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Weather & Tides 

On this page: Weather, Tides, Inshore waters forecast, Shipping forecast.

QUICK START – for the new free Pro2 precision weather forecaster:

1 - Click “Play” to get a six-day wind forecast for the default area

2 - Change the forecast area by using the pan and zoom functions on the left of the interface

3 - “Display Mode”: Choose single or group mode, to get one forecast type or multiple forecast types

4 - “Forecasts”: Select forecast types here: Wind, Pressure, Precipitation and Air Temperature 

5 - Click “Play” to get your chosen forecast - click "Stop" before making a new selection.

6 - Click the meteogram icon, then double-click anywhere on the map for a precise graphical forecast

There’s a full user guide here, and a video demonstration here.

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Weather for Southampton Airport

72 hour forecast

Wed 08 August 2012
07:00 16°
60F
SW SW 4kt Light rain 1.19mm Pressure: 1021mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 18°
64F
WSW WSW 3kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1022mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 21°
69F
W W 3kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1023mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 23°
74F
WNW WNW 4kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1022mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 22°
71F
WNW WNW 3kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1022mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 15°
58F
NNW NNW 2kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Thu 09 August 2012
01:00 14°
58F
N N 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00 14°
57F
NNE NNE 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00 16°
60F
NNE NNE 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 21°
70F
NNE NNE 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 25°
77F
NNE NNE 2kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 26°
78F
N N 2kt Light rain 0.18mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 23°
73F
NNE NNE 3kt Light rain 0.12mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 17°
63F
NNE NNE 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Fri 10 August 2012
01:00 15°
59F
NNE NNE 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00 13°
56F
NE NE 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00 15°
59F
ENE ENE 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 21°
69F
E E 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 23°
74F
SE SE 5kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 23°
74F
SE SE 5kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 21°
70F
SE SE 5kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 16°
60F
ESE ESE 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s

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Tides for Southampton

Wed 08 August 2012 HW 02:14 4.2m LW 08:03 1.2m HW 14:37 4.2m LW 20:26 1.4m
Thu 09 August 2012 HW 02:53 4.0m LW 08:37 1.5m HW 15:17 4.0m LW 21:05 1.7m
Fri 10 August 2012 HW 03:39 3.8m LW 09:20 1.9m HW 16:06 3.8m LW 21:59 2.0m
Sat 11 August 2012 HW 04:40 3.6m LW 10:25 2.2m HW 17:11 3.7m LW 23:20 2.1m
Sun 12 August 2012 HW 06:03 3.6m LW 11:57 2.3m HW 18:35 3.7m
Mon 13 August 2012 LW 00:46 2.1m HW 07:29 3.7m LW 13:16 2.1m HW 19:50 3.8m
Tue 14 August 2012 LW 01:50 1.8m HW 08:31 3.9m LW 14:14 1.8m HW 20:44 4.0m
Wed 15 August 2012 LW 02:39 1.5m HW 09:15 4.1m LW 15:00 1.5m HW 21:25 4.2m
Thu 16 August 2012 LW 03:22 1.2m HW 09:53 4.3m LW 15:42 1.2m HW 22:02 4.4m
Fri 17 August 2012 LW 04:03 0.9m HW 10:27 4.4m LW 16:22 1.0m HW 22:38 4.5m
Sat 18 August 2012 LW 04:42 0.6m HW 11:02 4.5m LW 17:01 0.8m HW 23:14 4.6m
Sun 19 August 2012 LW 05:20 0.5m HW 11:38 4.6m LW 17:39 0.6m HW 23:51 4.6m
Mon 20 August 2012 LW 05:58 0.5m HW 12:16 4.6m LW 18:17 0.6m
Tue 21 August 2012 HW 00:30 4.6m LW 06:34 0.5m HW 12:56 4.6m LW 18:54 0.7m
Wed 22 August 2012 HW 01:11 4.6m LW 07:13 0.7m HW 13:37 4.6m LW 19:35 0.9m
Thu 23 August 2012 HW 01:55 4.5m LW 07:54 0.9m HW 14:23 4.4m LW 20:20 1.1m
Fri 24 August 2012 HW 02:44 4.3m LW 08:41 1.2m HW 15:17 4.2m LW 21:14 1.4m
Sat 25 August 2012 HW 03:44 4.0m LW 09:42 1.6m HW 16:23 4.0m LW 22:26 1.7m
Sun 26 August 2012 HW 05:04 3.8m LW 11:04 1.8m HW 17:47 3.9m LW 23:57 1.7m
Mon 27 August 2012 HW 06:38 3.8m LW 12:37 1.8m HW 19:14 4.0m
Tue 28 August 2012 LW 01:22 1.6m HW 07:59 4.0m LW 13:54 1.6m HW 20:24 4.2m
Wed 29 August 2012 LW 02:28 1.2m HW 09:00 4.3m LW 14:54 1.3m HW 21:18 4.4m
Thu 30 August 2012 LW 03:20 0.9m HW 09:49 4.5m LW 15:43 1.0m HW 22:04 4.5m
Fri 31 August 2012 LW 04:05 0.6m HW 10:32 4.6m LW 16:27 0.7m HW 22:44 4.6m
Sat 01 September 2012 LW 04:46 0.5m HW 11:09 4.6m LW 17:07 0.6m HW 23:20 4.6m
Sun 02 September 2012 LW 05:24 0.4m HW 11:44 4.6m LW 17:44 0.6m HW 23:54 4.6m
Mon 03 September 2012 LW 05:59 0.5m HW 12:17 4.6m LW 18:18 0.7m
Tue 04 September 2012 HW 00:28 4.5m LW 06:30 0.7m HW 12:50 4.5m LW 18:48 0.9m
Wed 05 September 2012 HW 01:02 4.4m LW 06:58 0.9m HW 13:22 4.4m LW 19:15 1.1m
Thu 06 September 2012 HW 01:36 4.2m LW 07:25 1.2m HW 13:56 4.2m LW 19:43 1.4m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 05:00 on Thursday 19 July 2012.

An area of low pressure over the North Sea will move away eastwards today. Thereafter, an area of high pressure becomes established across the United Kingdom during Friday and Saturday.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Southwest 5 or 6, veering west or northwest 3 or 4 later.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate.
Sea state Moderate, occasionally rough at first, becoming slight later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind West or northwest 3 or 4, backing southwest 4 or 5 for a time, veering north later.
Weather Showers then fair.
Visibility Good.
Sea state Slight.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at midnight on Thursday 19 July 2012.

Low south Fisher 996 moving away eastwards. New low expected Southeast Iceland 1010 by midnight tonight

Gale warnings: Dogger, German Bight, Humber, Trafalgar

Area forecast: Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Wind West 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 later.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good
Sea state Moderate or rough.

Wight forecast

Wind West 5 or 6, veering northwest 4 later.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Good.
Sea state Moderate or rough.