The Times - UK (2020-08-07)

56 1GM Friday August 7 2020 | the times

We a t h e r

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Channel Islands

NORTH

SEA

CHANNEL

IRISH

SEA

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Aberdeen

Glasgow Edinburgh

Carlisle

Newcastle

York

Manchester

Liverpool

Hull

Llandudno

Shrewsbury Nottingham

Sheffield

Norwich

Cambridge

Oxford

Bristol

Swansea

Cardiff

Plymouth

Exeter

Southampton

Brighton

London

Londonderry

Belfast

Galway

Dublin

Cork

Birmingham

CELTIC

SEA

Orkney Shetland

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Monday

29

17

17

27

Aberdeen

Aberporth

Anglesey

Aviemore

Barnstaple

Bedford

Belfast

Birmingham

Bournemouth

Bridlington

Bristol

Camborne

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Eskdalemuir

Glasgow

Hereford

Herstmonceux

Ipswich

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight

Jersey

Keswick

Kinloss

Leeds

Lerwick

Leuchars

Lincoln

Liverpool

London

Lyneham

Manchester

Margate

Milford Haven

Newcastle

Nottingham

Orkney

Oxford

Plymouth

Portland

Scilly, St Mary’s

Shoreham

Shrewsbury

Snowdonia

Southend

South Uist

Stornoway

Tiree

Whitehaven

Wick

Yeovilton

Around Britain

Key: b=bright, c=cloud, d=drizzle, pc=partly cloudy

du=dull, f=fair, fg=fog, h=hail, m=mist, r=rain,

sh=showers, sl=sleet, sn=snow, s=sun, t=thunder

*=previous day **=data not available

Temp C Rain mm Sun hr*

midday yesterday 24 hrs to 5pm yesterday

Noon today

19 DU 0.0 4.1

17 DU 0.6 0.9

17 B 0.6 0.1

20 S 0.0 0.9

20 M 0.4 **

22 DU 0.0 **

19 DU 0.4 1.0

21 B 0.6 **

22 C 0.4 4.3

18 DU 0.0 **

** ** ** 2.5

21 C 0.8 0.1

19 DU 0.2 2.7

20 B 1.4 0.3

18 DU 5.4 0.0

19 B 4.0 0.0

21 B 0.0 **

24 S 0.0 10.0

22 DU 0.0 6.5

16 FG 0.2 0.1

22 PC 0.4 **

23 S 0.0 13.4

20 B 2.6 **

19 ** 0.0 4.5

18 DU 2.8 **

16 PC 0.0 0.2

20 PC 0.4 1.3

22 B 0.2 3.7

20 B 0.0 **

23 DU 0.0 5.7

20 DU 0.6 0.2

21 C 1.0 1.6

25 C 0.0 10.8

18 DU 0.0 **

20 PC 0.0 **

21 B 0.6 0.7

17 PC 0.0 0.1

21 ** 0.0 **

18 M 5.8 **

19 DU 2.0 **

** ** ** **

** ** ** **

21 PC 0.0 0.5

17 DU 6.2 **

23 S 0.0 12.5

16 PC 0.0 **

14 B 0.4 0.0

16 PC 0.0 0.3

18 PC 6.6 0.0

15 DU 0.0 **

22 B 0.6 0.2

The world

All readings local midday yesterday

Alicante

Amsterdam

Athens

Auckland

Bahrain

Bangkok

Barbados

Barcelona

Beijing

Beirut

Belgrade

Berlin

Bermuda

Bordeaux

Brussels

Bucharest

Budapest

Buenos Aires

Cairo

Calcutta

Canberra

Cape Town

Chicago

Copenhagen

Corfu

Delhi

Dubai

Dublin

Faro

Florence

Frankfurt

Geneva

Gibraltar

Harare

Helsinki

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Istanbul

Jerusalem

Johannesburg

Kuala Lumpur

Lanzarote

Las Palmas

Lima

Lisbon

Los Angeles

Luxor

Madeira

Madrid

Mallorca

Malaga

Malta

Melbourne

Mexico City

Miami

Milan

Mombasa

Montreal

Moscow

Mumbai

Munich

Nairobi

Naples

New Orleans

New York

Nice

Nicosia

Oslo

Paris

Perth

Prague

Reykjavik

Riga

Rio de Janeiro

Riyadh

Rome

San Francisco

Santiago

São Paulo

Seoul

Seychelles

Singapore

St Petersburg

Stockholm

Sydney

Tel Aviv

Tenerife

Tokyo

