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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

Thu 31 October 2013
15:00 14°
56F
SW SW 8kt Light rain 0.08mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 1.2m
Wave direction: SSW Wave period: 5.00s
18:00 12°
54F
SW SW 8kt Light rain 0.33mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
21:00 12°
54F
SW SW 8kt Light rain 0.73mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
Fri 01 November 2013
00:00 12°
54F
SW SW 7kt Light rain 0.42mm Pressure: 1014mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
03:00 12°
54F
SW SW 6kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 1012mb Wave height: 1.7m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
06:00 13°
55F
SW SW 7kt Light rain 0.68mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: 1.8m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
09:00 14°
56F
SSW SSW 8kt Light rain 0.75mm Pressure: 1010mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
12:00 14°
58F
S S 11kt Light rain 0.49mm Pressure: 1008mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
15:00 14°
56F
SSE SSE 7kt Light rain 0.09mm Pressure: 1003mb Wave height: 1.3m
Wave direction: SSW Wave period: 5.00s
18:00 13°
55F
SSE SSE 8kt Light rain 0.67mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: S Wave period: 5.00s
21:00 13°
55F
ESE ESE 3kt Light rain 0.92mm Pressure: 992mb Wave height: 1.8m
Wave direction: SSE Wave period: 6.00s
Sat 02 November 2013
00:00 12°
53F
NW NW 10kt Light rain 1.60mm Pressure: 994mb Wave height: 1.8m
Wave direction: S Wave period: 6.00s
03:00 11°
51F
W W 9kt Light rain 0.05mm Pressure: 997mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: SSW Wave period: 6.00s
06:00
46F
W W 7kt Light rain 0.03mm Pressure: 1001mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
09:00 10°
50F
SW SW 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
12:00 12°
54F
SSW SSW 13kt Light rain 0.62mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 2.2m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 6.00s
15:00 12°
53F
SW SW 13kt Light rain 1.80mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 2.7m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 7.00s
18:00 10°
49F
SW SW 14kt Light rain 0.90mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 3.1m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 7.00s
21:00
48F
WSW WSW 13kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 2.9m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 8.00s

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Tides for Southampton

Thu 31 October 2013 LW 01:37 1.6m HW 08:10 4.3m LW 14:04 1.5m HW 20:28 4.2m
Fri 01 November 2013 LW 02:23 1.3m HW 08:51 4.5m LW 14:47 1.2m HW 21:09 4.4m
Sat 02 November 2013 LW 03:05 1.0m HW 09:30 4.6m LW 15:28 0.9m HW 21:47 4.6m
Sun 03 November 2013 LW 03:46 0.8m HW 10:08 4.8m LW 16:09 0.7m HW 22:27 4.7m
Mon 04 November 2013 LW 04:28 0.7m HW 10:47 4.8m LW 16:50 0.6m HW 23:07 4.8m
Tue 05 November 2013 LW 05:09 0.6m HW 11:28 4.8m LW 17:32 0.6m HW 23:50 4.8m
Wed 06 November 2013 LW 05:51 0.7m HW 12:11 4.8m LW 18:15 0.6m
Thu 07 November 2013 HW 00:35 4.7m LW 06:35 0.8m HW 12:58 4.7m LW 19:00 0.8m
Fri 08 November 2013 HW 01:25 4.6m LW 07:23 1.1m HW 13:49 4.5m LW 19:50 1.0m
Sat 09 November 2013 HW 02:21 4.4m LW 08:17 1.3m HW 14:46 4.3m LW 20:47 1.3m
Sun 10 November 2013 HW 03:26 4.2m LW 09:22 1.6m HW 15:54 4.1m LW 21:56 1.5m
Mon 11 November 2013 HW 04:42 4.1m LW 10:39 1.7m HW 17:12 4.0m LW 23:14 1.6m
Tue 12 November 2013 HW 06:01 4.2m LW 11:57 1.7m HW 18:30 4.1m
Wed 13 November 2013 LW 00:28 1.5m HW 07:11 4.3m LW 13:06 1.6m HW 19:36 4.2m
Thu 14 November 2013 LW 01:30 1.4m HW 08:08 4.4m LW 14:03 1.4m HW 20:30 4.3m
Fri 15 November 2013 LW 02:22 1.2m HW 08:57 4.6m LW 14:51 1.2m HW 21:17 4.4m
Sat 16 November 2013 LW 03:08 1.0m HW 09:39 4.6m LW 15:34 1.0m HW 21:58 4.5m
Sun 17 November 2013 LW 03:49 0.9m HW 10:17 4.6m LW 16:15 0.9m HW 22:35 4.5m
Mon 18 November 2013 LW 04:29 0.9m HW 10:53 4.6m LW 16:52 0.8m HW 23:11 4.5m
Tue 19 November 2013 LW 05:06 0.9m HW 11:26 4.6m LW 17:28 0.9m HW 23:45 4.5m
Wed 20 November 2013 LW 05:41 1.0m HW 12:00 4.5m LW 18:00 1.0m
Thu 21 November 2013 HW 00:21 4.4m LW 06:13 1.2m HW 12:35 4.4m LW 18:31 1.1m
Fri 22 November 2013 HW 00:58 4.4m LW 06:45 1.4m HW 13:12 4.3m LW 19:01 1.3m
Sat 23 November 2013 HW 01:37 4.3m LW 07:19 1.6m HW 13:50 4.1m LW 19:36 1.5m
Sun 24 November 2013 HW 02:20 4.1m LW 07:58 1.8m HW 14:33 4.0m LW 20:17 1.7m
Mon 25 November 2013 HW 03:08 4.0m LW 08:48 2.0m HW 15:24 3.9m LW 21:10 1.9m
Tue 26 November 2013 HW 04:06 3.9m LW 09:53 2.1m HW 16:26 3.8m LW 22:20 2.0m
Wed 27 November 2013 HW 05:13 3.9m LW 11:10 2.1m HW 17:37 3.8m LW 23:37 1.9m
Thu 28 November 2013 HW 06:21 4.0m LW 12:20 1.9m HW 18:46 3.9m
Fri 29 November 2013 LW 00:43 1.7m HW 07:21 4.2m LW 13:19 1.7m HW 19:44 4.1m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 11:00 on Thursday 31 October 2013.

Pressure will remain low near Iceland. Another area of low pressure will move across southern areas during Friday and Friday night with yet another low approaching the southwest on Saturday. The weather will remain very unsettled and at times windy.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Southwest backing south later, 5 to 7.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Sea state Moderate or rough.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind South or southwest, becoming cyclonic, then northwest, 5 to 7, becoming variable 4, then southwest 5 or 6 later.
Weather Rain, fair later.
Visibility Moderate, occasionally poor, becoming mainly good.
Sea state Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at 0600 on Thursday 31 October 2013.

Low 250 miles southwest of Iceland 972 expected Faeroes 977 by 0600 tomorrow. Low mid Atlantic 1005 expected north Rockall 1001 by same time

Gale warnings: Viking, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Fitzroy, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes

Area forecast: German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight

Wind Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Weather Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Sea state Moderate or rough.

Wight forecast

Wind Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first.
Weather Occasional rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Moderate or rough.