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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 15 August 2012
07:00 17°
63F
E E 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1003mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 20°
68F
ESE ESE 13kt Light rain 1.68mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 19°
66F
S S 10kt Light rain 4.92mm Pressure: 1001mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 19°
66F
SSW SSW 14kt Light rain 1.68mm Pressure: 1003mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 18°
64F
SSW SSW 10kt Light rain 0.84mm Pressure: 1005mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 16°
61F
S S 11kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Thu 16 August 2012
01:00 16°
60F
SSW SSW 10kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1008mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00 16°
62F
SSW SSW 10kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1009mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00 16°
61F
SSW SSW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 19°
66F
SSW SSW 12kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 20°
68F
SSW SSW 12kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 1014mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 20°
68F
SSW SSW 11kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1014mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 18°
64F
SSE SSE 6kt Light rain 0.18mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 16°
62F
SE SE 8kt Light rain 0.97mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Fri 17 August 2012
01:00 17°
62F
SE SE 9kt Light rain 4.32mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00 17°
63F
S S 9kt Medium rain 5.62mm Pressure: 1010mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00 17°
63F
SSW SSW 7kt Light rain 2.87mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 19°
67F
S S 9kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 1012mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 19°
66F
S S 9kt Light rain 3.35mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 22°
72F
SSW SSW 10kt Light rain 0.09mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 21°
70F
S S 6kt Light rain 0.04mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 17°
63F
S S 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s

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Tides for Southampton

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
Fri 07 September 2012 HW 02:13 4.1m LW 07:54 1.5m HW 14:32 4.0m LW 20:16 1.7m
Sat 08 September 2012 HW 02:55 3.9m LW 08:32 1.9m HW 15:16 3.8m LW 21:02 2.0m
Sun 09 September 2012 HW 03:50 3.7m LW 09:29 2.2m HW 16:17 3.7m LW 22:16 2.2m
Mon 10 September 2012 HW 05:09 3.6m LW 11:05 2.4m HW 17:42 3.6m
Tue 11 September 2012 LW 00:00 2.2m HW 06:42 3.7m LW 12:41 2.2m HW 19:08 3.7m
Wed 12 September 2012 LW 01:15 1.9m HW 07:53 3.9m LW 13:43 1.9m HW 20:09 4.0m
Thu 13 September 2012 LW 02:08 1.5m HW 08:41 4.1m LW 14:31 1.5m HW 20:54 4.2m

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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.