Vancouver

Venice

Vienna

Warsaw

Washington

Zurich

29 S

27 S

30 PC

16 B

41 S

3 2 PC

3 1 PC

29 PC

31 S

3 1 PC

27 PC

28 S

30 SH

34 S

31 S

31 S

28 PC

** **

34 S

27 R

9 S

14 B

24 PC

23 S

28 PC

** **

40 S

18 B

27 PC

28 PC

28 S

25 S

26 PC

23 S

18 B

33 PC

30 B

30 PC

30 PC

16 S

3 2 PC

26 B

26 PC

15 M

32 S

22 PC

38 S

23 B

3 4 S

29 PC

3 1 S

29 PC

11 B

2 4 PC

28 B

2 9 S

2 8 B

23 B

25 S

28 S

2 4 PC

2 4 B

2 8 PC

3 4 S

30 PC

2 9 S

3 2 PC

18 SH

3 2 S

17 S

24 S

13 SH

24 S

2 4 PC

41 S

29 S

18 C

15 B

2 0 S

25 B

28 PC

3 1 B

20 PC

2 0 B

14 S

3 0 PC

25 PC

3 1 PC

23 PC

2 7 S

2 4 PC

26 S

30 PC

24 S

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Five days ahead

Remaining warm but

becoming increasingly

unsettled after the

weekend

Today A warm day with long spells of sunshine for much of England and Wales. Max 37C (48F), min 7C (45F)

Tides

Tidal predictions.

Heights in metres

Today Ht Ht

Aberdeen

Avonmouth

Belfast

Cardiff

Devonport

Dover

Dublin

Falmouth

Greenock

Harwich

Holyhead

Hull

Leith

Liverpool

London Bridge

Lowestoft

Milford Haven

Morecambe

Newhaven

Newquay

Oban

Penzance

Portsmouth

Shoreham

Southampton

Swansea

Tees

Weymouth

04:1 6 4.2 1 6 :54 3. 9

10 :3 0 12.2 22:43 12.3

0 2: 0 8 3.5 14:33 3. 1

10 :14 11.4 22:2 9 11.5

0 8:58 5. 0 21: 0 5 5. 3

02:11 6 .3 14:2 6 6. 6

02:17 4.0 14:54 3. 6

08:29 4.8 20:39 5. 0

03:27 3.5 15:51 3. 1

02:54 3.9 15:00 3. 9

01:13 5.5 13:37 5. 1

09:19 7.4 21:49 6. 7

0 5:4 0 5.4 18: 09 5. 1

02:10 9.1 14:32 8. 6

05:05 6 .9 17:15 6. 8

00:44 2.3 12:34 2. 6

09:24 6 .4 21:40 6. 6

02:10 9.1 14:32 8. 6

02:04 6.4 14:26 6. 4

08:1 6 6 .5 20:32 6. 6

08:45 3.6 21:07 3. 9

07:47 5 .1 20:04 5. 3

02:20 4.4 15:00 4. 5

02:17 5.9 14:41 6. 0

01:26 4.2 13: 5 0 4. 2

09:30 8.7 21:47 8. 9

06 :3 6 5.3 19:13 5. 0

09:59 1.9 22:14 2. 0

Synoptic situation

A broad area of high pressure

extends across southern

England and much of

continental Europe, spanning

from Scandinavia to France.

Low-pressure centered over

Iceland continues to drive a

series of fronts eastwards

across the British Isles. High

pressure ridges northwards

from the Atlantic, across

Ireland, during the weekend.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Kew Gardens,

Greater London, 29.6C

Coldest: Cairngorm, 5.6C

Wettest: Salsburgh,

Lanarkshire, 10.6mm

Sunniest: Jersey, 13.4.hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

Third Quarter: 11 August

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

21:38-04: 51

21:42- 0 5:1 8

21:18-05:0 9

21:20-05:1 8

21:19-05:2 2

21:41-05:0 6

21:2 6 -0 5 :1 0

21:08-05:0 6

21:23-0 5 :0 7

21:2 6 -04:5 9

21:0 6 -04: 56

21:25-05:3 2

21:20-0 5 :0 4

General situation: Dry, hot and sunnyht

across much of England and Wales.

Cloudier for Scotland and Northern

Ireland with showers.

Cen S Eng, SE Eng, E Anglia, Midlands,

NW Eng, Cen N Eng, E Eng: A warm day

with long spells of unbroken sunshine.

PatchyPatchy cloud developing Winds will be cloud developing. Winds will be

light southerlies. Maximum 37C (48F),

minimum 15C (59F).

