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13101514Aberdeen
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
YeoviltonAround 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 availableTemp C Rain mm Sun hr*
midday yesterday 24 hrs to 5pm yesterdayNoon today10 B 0.0 0.0
11 C 0.0 9.8
11 PC 0.0 9.0
8 DU 0.4 0.0
12 C 0.0 **
10 PC 1.0 **
11 C 0.0 5.8
10 C 0.2 **
13 PC 0.0 5.5
13 C 0.0 **
10 C 0.0 6.8
12 PC 0.0 9.5
11 C 0.0 8.9
10 C 0.0 0.8
8 B 0.4 0.1
12 S 0.0 4.2
10 C 0.4 **
11 C 0.0 4.7
11 B 0.4 2.4
12 B 0.0 9.0
13 S 0.0 **
13 PC 0.0 1.0
10 PC 0.0 **
10 DU 2.4 0.0
10 PC 0.0 **
7 R 1.0 1.2
10 DU 0.0 0.0
10 R 1.4 6.3
13 C 0.4 **
13 S 0.4 3.9
11 C 0.4 4.1
12 C 0.2 5.1
12 C 4.2 3.1
11 S 0.0 **
11 PC 0.6 **
10 D 0.4 4.9
9 B 0.2 4.5
12 PC 0.0 **
12 PC 0.0 **
12 S 0.0 **
13 C 0.0 **
10 C 0.0 3.9
10 R 0.2 2.0
10 PC 0.2 **
12 C 0.0 6.4
9 B 0.0 **
11 B 0.0 0.0
11 PC 0.0 0.5
8 C 0.4 2.6
10 DU 1.0 **
11 PC 0.2 6.3The 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
Helsinki
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Kuala Lumpur
Kyiv
Lanzarote
Las Palmas
Lima
Lisbon
Los Angeles
LuxorMadeira
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
Zurich21 S
1 2 PC
26 PC
15 S
3 2 PC
29 R
30 PC
17 S
19 S
27 PC
13 B
11 B
25 SH
15 PC
1 0 B
20 S
11 B
20 PC
28 PC
35 S
2 0 PC
29 S
13 B
1 1 B
22 B
32 S
35 S
11 B
19 S
1 7 B
1 1 PC
12 B
2 1 PC
6 B
30 PC
2 9 PC
24 S
28 PC
28 S
3 1 PC
1 4 PC
2 2 PC
2 4 PC
17 DU
2 0 PC
27 PC
34 S23 PC
15 S
19 PC
20 PC
22 S
16 PC
2 5 PC
30 C
13 PC
3 1 PC
19 B
7 PC
32 S
9 R
27 B
19 PC
2 9 PC
21 B
18 PC
29 PC
11 PC
12 B
22 B
8 B
9 B
7 PC
26 DU
31 S
17 PC
32 S
28 S
20 DU
14 S
30 PC
32 B
6 PC
8 SH
18 B
28 PC
25 PC
17 PC
12 C
15 S
7 B
8 B
2 4 PC
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by WeatherquesttFive days ahead
Fairly unsettled with
showers and longerspells of rain, as well as a
few brighter intervals
Today Variable cloud, occasional showers and the best of any sunshine in the southwest. Max 14C (57F), min -1C (30F)
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
Weymouth0 1:57 4.7 14:29 4. 6
0 8:18 14.1 20:37 14. 5
1 2:02 3. 6 --:-- --
0 8: 0 5 13. 0 20 :24 13. 4
06 :49 5.7 19:0 6 5. 9
1 1:5 9 7.3 --:-- --
0 0:00 4.4 12:30 4.3
06 :12 5.4 18:31 5. 6
0 0:58 3.8 13:41 3.5
00 :28 4.3 12:42 4.3
1 1:17 6 .0 23:32 6 .3
0 7:01 8.1 19:3 6 8.1
0 3:14 6 .0 15:42 6. 0
1 2:18 10.0 --:-- --
0 2:37 7.4 14:57 7.4
1 0:08 2.8 22:51 2.7
0 7:11 7. 6 19:30 7.8
1 2:18 10.1 --:-- --
1 2:08 7.3 --:-- --
06 :02 7.5 18:20 7.7
0 6:43 4.1 18:57 4.4
0 5:34 5.9 17:53 6 .1
1 2:21 5.1 --:-- --
1 2:17 6 .8 --:-- --
0 2:09 4.4 11:35 4. 9
0 7:18 10.1 19:37 10. 3
0 4:18 5.9 1 6 :50 5.8
0 7:59 2.3 20:09 2.4Synoptic situation
A northeasterly fl ow and a
weakening occluded front will
bring occasional showers,
most frequent across northern
and eastern Britain, while
elsewhere many places will
stay dry. The risk of showers
continues tomorrow, although
these are likely to be light as
high pressure remains close by.
