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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 23 May 2013
19:00
48F
NW NW 9kt Light rain 0.59mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
22:00
40F
NW NW 7kt Light rain 0.22mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
Fri 24 May 2013
01:00
37F
WNW WNW 7kt Light rain 0.09mm Pressure: 1012mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
04:00
38F
WNW WNW 7kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1011mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
07:00
41F
WNW WNW 10kt Light rain 0.06mm Pressure: 1010mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
10:00
47F
NW NW 13kt Light rain 0.19mm Pressure: 1008mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
13:00
49F
WNW WNW 15kt Light rain 0.48mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
16:00
47F
NNW NNW 15kt Light rain 1.85mm Pressure: 1006mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
19:00
47F
N N 12kt Light rain 1.02mm Pressure: 1010mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
22:00
42F
N N 10kt Light rain 0.05mm Pressure: 1013mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
Sat 25 May 2013
01:00
39F
N N 8kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1015mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
04:00
39F
N N 8kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1016mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
07:00
42F
NNE NNE 10kt Light rain 0.01mm Pressure: 1018mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
10:00 10°
50F
NNE NNE 8kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
13:00 15°
60F
NNE NNE 5kt Light rain 0.02mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
16:00 16°
61F
NNW NNW 5kt Light rain 0.12mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
19:00 15°
59F
NNW NNW 5kt Light rain 0.16mm Pressure: 1019mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a
22:00
43F
NNW NNW 4kt No rain 0.00mm Pressure: 1020mb Wave height: n/a
Wave direction: n/a Wave period: n/a

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Tides for Southampton

Thu 23 May 2013 LW 02:27 1.0m HW 08:53 4.3m LW 14:50 0.9m HW 21:16 4.6m
Fri 24 May 2013 LW 03:17 0.7m HW 09:41 4.5m LW 15:40 0.7m HW 22:03 4.7m
Sat 25 May 2013 LW 04:06 0.5m HW 10:28 4.6m LW 16:29 0.5m HW 22:49 4.8m
Sun 26 May 2013 LW 04:54 0.3m HW 11:16 4.7m LW 17:17 0.5m HW 23:37 4.8m
Mon 27 May 2013 LW 05:42 0.3m HW 12:05 4.7m LW 18:06 0.5m
Tue 28 May 2013 HW 00:25 4.7m LW 06:29 0.4m HW 12:56 4.6m LW 18:54 0.7m
Wed 29 May 2013 HW 01:16 4.6m LW 07:18 0.5m HW 13:49 4.5m LW 19:45 0.9m
Thu 30 May 2013 HW 02:09 4.4m LW 08:08 0.8m HW 14:45 4.4m LW 20:38 1.1m
Fri 31 May 2013 HW 03:05 4.2m LW 09:03 1.0m HW 15:46 4.2m LW 21:38 1.4m
Sat 01 June 2013 HW 04:07 4.0m LW 10:04 1.3m HW 16:51 4.1m LW 22:43 1.5m
Sun 02 June 2013 HW 05:16 3.9m LW 11:10 1.5m HW 18:00 4.1m LW 23:52 1.6m
Mon 03 June 2013 HW 06:27 3.9m LW 12:17 1.5m HW 19:06 4.1m
Tue 04 June 2013 LW 00:57 1.6m HW 07:33 3.9m LW 13:19 1.5m HW 20:03 4.2m
Wed 05 June 2013 LW 01:54 1.4m HW 08:29 4.0m LW 14:12 1.4m HW 20:52 4.2m
Thu 06 June 2013 LW 02:42 1.3m HW 09:17 4.1m LW 14:59 1.3m HW 21:35 4.3m
Fri 07 June 2013 LW 03:26 1.1m HW 09:58 4.2m LW 15:42 1.2m HW 22:12 4.3m
Sat 08 June 2013 LW 04:06 1.0m HW 10:35 4.2m LW 16:22 1.1m HW 22:46 4.3m
Sun 09 June 2013 LW 04:43 0.9m HW 11:09 4.3m LW 17:00 1.0m HW 23:20 4.3m
Mon 10 June 2013 LW 05:19 0.9m HW 11:43 4.3m LW 17:35 1.1m HW 23:53 4.3m
Tue 11 June 2013 LW 05:52 0.9m HW 12:17 4.3m LW 18:09 1.1m
Wed 12 June 2013 HW 00:28 4.3m LW 06:23 1.0m HW 12:54 4.2m LW 18:41 1.2m
Thu 13 June 2013 HW 01:04 4.2m LW 06:54 1.1m HW 13:31 4.2m LW 19:14 1.3m
Fri 14 June 2013 HW 01:42 4.1m LW 07:28 1.2m HW 14:11 4.1m LW 19:51 1.5m
Sat 15 June 2013 HW 02:22 4.0m LW 08:08 1.3m HW 14:55 4.1m LW 20:36 1.6m
Sun 16 June 2013 HW 03:08 3.9m LW 08:56 1.5m HW 15:46 4.0m LW 21:31 1.7m
Mon 17 June 2013 HW 04:04 3.9m LW 09:55 1.6m HW 16:45 4.0m LW 22:36 1.7m
Tue 18 June 2013 HW 05:09 3.8m LW 11:04 1.6m HW 17:51 4.0m LW 23:47 1.6m
Wed 19 June 2013 HW 06:19 3.9m LW 12:15 1.5m HW 18:56 4.2m
Thu 20 June 2013 LW 00:54 1.4m HW 07:26 4.1m LW 13:22 1.3m HW 19:56 4.3m
Fri 21 June 2013 LW 01:57 1.2m HW 08:26 4.2m LW 14:23 1.1m HW 20:52 4.5m

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Inshore waters forecast

Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis

Issued at 17:00 on Thursday 23 May 2013.

A depression centred over the North Sea, will move to southeast England by Friday morning, as a filling feature, and then move slowly southwards across eastern France during Saturday. An anticyclone will remain slow moving in mid Atlantic.

24 hour forecast:

Wind Northwesterly, veering northerly or northeasterly later, but cyclonic for a time later in east, 5 to 7.
Weather Showers, squally for a time in west, occasional rain later.
Visibility Good.
Sea state Slight or moderate.

Outlook for the following 24 hours:

Wind Northerly or northeasterly 5 to 7, decreasing 3 or 4, then becoming variable.
Weather Showers then fair, occasional rain at first.
Visibility Good, occasionally moderate at first.
Sea state Slight or moderate.

Shipping forecast

General synopsis

Issued at midday on Thursday 23 May 2013.

Low Fisher 992 expected southeast England 1003 by midday tomorrow

Gale warnings: Viking, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Trafalgar, Fitzroy, Irish Sea, Fair Isle

Area forecast: Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay

Wind Northwest, becoming cyclonic later in Wight, 5 to 7.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good
Sea state Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in Biscay.

Wight forecast

Wind Northwest, becoming cyclonic later, 5 to 7.
Weather Squally showers.
Visibility Moderate or good.
Sea state Moderate or rough.