October 2002

During October the hours of daylight shorten noticeably, the last of the twilight at Hardy's Monument
The Trinity House sea-mark (dating from 1844) at Portland Bill. Around the sun a halo – caused by light refracting through ice-crystals in the cirrus clouds – often the first indication of deteriorating weather conditions
Fortuneswell and Chesil Beach beyond, earlier that same day
The view westwards from atop the Portland cliffs, first clouds of the next anti-cyclone appearing on the horizon
As the month ends the first of the winter storms – reaching violent storm force 11 – sweeps inshore, leaving rough seas at Winspit