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Weather & Tides 

On this page: Weather, Tides, Inshore waters forecast, Shipping forecast.

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Weather for Southampton Airport

72 hour forecast

Sat 08 February 2014
03:00
49F
SW SW 16kt Light rain 4.89mm Pressure: 980mb Wave height: 3.1m
Wave direction: SSW Wave period: 8.00s
06:00
44F
SSW SSW 12kt Light rain 2.46mm Pressure: 979mb Wave height: 2.9m
Wave direction: SSW Wave period: 8.00s
09:00
45F
SSW SSW 15kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 979mb Wave height: 3.5m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 8.00s
12:00
48F
SW SW 22kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 977mb Wave height: 4.1m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 10.00s
15:00
47F
SSW SSW 20kt Light rain 0.32mm Pressure: 976mb Wave height: 4.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 10.00s
18:00
44F
SW SW 16kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 977mb Wave height: 4.5m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 11.00s
21:00
42F
SW SW 18kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 979mb Wave height: 4.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 11.00s
Sun 09 February 2014
00:00
41F
SW SW 18kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 980mb Wave height: 4.6m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 10.00s
03:00
42F
SW SW 21kt Light rain 0.65mm Pressure: 979mb Wave height: 5.0m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 11.00s
06:00
41F
WSW WSW 19kt Light rain 0.97mm Pressure: 981mb Wave height: 4.0m
Wave direction: SW Wave period: 11.00s
09:00
42F
SW SW 18kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 984mb Wave height: 3.7m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 8.00s
12:00
42F
WSW WSW 16kt Light rain 0.43mm Pressure: 988mb Wave height: 3.5m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 8.00s
15:00
44F
WSW WSW 13kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 989mb Wave height: 3.1m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 8.00s
18:00
38F
SW SW 9kt Light rain 0.06mm Pressure: 991mb Wave height: 2.6m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 7.00s
21:00
38F
SW SW 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 991mb Wave height: 2.1m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 7.00s
Mon 10 February 2014
00:00
40F
SSW SSW 7kt Light rain 0.12mm Pressure: 991mb Wave height: 1.7m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
03:00
40F
S S 5kt Light rain 1.39mm Pressure: 990mb Wave height: 1.3m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
06:00
39F
SE SE 3kt Light rain 0.90mm Pressure: 989mb Wave height: 1.0m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 6.00s
09:00
41F
SSE SSE 2kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 990mb Wave height: 0.9m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 5.00s
12:00
47F
SW SW 3kt Light rain 0.11mm Pressure: 991mb Wave height: 1.1m
Wave direction: WSW Wave period: 5.00s
15:00
46F
NW NW 8kt Light rain 0.53mm Pressure: 992mb Wave height: 1.5m
Wave direction: W Wave period: 5.00s
18:00
39F
NW NW 10kt Light rain 0.36mm Pressure: 996mb Wave height: 1.4m
Wave direction: WNW Wave period: 5.00s
21:00
35F
WNW WNW 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 999mb Wave height: 1.1m
Wave direction: WNW Wave period: 5.00s