Low pressure will bring rain to
the northwest on Monday.Highs and lows
24hrs to 5pm yesterday
Warmest: Gosport, 15.1C
Coldest: Aonach Mor,
Inverness-shire, -2.2C
Wettest: Manston,
Kent, 4.2mm
Sunniest: Aberporth, 9.8hrs*Sun and moon
For Greenwich
Sun rises:
Sun sets:
Moon rises:
Moon sets:
First quarter:October 2 3Hours of darkness
Aberdeen
Belfast
Birmingham
Cardiff
Exeter
Glasgow
Liverpool
London
Manchester
Newcastle
Norwich
Penzance
Sheffi eld18:29-07:1 9
18:5 0 - 0 7:2 9
18:38-07:0 9
18:44- 0 7:1 2
18:47-07:1 2
18:41-07:2 5
18:40-07:1 5
18:32-07:0 0
18:37-07:1 2
18:32-07:1 2
18:24-0 6 : 56
18:5 6 -07:1 9
18:34-07:0 9General situation: Variable cloud, bl l
bright intervals and a risk of showers,
most likely near north and east coasts.
Channel Is, SW Eng, Cen S Eng, SE Eng,
London, W Mids, Wales: The odd
isolated shower possible at times,
especially close to the south coast and
inin northeastern areas but many places northeastern areas, but many places
will stay dry with variable amounts of
cloud and the best of any sunshine in
the west. Light east to northeasterly
winds. Maximum 14C (57F), minimum
1 C (34F).E Anglia, E Mids, E Eng, Cen N Eng,
NW Eng, IoM, Lake District, NE Eng:
Fairly cloudy with occasional bright
spells and a few light showers, most
frequent close to the east coast while
some areas may stay dry elsewhere.
Light north to northeasterly winds,
turningturning northwesterly in some places northwesterly in some places.
Maximum 13C (55F), minimum
2C (36F).
N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: Variable
amounts of cloud, occasional sunny
spells and a chance of showers,although some places will stay dry
throughout. Light easterly winds, fresh
at times in the south. Maximum
1 3C (55F), minimum 3C (37F).
Borders, SW Scotland, Glasgow, Argyll,
NW Scotland, NE Scotland, N Isles,
Moray Firth, Cen Highland, Aberdeen,
EdinburghEdinburgh & Dundee: & Dundee: FairlyFairly cloudy with cloudy with
occasional showers, most frequent in
the north and east while southwestern
parts will be drier with bright spells.
Light northeasterly winds. Maximum
1 1C (52F), minimum -1C (30F).Tomorrow
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RoughFlood alerts and warnings
At 17:00 on Friday there were eight
fl ood alerts and one warning in
England, one fl ood alert in Wales
and no fl ood alerts or warnings in
Scotland.
For further information and updates
in England visit fl ood-warning-
information.service.gov.uk,uk, for Wales for Wales
naturalresources.wales/flfl ooding and
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northwards through the day, heavy
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with further showers and spells of
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T
his has been a terrible year
for many farmers, with
seemingly endless winter
rains followed by a drought
in spring and finally a
largely wet summer. But vineyards
in the UK have had an outstanding
season of near perfect conditions;
the vines have thrived and made
this a vintage year of outstanding
quality.
Vines are a crop that need the
right weather at just the right time.
The wet winter nourished the roots
before the vines sprang into life in
the exceptionally warm, dry
sunshine of April and May. With
such a good headstart, flowering
came early in June when the
weather was ideal — warm, dry and
sunny, and the fruit also set well in
fine weather. Even though the
summer was fairly wet, the rains
helped to swell the grapes to a good
size before the heatwave in August
helped to ripen them. And in the
dry, warm, sunny conditions of
September the final phase of
ripening filled the grapes with sugar
and flavour. In fact, the weather
was so perfect that the grapes
matured incredibly fast and
vineyards reported their earliest
harvest on record, with
exceptionally good quality grapes
with flavours described as rich,
layered and intense.
The only fly in the ointment was a
late frost in May that hit some
vineyards and killed off many of the
flower buds on the vines. That led to
a drop in the quantity of the grapes
harvested, but the quality of the
crop remained outstanding.
“It’s too soon yet to say what the
final yield of grapes will be, but
overall volumes will probably be
around average, although very high
quality in what is undoubtedly a
vintage year,” said Julia Trustram
Eve at Wines of Great Britain. As
the climate in Britain grows
increasingly warm, British vineyards
are thriving. “Even though the
number of bottles of wine produced
here is very small compared to
somewhere like France, the acreage
of vineyards has grown fourfold
in 20 years and is increasing
every year.”
Weather Eye
Paul Simons