The Times - UK (2020-10-20)

the times | Tuesday October 20 2020 1GM 57

We a t h e r

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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Friday

12

10

10

13

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

11 DU 2.8 3.7

12 C 0.0 2.0

12 PC 0.2 3.0

8 D 8.0 1.8

14 PC 0.0 **

12 S 0.0 **

12 SH 8.4 2.6

11 B 0.0 **

15 S 0.0 0.0

12 S 0.0 **

14 S 0.0 0.0

13 PC 0.0 4.8

14 PC 0.0 0.0

12 B 0.6 0.0

9 DU 4.6 0.2

12 R 13.4 0.0

13 DU 0.0 **

14 PC 0.0 1.8

13 PC 0.0 0.0

13 R 1.4 2.0

15 S 0.0 **

12 C 0.0 1.8

11 PC 3.0 **

9 R 10.8 0.0

10 PC 0.0 **

7 R 13.8 0.9

12 C 1.8 0.0

12 PC 0.0 0.0

11 C 0.0 **

14 PC 0.0 0.0

13 S 0.0 0.0

11 PC 0.0 0.0

13 PC 0.0 0.7

13 PC 0.0 **

11 C 0.2 **

12 S 0.0 0.0

10 R 4.0 0.1

14 PC 0.0 **

15 C 0.0 **

14 S 0.0 **

13 PC 0.0 **

15 PC 0.0 0.0

11 PC 0.0 0.0

10 PC 0.0 **

14 PC 0.0 1.4

10 SH 16.8 **

10 DU 4.0 0.0

12 R 61.0 0.0

10 C 1.0 0.0

10 SH 2.8 **

15 PC 0.0 0.0

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

Helsinki

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Istanbul

Jerusalem

Johannesburg

Kuala Lumpur

Kyiv

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

2 2 PC

11 S

2 1 PC

18 C

32 S

27 B

29 SH

2 0 PC

20 S

** **

14 PC

11 B

2 7 PC

17 S

14 PC

14 S

12 B

32 S

29 S

33 S

18 B

19 B

6 R

11 B

26 PC

32 S

35 S

12 R

23 PC

18 PC

12 PC

13 S

19 B

2 SN

25 PC

28 B

18 B

30 S

30 S

3 2 PC

9 C

2 4 PC

26 PC

17 DU

18 R

23 PC

35 S

2 4 PC

2 0 S

2 2 PC

22 S

19 PC

14 B

2 4 PC

30 B

1 5 B

30 PC

14 B

6 C

3 0 S

11 PC

23 C

21 S

27 S

1 7 B

18 PC

29 S

6 S

14 S

27 S

10 PC

7 S

** **

26 C

17 PC

20 PC

28 PC

26 S

23 S

20 S

3 1 PC

3 1 B

4 C

4 S

18 B

3 0 S

27 PC

18 R

11 C

15 PC

11 PC

11 PC

17 B

7 B

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by Weatherquestt

Five days ahead

Fairly unsettled with

showers and outbreaks

of rain, as well as some

drier and brighter spells

Today Showers or spells of rain most frequent in the northwest, brighter farther southeast. Max 18C (64F), min 5C (41F)

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

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1 0:22 13. 7 22:41 13. 4

0 1:5 6 3.8 14:20 3. 6

10 : 0 7 12.7 22:28 12. 5

0 8:58 5.7 21:17 5.5

0 1:42 7.0 14:0 6 7.1

0 2:13 4.3 14:3 9 4.1

0 8:21 5.3 20:43 5.2

0 3:14 3.9 15:40 3. 6

0 2:35 4.2 14:50 4.3

0 1:03 6 .0 13:2 6 5.8

0 9:13 8.1 21:35 7.7

0 5:30 6 .0 17:53 5. 6

0 2:04 9.9 14:27 9. 6

0 4:47 7.2 17:04 7.5

0 0:13 2. 6 12:28 2.8

0 9:17 7.3 21:39 7.1

0 2:01 10.0 14:25 9. 6

0 1: 55 7.0 14:16 7. 0

0 8:09 7.3 20:31 7.1

0 8:35 4.0 20:52 3.8

0 7:41 5.7 20:02 5. 6

0 2:05 4.9 14:34 4. 9

0 2:03 6. 6 14:24 6 .5

0 1:38 4.8 14:0 5 4.8

0 9:25 9.8 21:4 6 9. 6

06 :31 5.8 18:59 5.5

0 9:55 2.3 22:11 2.1

Synoptic situation

An area of low pressure

centred over Ireland will

push a series of fronts and

associated showery rain across

northwestern Britain, while

southeastern parts stay drier

and brighter, with the odd

shower here and there. Into

tomorrow, a trailing front

across France and Iberia will

push northwards into southern

Britain, bringing further rain.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Kew, 15. 9 C