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Tides for Southampton

Sat 08 February 2014 HW 05:42 3.9m LW 10:56 1.9m HW 18:10 3.7m LW 23:33 2.0m
Sun 09 February 2014 HW 06:34 3.8m LW 12:16 2.0m HW 19:13 3.6m
Mon 10 February 2014 LW 00:50 2.0m HW 07:36 3.7m LW 13:26 1.8m HW 21:54 3.8m
Tue 11 February 2014 LW 01:53 1.9m HW 10:10 3.9m LW 14:20 1.6m HW 22:55 4.0m
Wed 12 February 2014 LW 02:43 1.6m HW 09:33 4.0m LW 15:07 1.3m HW 23:33 4.1m
Thu 13 February 2014 LW 03:28 1.3m HW 10:08 4.2m LW 15:49 1.0m HW 22:42 4.2m
Fri 14 February 2014 LW 04:09 1.1m HW 10:46 4.3m LW 16:29 0.8m HW 23:15 4.4m
Sat 15 February 2014 LW 04:47 0.9m HW 11:22 4.4m LW 17:05 0.7m HW 23:48 4.4m
Sun 16 February 2014 LW 05:21 0.9m HW 11:54 4.4m LW 17:37 0.7m
Mon 17 February 2014 HW 00:15 4.4m LW 05:49 0.9m HW 12:21 4.4m LW 18:04 0.8m
Tue 18 February 2014 HW 00:40 4.4m LW 06:15 0.8m HW 12:50 4.5m LW 18:30 0.7m
Wed 19 February 2014 HW 01:11 4.5m LW 06:46 0.8m HW 13:25 4.5m LW 19:02 0.7m
Thu 20 February 2014 HW 01:48 4.5m LW 07:22 0.8m HW 14:06 4.5m LW 19:40 0.8m
Fri 21 February 2014 HW 02:30 4.4m LW 08:03 0.9m HW 14:52 4.3m LW 20:24 1.0m
Sat 22 February 2014 HW 03:20 4.3m LW 08:51 1.2m HW 15:46 4.1m LW 21:15 1.4m
Sun 23 February 2014 HW 04:18 4.0m LW 09:50 1.5m HW 16:51 3.9m LW 22:24 1.7m
Mon 24 February 2014 HW 05:31 3.9m LW 11:17 1.8m HW 19:40 3.8m
Tue 25 February 2014 LW 00:08 1.9m HW 07:57 4.0m LW 13:01 1.6m HW 20:35 4.0m
Wed 26 February 2014 LW 01:43 1.6m HW 08:43 4.2m LW 14:12 1.2m HW 21:17 4.3m
Thu 27 February 2014 LW 02:39 1.2m HW 09:19 4.4m LW 15:03 0.8m HW 21:49 4.5m
Fri 28 February 2014 LW 03:27 0.8m HW 09:57 4.6m LW 15:49 0.4m HW 22:25 4.7m
Sat 01 March 2014 LW 04:12 0.4m HW 10:37 4.7m LW 16:33 0.1m HW 23:04 4.7m
Sun 02 March 2014 LW 04:54 0.2m HW 11:19 4.8m LW 17:15 0.0m HW 23:47 4.7m
Mon 03 March 2014 LW 05:36 0.1m HW 12:02 4.7m LW 17:55 0.0m
Tue 04 March 2014 HW 00:30 4.7m LW 06:16 0.2m HW 12:46 4.6m LW 18:36 0.2m
Wed 05 March 2014 HW 01:15 4.5m LW 06:56 0.4m HW 13:33 4.4m LW 19:16 0.6m
Thu 06 March 2014 HW 02:06 4.4m LW 07:36 0.7m HW 14:28 4.3m LW 19:57 0.9m
Fri 07 March 2014 HW 04:16 4.2m LW 08:18 1.1m HW 16:21 4.1m LW 20:43 1.4m
Sat 08 March 2014 HW 04:26 4.0m LW 09:07 1.5m HW 16:51 3.9m LW 21:39 1.8m
Sun 09 March 2014 HW 05:05 3.8m LW 10:11 1.8m HW 17:38 3.7m LW 22:54 2.1m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 05:00 on Saturday 8 February 2014.

A very deep Atlantic low pressure system will move northeastwards across the United Kingdom bringing further very stormy conditions to many areas during today and on Sunday.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Sea state Rough or very rough, becoming high or very high.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind West or southwest gale 8 to storm 10, decreasing 5 to 7 later.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Sea state High or very high becoming rough or very rough.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at midnight on Saturday 8 February 2014.

Low just west of Shannon 943 expected Scotland 951 by midnight tonight. Low just east of Iceland 971 losing its identity

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

Area forecast: Dover, Wight, Portland

Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or poor, occasionally good
Sea state Very rough, becoming high or very high.

Wight forecast

Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 later.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or poor, occasionally good.
Sea state Very rough, becoming high or very high.