japan and hates shift work as much as we do. She also makes the best chicken pie and would choose tea over coffee.

Every year the UK’s obsession with the weather goes into overdrive in December.

The one thing most people want to know is ‘Will it be a White Christmas?’ Gemma and Aisling explore how likely this really is!

Plus shock from Gemma as Aisling reveals a Yorkshire pudding factoid.

And there is also some home truths about Terry’s chocolate orange.

We hope you love the weather a little bit more after this second episode of ‘for the love of weather’.

Thanks for listening. Gemma and Aisling xxxx

Meet Gemma and Aisling. Find out how they became meteorologists and why Gemma loves a weather fact and why Aisling does not miss night shifts!

We hope you love the weather a little bit more after this first episode of ‘for the love of weather’.

Thanks for listening.

Meet Gemma and Aisling. They have worked in the UK as meteorologists for over ten years. Gemma came up with the idea that maybe others might like to listen to the non stop conversations they still have all these years later about the weather.

Over the years they have forecast for festivals, farming, road, rail, energy, media, aviation and even the humble ice cream demand forecast and so much more. They have gone through job changes, life changes and delved in and out of many hobbies and somehow the weather still weaves in and out of their...