SW Eng, Wales, NW Eng: Any early

fog patches clearing to leave a fi ne

day with long spells of sunshine. Cloud

increasing this afternoon. Winds light

and variable. Maximum 29C (84F),

minimum 13C (55F).

Lake District, NE Eng, Borders,

IoM: A fi ne start with spells of

sunshine. Cloud increasing during the

afternoon with showers spreading

inin from the west Remaining dry in from the west. Remaining dry in

northeast England. Light to moderate

southwesterly winds. Maximum

27C (81F), minimum 7C (45F).

SW Scotland, Glasgow, Cen Highland,

Argyll, NW Scotland, N Ireland,

Republic of Ireland: Rather cloudy

with a scattering of showers, some

heavy and thundery. Drier and brighter

in the afternoon. Wind moderate

southwesterly. Maximum 21C (70F),

minimum 7C (45F).

Edinburgh & Dundee, Aberdeen,

MorayMoray Firth NE Scotland N Isles: Firth, NE Scotland, N Isles:

Sunny spells before turning cloudier

with afternoon and evening showers,

some heavy. Winds light to moderate

southwesterlies. Maximum 23C (73F),

minimum 8C (46F).

Tomorrow

30

20

19

32

Sunday

26

15

17

30

Tuesday

28

20

20

29

Wednesday

25

22

21

28

11

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Wind speedW ddppee

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Temperature

28 (degreesC)

3434

Sea stateSSaa aaee

Calm Cl

Slight

Moderate

Rough

Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Thursday there were no

fl ood alerts or warnings in England,

Wales or Scotland.

For further information andupdates

in England visit fl ood-warning-

information.service.gov.uk, for Wales

naturalresources.wales/fl ooding and

for Scotland SEPA.org.ukk

Cold front

Warm front

Occluded front

Trough

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Showers, some heavy and thundery,

spreading north.

Max 29C, min 9CMax 29C,min9C9C9C9CCC

Many places dry and fi ne with long

spells of sunshine. Building cloud could

bring an afternoon shower.bring an afternooooon son son shhhower.

Max 32C,mininn7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C7C 777 7C7C7C7C7CCCCCCCC

Dry with sunny spells in the north.

Cloud building in the south with

showers developing.showers developiopoppngng.g.g

Max 31C,mininn9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9C 9 9C9C9C9C9C9C9C9CCCCCC

Sunny spells in the south, cloudier in

the north with showers, especially in

the west.the west.

Max 31C,mininn8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C8C 8 8C8C8C 8 8C 8 8CCCCCCC

A mix of sunshine and showers, some

heavy and thundery in the south later.

Max 30C min 8CMax 30C, min8C8C8CCC

05 .3 4

20 .3 7

22. 32
    10 .33 Sat

19

A

fter a rather cool

summer, temperatures

are rocketing today, at

least in the southeast.

This turn of events is

partly thanks to a hurricane. After

hitting parts of the Caribbean,

Hurricane Isaias tore along the

Atlantic coast of the US before

sweeping through eastern Canada as

what is known as an ex-hurricane.

The storm also barged into the jet

stream, sending a ripple in its track

across the Atlantic, rather like a

sending a wave along a skipping

rope. That pushed the jet stream

north of Britain and allowed high

pressure to build, leaving drier

conditions. That high pressure is

also drawing in hot air from Europe

and today exceptional heat is

forecast across central, eastern

and southern parts of England,

where temperatures could reach

36C or higher.

It’s easy to be blasé about

temperatures as high as this — after

all, it was only a week ago, on July

31, that 37.8C was recorded at

Heathrow — but these are truly

unusual temperatures in the

weather records of Britain. Saturday

is also forecast to be another

extremely hot day in the southeast,

and the heat is expected to hang

on into Sunday and the start of

next week.

The heatwave could also bring

“tropical nights”. The World

Meteorological Organisation

conjured up this vivid phrase for

24-hour periods when temperatures

do not drop below 20C. This

happens rarely in Britain, but it

could be the face of things to come

as the climate warms up and

heatwaves become more intense.

There is uncertainty in next

week’s forecast, though, because low

pressure may encroach from France

and bring thunderstorms from

Tuesday to Thursday, moving

northwards in England. Those

thunderstorms are likely to be hit

and miss, however, and places that

avoid them will remain warm. After

the drama normal service for

summer may resume once again,

with a cooler, wetter feed of Atlantic

weather lasting further into August.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons