Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @SimonOKing
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
167
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of weather-related topics such as forecasts, moon sightings, sunrises, sunsets, spring equinox, rain showers, and storms. The tweets also include references to various weather presenters and meteorologists from BBC and ITV. Some of the tweets have accompanying images of the moon, skies, and weather conditions. One tweet mentions an interview with a former presenter to mark the centenary of daily BBC weather forecasts.
Topic Modeling
- Lambasting of BBC5Live for not listening to forecasts enough
- Winter weather still persisting despite spring approaching
- Appreciation and photography of the moon
- Sharing of local weather conditions and sunrise/sunset photos
- Discussion of extreme weather events and funny comments about strong sun
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions but mostly positive ones. Some tweets express excitement and fascination with the moon and weather events such as MammatuClouds, sunrises, and sunsets. The authors also express gratitude and appreciation for the beauty of nature. However, some negative emotions such as frustration with rain and storms are also expressed. Overall, the tweets display a general interest and engagement with weather and nature.
Trend Analysis
- Weather forecasts and conditions - tweets discussing current weather conditions and forecasts by meteorologists such as SimonOKing and bbcweather.
- Subjective experiences and opinions - tweets expressing personal opinions and experiences related to the weather, including sunrise and sunset views, cloud formations, and rain.
- Astronomy - tweets featuring photos and observations of the moon and celestial events.
- Spring - tweets celebrating the arrival of spring, including blossoming flowers and equinox celebrations.
- Media appearances and interviews - tweets promoting media appearances and interviews with meteorologists such as SimonOKing, including an interview on the centenary of daily BBC weather forecasts.
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
20
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of Original tweets
25
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
167
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
122
Percentage of total tweets
73%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
15
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for Android | 87 |
Twitter for iPhone | 49 |
Twitter Web App | 24 |
Twitter for iPad | 4 |
SocialFlow | 2 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
bbcweather | BBC Weather | Official BBC Weather account, run by presenters and producers. Instagram https://t.co/9ZeNbOPcnW BBC Weather Watchers https://t.co/2fBAxJy5c9 | 548,513 |
rickedwards1 | Rick Edwards | @bbc5live weekdays with @rachelburden 6-9am | @eurekapod new eps every Wednesday | River Hunters @historyuk | @thecourtshipUSA on @ITVX | views all correct | 242,889 |
BBCBenThompson | Ben Thompson | Read out loud on @BBCNews | Wake up early on @BBCBreakfast | Former BBC New York & Middle East Correspondent | Northern | Links below ⤵️ | 48,263 |
NinaWarhurst | Nina Warhurst | Business on #BBCBreakfast Side hustling on #Eurovisioncast Manc. Buffet fanatic | 39,119 |
BBCYoungReport | BBC Young Reporter | Opportunities for 11-18 year olds to tell their stories, gain media and journalism skills and access careers advice. #BBCYoungReporter #StoriesSkillsFutures | 25,418 |
kerriegosneyTV | Kerrie Gosney | Weather presenter for ITV North🌈💕🌤️ | 13,456 |
kcrewders | Kay Crewdson | Weather presenter @BBCNWT 📺📻 Co-host of @planitmum podcast 🎤🦸♀️Media Director for @cradle_charity Supporting bereaved parents with early pregnancy loss❤️ | 12,985 |
Official_WXUK | Official Weather UK ☀️ | Nick | *NOT OFFICIAL* | Amateur Forecaster | UK Weather Updates | Frequent Coverage During Severe Weather | Wunderground PWS: IPENZA 15, 30 & 51 | 9,046 |
SannyR1985 | Sanny Rudravajhala | Journalist & Presenter | @BBCSport | @SkySportsNews | #BBCSquadGoals | @BBCWSSport @5LiveSport @BBCNewsbeat | #OutOfOurLeague | Ex-Teacher @The_JDF |🥈#SJA2022 | 8,976 |
rattycastle | rattycastle | 🍰🍪farmer in Cumbria .. Special needs teacher retired ! . Breastcancer sucks | 7,393 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
