The Times - UK (2020-11-14)

the times | Saturday November 14 2020 1GM 81

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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Tuesday

13

13

14

14

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

8 C 0.2 0.7

10 PC 5.4 2.1

11 PC 5.6 1.8

6 B 9.0 2.5

12 PC 5.2 **

12 PC 0.2 **

8 PC 2.4 2.7

10 PC 1.6 **

12 S 0.6 4.2

11 S 0.2 **

11 PC 2.4 5.8

12 PC 5.0 2.8

12 S 6.6 4.7

9 B 1.8 2.3

** ** ** **

9 B 9.4 0.3

12 PC 1.0 **

13 PC 1.4 4.6

11 B 0.2 7.7

10 PC 9.3 3.6

12 S 0.0 **

12 DU 2.4 7.2

8 SH 10.0 **

10 PC 1.2 1.4

8 S 3.8 **

8 PC 7.4 0.0

9 PC 1.8 1.6

11 S 0.8 5.1

11 S 3.8 **

12 PC 1.0 3.7

11 PC 2.8 4.7

10 PC 4.2 4.5

14 C 0.2 7.7

12 PC 7.2 **

10 S 0.6 **

10 PC 2.0 4.0

8 PC 1.8 0.3

11 PC 1.2 **

12 PC 2.0 **

12 PC 0.6 **

13 PC 3.0 **

12 PC 0.2 4.5

11 PC 3.8 2.2

9 PC 9.0 **

12 B 0.0 7.1

10 PC 5.4 **

9 R 4.2 0.0

10 PC 5.0 0.0

8 PC 11.6 1.1

9 C 1.6 **

12 PC 2.6 5.7

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

22 S

11 B

1 8 PC

19 S

32 S

30 PC

30 PC

1 9 PC

15 S

25 S

10 M

11 S

2 5 PC

17 B

13 B

9 PC

8 C

25 PC

23 PC

30 S

2 1 B

21 S

1 2 PC

10 B

20 PC

25 S

32 S

9 PC

20 PC

16 PC

8 M

1 4 PC

19 B

5 B

25 S

30 PC

17 PC

2 9 PC

21 S

3 4 PC

3 DU

2 2 PC

2 4 PC

18 DU

16 PC

1 8 PC

27 S

23 PC

15 S

23 PC

20 PC

2 1 PC

20 B

25 S

27 C

12 M

30 PC

7 PC

3 DU

33 S

10 S

25 B

19 PC

23 S

12 C

18 PC

2 5 PC

4 B

14 B

21 B

9 B

3 PC

4 C

2 8 C

28 S

19 PC

16 B

26 S

25 B

15 S

3 1 PC

33 B

4 B

7 R

30 B

2 9 PC

2 2 PC

16 PC

6 R

13 PC

5 B

7 B

12 C

12 B

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by Weatherquestt

Five days ahead

Mainly unsettled with

spells of rain and

becoming cooler later in

the week

Today Mainly cloudy with areas of rain, heavy and persistent in places. Max 15C (59F), min 3C (37F)

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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0 9:57 3. 6 22:14 3. 9

0 5:53 12.5 18:13 12. 9

0 4:37 5.5 1 6 :55 5.7

0 9:53 7.0 22:17 6. 9

1 0:28 4.2 22:42 4.4

0 4:02 5.2 1 6 :21 5.4

1 1: 34 3 .5 2 3 : 35 3. 8

10 :2 9 4.1 23: 0 1 4.3

0 9:12 5.8 21:27 6 .1

0 4:51 7.7 17:2 6 7.8

0 1: 0 5 5.7 13:34 5.8

1 0:09 9.7 22:28 10. 0

0 0:19 7.1 12:42 7.2

0 7:54 2.7 20:45 2. 6

0 5:01 7.2 17:21 7.4

1 0:11 9.7 22:28 10. 0

0 9:56 7.0 22:17 7. 0

0 3:54 7.2 1 6 :13 7.4

0 4:42 4.0 16:55 4.3

0 3:2 6 5. 6 15 :4 6 5 .8

1 0:12 5.0 22:27 4. 9

1 0:07 6. 6 22:30 6 .5

0 9:27 4.8 21:46 4.8

0 5:09 9. 6 17:28 9. 9

0 2:08 5. 6 14:42 5. 6

0 5:42 2.2 17:54 2.2

Synoptic situation

A broad area of low pressure

covering most of the Atlantic

to the west of the British Isles

will push numerous sets of

fronts eastwards, bringing thick

cloud and areas of showers or

longer periods of rain. As the

low pressure moves eastwards

on Sunday it will deepen and

bring blustery winds to many

areas. High pressure will

dominate the rest of Europe.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Manston,

