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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 16 January 2013
21:00 -1°
31F
E E 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Thu 17 January 2013
00:00
32F
E E 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1016mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
03:00
32F
ESE ESE 3kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1016mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
06:00
33F
SE SE 4kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1016mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
09:00
34F
SE SE 6kt Light rain 0.03mm Pressure: 1017mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
12:00
39F
SSE SSE 7kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1017mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
15:00
39F
SSE SSE 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
18:00
35F
SSE SSE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1014mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
21:00
35F
SE SE 8kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1012mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
Fri 18 January 2013
00:00
37F
SE SE 11kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
03:00
35F
SE SE 11kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1009mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
06:00
34F
SE SE 12kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
09:00
33F
SE SE 12kt Light rain 1.84mm Pressure: 1005mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
12:00
34F
SE SE 14kt Light rain 1.57mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
15:00
34F
SE SE 11kt Light rain 0.65mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
18:00
34F
ESE ESE 10kt Light rain 0.52mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s
21:00
34F
ESE ESE 10kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 997mb Wave height: 0.0m
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: 0.00s

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 17:00 on Wednesday 16 January 2013.

An anticyclone centred over Scandinavia will keep most of the British Isles within a very cold flow of air from the near Continent. Strengthening southeasterly winds will develop through the course of Thursday and Friday as a frontal system approaches from the southwest.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Northeast becoming variable 3 or 4, then becoming south 4 or 5 later.
Weather Fair, wintry showers later.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate later.
Sea state Slight, becoming moderate later.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind South 4 or 5, backing southeast 5 to 7.
Weather Wintry showers, then sleet or snow.
Visibility Good, becoming moderate or poor.
Sea state Moderate, becoming rough in west.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at midday on Wednesday 16 January 2013.

Atlantic low expected 250 miles west of Bailey 975 by midday tomorrow. Low Biscay 1002 moving away southeastwards. High Scandinavia 1026 slow-moving with little change

Gale warnings: Sole, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey

Area forecast: Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Wind Northeast becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later.
Weather Snow showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor
Sea state Slight, occasionally moderate later.

Wight forecast

Wind Northeast becoming variable 3 or 4, becoming southeast 4 or 5 later.
Weather Snow showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Slight, occasionally moderate later.