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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 01 March 2013
15:00
46F
NE NE 9kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
18:00
40F
NE NE 7kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
21:00
35F
NE NE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1028mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
Sat 02 March 2013
00:00
33F
NNE NNE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1029mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
03:00
31F
NNE NNE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
06:00 -1°
30F
NNE NNE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
09:00
36F
NE NE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1027mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
12:00
45F
NE NE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1026mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
15:00
47F
NNE NNE 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
18:00
38F
NE NE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
21:00
34F
NE NE 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
Sun 03 March 2013
00:00
33F
NE NE 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1024mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
03:00
32F
ENE ENE 5kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1023mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
06:00
32F
ENE ENE 6kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1022mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
09:00
39F
ENE ENE 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1023mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
12:00
48F
E E 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1022mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
15:00 10°
50F
E E 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
18:00
41F
E E 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
21:00
38F
E E 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1018mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 11:00 on Friday 1 March 2013.

A large area of high pressure, centred to the northwest of the United Kingdom, will remain slow moving and continue to dominate the weather over the next few days.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Northeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 around headlands.
Weather Occasional drizzle, becoming fair.
Visibility Moderate or good.
Sea state Slight near shore, otherwise moderate or rough.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind East or northeast 3 or 4, occasionally 5 around headlands.
Weather Fair.
Visibility Moderate or good.
Sea state Slight or moderate.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at 0600 on Friday 1 March 2013.

Low just north of Iceland 1011, expected Norwegian Sea 976 by 0600 tomorrow, high Rockall 1036 expected just west of Rockall 1031 by same time

Gale warnings: Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

Area forecast: Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Wind Northeast 5 to 7.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good
Sea state Moderate or rough.

Wight forecast

Wind Northeast 5 to 7.
Weather Showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.
Sea state Moderate or rough.