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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 November 2013
15:00 14°
57F
SSW SSW 8kt Light rain 0.19mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: 1.1m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
18:00 12°
53F
S S 5kt Light rain 0.14mm Pressure: 1004mb Wave height: 1.0m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
21:00 11°
52F
SE SE 3kt Light rain 0.45mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 0.8m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s
Sat 02 November 2013
00:00 11°
52F
ENE ENE 2kt Light rain 0.26mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 0.8m
Wave direction: S Wave period: 4.00s
03:00
46F
NW NW 1kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 0.6m
Wave direction: SSE Wave period: 4.00s
06:00
49F
SW SW 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1000mb Wave height: 0.5m
Wave direction: SSE Wave period: 4.00s
09:00 13°
55F
SSW SSW 8kt Light rain 0.08mm Pressure: 1001mb Wave height: 0.6m
Wave direction: SSE Wave period: 4.00s
12:00 14°
57F
SW SW 14kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 4.00s
15:00 12°
54F
SW SW 12kt Light rain 0.65mm Pressure: 997mb Wave height: 2.3m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
18:00 10°
50F
SW SW 14kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 2.8m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 7.00s
21:00 10°
49F
WSW WSW 13kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 2.9m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 8.00s
Sun 03 November 2013
00:00
47F
WSW WSW 11kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 2.5m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 7.00s
03:00
46F
WSW WSW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 998mb Wave height: 2.1m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
06:00
46F
WSW WSW 9kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 2.1m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
09:00
49F
WSW WSW 11kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1001mb Wave height: 2.3m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
12:00 12°
54F
WSW WSW 15kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1002mb Wave height: 2.4m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
15:00 11°
52F
WSW WSW 10kt Light rain 0.08mm Pressure: 1001mb Wave height: 2.2m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
18:00
48F
SW SW 6kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 1.7m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
21:00
48F
ESE ESE 5kt Light rain 3.00mm Pressure: 994mb Wave height: 1.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 5.00s

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Tides for Southampton

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
Sat 30 November 2013 LW 01:40 1.5m HW 08:12 4.4m LW 14:10 1.3m HW 20:35 4.3m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 11:00 on Friday 1 November 2013.

An area of low pressure will move northeastwards through the English Channel later today and tonight. Another developing Atlantic low will follow eastwards across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland during Saturday and out into the North Sea on Sunday. The weather will remain unsettled and very windy at times.

24 hour forecast:

Wind South, becoming cyclonic, then northwest, 5 or 6, decreasing 4 at times, backing southwest 5 to 7 later.
Weather Rain or showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Moderate, becoming slight or moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind Southwest veering west 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate.
Sea state Slight or moderate, becoming rough or very rough.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at 0600 on Friday 1 November 2013.

Low Southeast Iceland 978 expected Norwegian Sea 982 by 0600 tomorrow. Low northwest Fitzroy 1002 expected Thames 995 by same time. Atlantic low 1006 moving rather quickly east, expected north Shannon 980 by that time

Gale warnings: Viking, North Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Biscay, Fitzroy, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, Southeast Iceland

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

Wind Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Weather Rain.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor
Sea state Very rough in Plymouth, otherwise moderate or rough.

Wight forecast

Wind Southwest, becoming cyclonic for a time, 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.
Weather Rain.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Moderate or rough.