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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

Fri 31 August 2012
01:00 10°
49F
NNW NNW 5kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00
46F
NNW NNW 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1028mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00
45F
NNW NNW 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1029mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 13°
55F
NNW NNW 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1030mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 16°
61F
NNW NNW 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1029mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 17°
63F
NW NW 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1029mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 15°
59F
NW NW 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1028mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 13°
55F
WNW WNW 5kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1029mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Sat 01 September 2012
01:00 12°
54F
W W 3kt Light rain 0.17mm Pressure: 1028mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
04:00 12°
54F
W W 4kt Light rain 0.06mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
07:00 13°
56F
WNW WNW 4kt Light rain 0.04mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
10:00 17°
62F
WNW WNW 5kt Light rain 0.03mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
13:00 21°
70F
W W 6kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1025mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
16:00 22°
71F
W W 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1023mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
19:00 18°
64F
WNW WNW 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
22:00 14°
57F
W W 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s

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Tides for Southampton

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
Fri 14 September 2012 LW 02:53 1.2m HW 09:21 4.4m LW 15:14 1.2m HW 21:33 4.4m
Sat 15 September 2012 LW 03:35 0.8m HW 09:58 4.5m LW 15:55 0.9m HW 22:11 4.6m
Sun 16 September 2012 LW 04:16 0.6m HW 10:34 4.7m LW 16:36 0.6m HW 22:49 4.7m
Mon 17 September 2012 LW 04:56 0.4m HW 11:12 4.8m LW 17:16 0.5m HW 23:28 4.8m
Tue 18 September 2012 LW 05:35 0.4m HW 11:51 4.8m LW 17:56 0.5m
Wed 19 September 2012 HW 00:08 4.8m LW 06:14 0.4m HW 12:33 4.8m LW 18:35 0.6m
Thu 20 September 2012 HW 00:51 4.7m LW 06:54 0.6m HW 13:17 4.7m LW 19:17 0.8m
Fri 21 September 2012 HW 01:37 4.5m LW 07:38 0.9m HW 14:04 4.5m LW 20:04 1.1m
Sat 22 September 2012 HW 02:29 4.3m LW 08:27 1.3m HW 15:00 4.2m LW 21:00 1.4m
Sun 23 September 2012 HW 03:33 4.0m LW 09:31 1.7m HW 16:10 4.0m LW 22:14 1.7m
Mon 24 September 2012 HW 04:58 3.9m LW 10:57 1.9m HW 17:39 3.9m LW 23:48 1.8m
Tue 25 September 2012 HW 06:33 3.9m LW 12:30 1.9m HW 19:06 4.0m
Wed 26 September 2012 LW 01:10 1.6m HW 07:49 4.1m LW 13:43 1.6m HW 20:12 4.2m
Thu 27 September 2012 LW 02:12 1.3m HW 08:45 4.4m LW 14:37 1.3m HW 21:03 4.4m
Fri 28 September 2012 LW 02:59 1.0m HW 09:30 4.5m LW 15:22 1.1m HW 21:45 4.5m
Sat 29 September 2012 LW 03:41 0.8m HW 10:09 4.6m LW 16:02 0.8m HW 22:21 4.6m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 23:00 on Thursday 30 August 2012.

Low pressure over the North Sea will move away eastwards as pressure builds strongly from the west. A warm front will move eastwards across the United Kingdom later Friday and during Saturday.

24 hour forecast:

Wind North 5 or 6, backing northwest 3 or 4.
Weather Fair.
Visibility Good.
Sea state Moderate becoming slight.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind Northwest 3 or 4, backing west or southwest 4 or 5.
Weather Drizzle for a time.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate for a time.
Sea state Slight.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at 1800 on Thursday 30 August 2012.

High just west of Fitzroy 1033 expected Fitzroy 1033 by 1800 Friday. Low northeast Thames 1014 losing its identity

Gale warnings: South Utsire, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Area forecast: Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Wind North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Weather Fair.
Visibility Good
Sea state Moderate, occasionally rough at first.

Wight forecast

Wind North or northwest 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Weather Fair.
Visibility Good.
Sea state Moderate, occasionally rough at first.