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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

Mon 31 December 2012
00:00 10°
50F
SW SW 16kt Light rain 0.03mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
03:00 10°
51F
SSW SSW 17kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1008mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
06:00 10°
51F
SSW SSW 18kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
09:00 11°
51F
SSW SSW 19kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 1003mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
12:00 11°
51F
SSW SSW 19kt Light rain 2.62mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
15:00 11°
52F
SW SW 13kt Light rain 4.32mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
18:00 11°
51F
SW SW 10kt Light rain 2.27mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
21:00
48F
WSW WSW 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Tue 01 January 2013
00:00
47F
W W 6kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
03:00
43F
NW NW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
06:00
39F
WNW WNW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1004mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
09:00
39F
W W 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
12:00
44F
WNW WNW 12kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1009mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
15:00
43F
WNW WNW 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
18:00
38F
WNW WNW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
21:00
37F
WNW WNW 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1017mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s

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Tides for Southampton

Mon 31 December 2012 HW 00:06 4.4m LW 05:57 1.1m HW 12:19 4.5m LW 18:16 0.9m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 23:00 on Sunday 30 December 2012.

A deep area of low pressure will move rapidly northeastwards across northern Scotland, bringing a period of gales or severe gales across most parts.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Southwest 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 later, then veering northwest 5 or 6.
Weather Rain for a time, showers later.
Visibility Good, becoming moderate or poor for a time.
Sea state Rough, occasionally very rough near headlands.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind Northwest 5 or 6, decreasing 4 later.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate at first in east, otherwise good.
Sea state Rough becoming moderate.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at 1800 on Monday 31 December 2012.

Low 180 miles west of Shannon 978 expected Viking 972 by 1800 Monday. Low just west of Southeast Iceland 972 expected Southeast Iceland 974 by same time

Gale warnings: Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides

Area forecast: Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Wind Southwest 7 or gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time, veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor
Sea state Rough or very rough, occasionally high for a time in Plymouth and Biscay.

Wight forecast

Wind Southwest 7 or gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 for a time, veering northwest 5 to 7 later.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Rough or very rough.