Coldest: Cairngorm,

Inverness-shire, 0.0C

Wettest: Tiree,

Argyll, 61.0mm

Sunniest: Bude, 5.3hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

First quarter:October 2 3

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

1 8:22-07:2 6

1 8:43- 0 7:3 5

1 8:31-07:1 4

1 8:38- 0 7:1 7

1 8:41-07:1 7

1 8:33-07:3 1

1 8:34-07:2 1

1 8:2 6 -07:0 5

1 8:30-07:1 8

1 8:2 5 -07:1 8

1 8:18-07:0 2

1 8:50-07:2 4

1 8:28-0 7 :1 4

General situation: Showers and spells

of rain in the north and west, generally

drier and brighter in the southeast.

Channel Is, Cen S Eng, SE Eng, London,

E Anglia, Mids, Cen N Eng, NE Eng,

E Eng: Cloud and patchy rain clearing

eastwards during the morning to leave

brighterbrighter conditions with sunny spells conditions with sunny spells

and a chance of showers, although

some places will stay dry. Light to

fresh south to southwesterly winds,

strong near the coast. Maximum

1 8C (64F), minimum 7C (45F).

SW Eng, Wales, NW Eng, Lake District,

IoM: Variable cloud, sunny spells and

a risk of showers, especially near the

coast later in the afternoon, where

showers may turn heavy. Moderate to

fresh southerly winds, strong along the

coast and over high ground. Maximum

17C17C (63F) minimum 7C (45F) (63F), minimum 7C (45F).

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: Spells

of showery rain spreading northwards,

heavy at times with the odd rumble of

thunder, as well as some dry and bright

periods. Variable winds, moderate

to strong in the southeast, light to

fresh elsewhere. Maximum 15C (59F),

minimum 6C (43F).

Borders, SW Scotland, Glasgow, Argyll,

NW Scotland, NE Scotland, N Isles,

Moray Firth, Cen Highland, Aberdeen,

Edinburgh & Dundee: Cloud and rain

willwill slowly clear northwards to leave slowly clear northwards to leave

bright spells, before further rain

arrives from the southwest later. Light

south to southeasterly winds, fresh

in the south. Maximum 13C (55F),

minimum 5C (41F).

Tomorrow

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12

15

Thursday

13

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10

15

Saturday

14

13

13

14

Sunday

12

10

10

12

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Temperature

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Sea stateSSaa aaee

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Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Monday there were 26

fl ood alerts and fi ve warnings in

England, nine fl ood alerts and two

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and no 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

for Scotland SEPA.org.ukk

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Warm front

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slowly eastwards, leaving brighter,

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T

he calm weather this

weekend was a blessed

relief from the wind and

rain that has plagued

much of this month, and

maybe we could thank St Luke

and his feast for this peaceful

interlude on Sunday. This is when

folklore tells us that the weather

turns fine in what is called

St Luke’s Little Summer, and

perhaps there is something in this

legend because high pressure often

comes round at this time in

October, batting away storms and

bringing a decent spell of sunshine,

although this St Luke’s Day stayed

largely overcast.

The story behind the legend of

St Luke is that he didn’t enjoy the

reputation of other saints’ days, so

he laid on warm, calm and

hopefully sunny days in mid-autumn

to get the appreciation that he

deserved. There is a downside to

this folklore, though, because once

the spell of fine weather is over, it

then turns stormy for the rest of

the month, as another piece of

folklore warns: “A good October and

a good blast, to blow the hog acorn

and mast.”

And it looks like the UK is indeed

seeing a return to wild weather. The

high pressure this weekend is

slipping away and a contorted jet

stream is sweeping in Atlantic

depressions, spreading wind and

rain across the country this week.

But even though it’s turning wet, the

wind is no longer coming from cold

northern parts, and is now

streaming in from the south,

bringing milder air. And although

the weather is turning wet, there

will be some brighter spells to

break up the cloudy skies, a

pattern that looks likely to remain

next week as well.

Unfortunately this does not

bode too well for the tree leaves

changing into their autumn

colours, and they could get

battered in the wind. As the poet

Humbert Wolfe wrote in

Autumn (Resignation) (1926):

“Listen! the wind is rising/ and the

air is wild with leaves/ We have had

our summer evenings/ now for

October eves!”

Weather Eye

Paul Simons