BBCYoungReport | BBC Young Reporter | Opportunities for 11-18 year olds to tell their stories, gain media and journalism skills and access careers advice. #BBCYoungReporter #StoriesSkillsFutures | 9,205 |
rattycastle | rattycastle | 🍰🍪farmer in Cumbria .. Special needs teacher retired ! . Breastcancer sucks | 7,782 |
rickedwards1 | Rick Edwards | @bbc5live weekdays with @rachelburden 6-9am | @eurekapod new eps every Wednesday | River Hunters @historyuk | @thecourtshipUSA on @ITVX | views all correct | 5,048 |
GlynnJo51387208 | Glynn Jones | Libertarian. Coltrane. Jazz. Test cricket. Decent red wine. 🤿 🎷 | 5,002 |
seasonlisten | HappyYearoftheRABBIT🐰!~'KungHeiFatChoi'🐇*!* | Currently,'Bunkle' (books) .. ( &..Tintin..FidoDido..&..??.. ) #illustration.. (. .🤔. .) .. & .. as seen on 'THE *ASTROnomical* #TheSkyatNight' .. *!* E.B!😇! | 5,001 |
khargaoasis | Paddler, Instagram @angela1001 | Vaccinated TOG - Geology, astronomy, archaeology , open canoeing, wildlife, textiles & crafts. Retired physio & Acupuncturist. OU fan & still learning ! | 5,001 |
Mame____DouShou | 大好評芋祭り|🍠|♨️|❄|🍵 | 每日推文。 日誌。 日記。我喜歡自由。我喜歡twitter(推特)。遠眺峰頂。廣而深、寬容的心。 | 5,000 |
Sunset_Twilight | Sonia Turkington BSc (Hons) Planetary Science | Astronomy, Weather, Nature, Photographer! Open uni degrees in Astronomy. #Canoneos250D #teampixel, married. Forecaster for RadioEarth & popastro. Lost 7.5 stone | 4,957 |
PurnL | Lauren Purnell | Former Investment Banking • Yoga Devotee | 4,882 |
DanielleRobdany | Danielle Bellemare | - | 4,687 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
anthonystorm3 | Anthony from Manchester UK, I love Lightning, Worldwide weather, my body is uk, my heart is following storm chasers, my head is in the clouds.🌈 | 24 |
Sunset_Twilight | Astronomy, Weather, Nature, Photographer! Open uni degrees in Astronomy. #Canoneos250D #teampixel, married. Forecaster for RadioEarth & popastro. Lost 7.5 stone | 8 |
vwgti80 | Extreme weather, nature photography,cars, news and more! | 3 |
SBillcliffe | - | 3 |
Jacksweatherch1 | Hi all and welcome! love the weather and photography. sharing weather photos I take throughout the day, very passionate and canon camera user📷📸 | 3 |
seasonlisten | Currently,'Bunkle' (books) .. ( &..Tintin..FidoDido..&..??.. ) #illustration.. (. .🤔. .) .. & .. as seen on 'THE *ASTROnomical* #TheSkyatNight' .. *!* E.B!😇! | 3 |
ShadesKing | - | 2 |
NinaWarhurst | Business on #BBCBreakfast Side hustling on #Eurovisioncast Manc. Buffet fanatic | 2 |
kerriegosneyTV | Weather presenter for ITV North🌈💕🌤️ | 2 |
rattycastle | 🍰🍪farmer in Cumbria .. Special needs teacher retired ! . Breastcancer sucks | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1639974358696222720 | Radio 4's The World This Weekend spoke to our @SimonOKing and former presenter Barbara Edwards to mark the centenary of daily BBC weather forecasts. Listen here ⤵️ https://t.co/p1Ow7IHVbI | 9 |
1638888587952529408 | It may have felt more and more like spring recently but winter doesn't want to go away just yet. @SimonOKing explains. https://t.co/k5JNrD45Kz | 9 |
1639162725023490048 | Lambasted @bbc5live by @SimonOKing for not listening to the forecasts enough and bringing on my drowned rat lewk myself 😬😬 luckily I carry it off well 👀 https://t.co/ayv89J7KrX | 6 |
1639250992217595904 | Driving past some amazing #MammatuClouds on the M4 near Swindon ♥️ @wildaboutimages @SimonOKing #Weathercloud https://t.co/yKKZsZIIeB | 4 |
1638154276995203075 | Spring flowers for the spring equinox that happened yesterday. In the midst of the Daffy's today @SimonOKing @MetMattTaylor @EmmanuelleLhoni @bbcweather @kerriegosneyTV @GranadaReports https://t.co/gmklQZWIqY | 1 |
1639992599128752128 | @bbcweather @SimonOKing .HappyFIRST!Day of British'#SUMMER'!Time..!😁 .. but🤔feeling more like..!🌫!~Wild⛈️WET!💧#Windy 🌬#WEATHER!!..WHAT a LOT of weather we've been having again this month of MARCH🙄 .. #GreatBRITISHweather!!🌂☂️☔️ ( bt MUCH worse elsewhere .. .🌪🙁 ) Great #BritishSummerTime!!#BST😇 | 1 |
1640431120868167680 | This evening moon. I get my best photos at twilight. 10" dobsonian and Google pixel @MetMattTaylor @OwainWynEvans @bbcweather @SimonOKing @alexberesfordTV @ChrisPage90 @GranadaReports @ITVCharlieP @kerriegosneyTV https://t.co/J8greBCnkm | 1 |
1639197938256863232 | Did you see the crescent moon yesterday? The 3 dots at the bottom are mountain peaks hitting the sun. 10" dobsonian and Google pixel @ChrisPage90 @MetMattTaylor @SimonOKing @bbcweather @alexberesfordTV @EmmanuelleLhoni @OwainWynEvans @metoffice @madebygoogle @kerriegosneyTV https://t.co/vRCSboz9eY | 1 |
1639867400102330368 | Good Morning Its pissing down further south. Here in Manchester rain over south Yorkshire is creating a cool sunrise @steelcityskies @SnakePassRoad @ChadWeather @RainorshineManc @SimonOKing @HikingManchest1 https://t.co/Zhmyk8XRGe | 1 |
1639165728904433665 | @ShadesKing @bbc5live @SimonOKing 😆😆 good spot!! | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1639162725023490048 | Lambasted @bbc5live by @SimonOKing for not listening to the forecasts enough and bringing on my drowned rat lewk myself 😬😬 luckily I carry it off well 👀 https://t.co/ayv89J7KrX | 1056 |
1638888587952529408 | It may have felt more and more like spring recently but winter doesn't want to go away just yet. @SimonOKing explains. https://t.co/k5JNrD45Kz | 30 |
1639708889569435649 | This evening moon. Perfect conditions 10" dobsonian and Google pixel @ChrisPage90 @MetMattTaylor @SimonOKing @bbcweather @alexberesfordTV @EmmanuelleLhoni @OwainWynEvans @metoffice @madebygoogle @kerriegosneyTV #moon @spacecentre https://t.co/CMGs2KXpqL | 27 |
1638794319065759745 | Good morning from ryhill @kerriegosneyTV @itvweather @bbcweather @SimonOKing @Abbiedew @Hudsonweather @KeeleyDonovan @katerinabbc @WakeExpress @journoLeanneC @WkfdOfficial @metoffice #loveukweather #sunrise @ThePhotoHour https://t.co/42Htxm89Ai | 27 |
1640431120868167680 | This evening moon. I get my best photos at twilight. 10" dobsonian and Google pixel @MetMattTaylor @OwainWynEvans @bbcweather @SimonOKing @alexberesfordTV @ChrisPage90 @GranadaReports @ITVCharlieP @kerriegosneyTV https://t.co/J8greBCnkm | 26 |
1639250992217595904 | Driving past some amazing #MammatuClouds on the M4 near Swindon ♥️ @wildaboutimages @SimonOKing #Weathercloud https://t.co/yKKZsZIIeB | 26 |
1639974358696222720 | Radio 4's The World This Weekend spoke to our @SimonOKing and former presenter Barbara Edwards to mark the centenary of daily BBC weather forecasts. Listen here ⤵️ https://t.co/p1Ow7IHVbI | 24 |
1639197938256863232 | Did you see the crescent moon yesterday? The 3 dots at the bottom are mountain peaks hitting the sun. 10" dobsonian and Google pixel @ChrisPage90 @MetMattTaylor @SimonOKing @bbcweather @alexberesfordTV @EmmanuelleLhoni @OwainWynEvans @metoffice @madebygoogle @kerriegosneyTV https://t.co/vRCSboz9eY | 21 |
1640256448977313793 | Good morning from ryhill @kerriegosneyTV @itvweather @EmmaJessonTV @JoBlytheTV @Abbiedew @SimonOKing @bbcweather @Hudsonweather @KeeleyDonovan @katerinabbc @metoffice #loveukweather @journoLeanneC @WakeExpress @Expwakefield @welcome_to_wfd @ThePhotoHour #sunrise @WkfdOfficial https://t.co/eTofASqKRz | 20 |
1638154276995203075 | Spring flowers for the spring equinox that happened yesterday. In the midst of the Daffy's today @SimonOKing @MetMattTaylor @EmmanuelleLhoni @bbcweather @kerriegosneyTV @GranadaReports https://t.co/gmklQZWIqY | 10 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#loveukweather | 3 |
#sunrise | 3 |
#summer | 2 |
#windy | 2 |
#weather | 2 |
#greatbritishweather | 2 |
#britishsummertime | 2 |
#bst | 2 |
#moon | 2 |
#aurora | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@simonoking | 168 |
@bbc5live | 53 |
@ninawarhurst | 52 |
@bbcweather | 37 |
@metoffice | 29 |
@chadweather | 29 |
@kerriegosneytv | 23 |
@rainorshinemanc | 22 |
@metmatttaylor | 20 |
@itvweather | 16 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
68
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🤣 | 14 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
😂 | 9 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
☔ | 8 | umbrella_with_rain_drops |
😁 | 5 | beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes |
😊 | 4 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
😬 | 4 | grimacing_face |
😆 | 4 | grinning_squinting_face |
😍 | 3 | smiling_face_with_heart-eyes |
❤️ | 3 | red_heart |
👍 | 3 | thumbs_up |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 71 |
Travel & Places | 26 |
People & Body | 12 |
Symbols | 2 |
Animals & Nature | 2 |
Activities | 2 |