Kent, 14.6C

Coldest: Cairngorm, -2.0C

Wettest: Tyndrum,

Perthshire, 32.2mm

Sunniest: Manston, 7.7hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

New moon: November 1 5

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

16 :2 6 -07:2 1

16 :53-07:2 5

16 :4 5 -07:0 0

16 :54-07:0 1

16 : 5 8-07:0 0

16 :41-07:2 4

16 :4 6 -07:0 8

16 :42-0 6 :4 9

16 :43-07:0 5

16 :34-07:0 9

16 :32- 06 :4 8

17:08-07:0 6

16:40-0 7 :0 2

General situation: Breezy and mostlyd

cloudy with areas of rain spreading

northeast, heavy in places.

E Anglia, SE Eng, London, Channel Is:

Cloudy with rain at fi rst, then some dry

and sunny spells before showery rain

moves in from the southwest later.

ModerateModerate to fresh southerly wind to fresh southerly wind,

strong around the coast. Maximum

1 4C (57F), minimum 11C (52F).

Republic of Ireland, N Ireland: Rather

cloudy with patchy rain during the

morning, turning brighter with a

scattering of showers in the afternoon.

Fresh to strong southeasterly wind,

veering southwesterly. Maximum

1 3C (55F), minimum 4C (39F).

NE Scotland, N Isles, NW Scotland,

Aberdeen, Moray Firth: Most places

will be dry with sunny spells, but areas

ofof thicker cloud will bring showery thicker cloud will bring showery

light rain at times. Light to moderate

south or southeasterly wind, fresh

around the coast. Maximum 10C (50F),

minimum 5C (41F).

SW Eng, Wales: Cloudy with outbreaks

of rain, heavy at times, turning sunny

with some showers later. Moderate to

fresh southerly wind, strong around

the coast. Maximum 15C (59F),

minimum 8C (46F).

Cen S Eng, E Eng, Cen N Eng, NW Eng,

Midlands, NE Eng, Lake District, IoM,

SWSW Scotland Edinburgh & Dundee Scotland, Edinburgh & Dundee,

Argyll, Cen Highland, Glasgow, Borders:

Overcast with rain moving northeast,

heavy at times. Moderate to fresh

southerly wind. Maximum 14C (57F),

minimum 3C (37F).

Tomorrow

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10

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13

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10

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11

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Temperature

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Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Friday there were eight

fl ood alerts and no warnings in

England, fi ve fl ood alerts and one

warning in Scotland and no fl ood

alerts or warnings in Wales.

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 g ag a

for Scotland SEPA.org.ukk

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Warm front

Occluded front

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A

wet weekend is in

prospect, with some

boisterous winds

scattering many of the

last leaves hanging on to

the trees. It’s fairly typical

November weather, as John Clare

pictured in his poem Autumn:

“I love the fitful gusts that shakes/

The casement all the day/ And from

the mossy elm tree takes/ The faded

leaf away/ Twirling it by the

window-pane/ With thousand others

down the lane.”

This weekend’s turbulent spell

comes after a largely calm week, as

a large area of high pressure parked

over Europe blocked our usual

weather encroaching from the

Atlantic.

Now the high pressure has eased

away, it’s opened the gates to

depressions from the Atlantic

sweeping over the UK, driven on by

a strong jet stream. Today there will

be outbreaks of rain, but worse is to

come tomorrow with some very

heavy rain and high winds followed

by blustery showers.

If this sounds too gloomy, there’s a

more upbeat forecast next week. In

a surprising twist to the weather, a

fascinating feature appears off the

coast of Portugal and northern

Spain with the arrival of Tropical

Storm Theta — or the remains of

that storm.

This tropical system will drive

warm winds over the UK from as far

as northwest Africa, giving

unusually high temperatures across

most of Britain on Tuesday, possibly

into the high teens celsius.

It is strange to have a tropical

storm so close to Europe, and so late

in the year, but then this has been a

frenzied season of tropical storm

activity, and Theta is the 29th

named storm of the year, setting a

record for the largest number of

Atlantic tropical cyclones in one

year (Weather Eye, November 12).

From Wednesday onwards

temperatures subside although high

pressure will build in from the

southwest, helping to settle things

down once more over the southern

half of Britain, although to the north

low pressure will bring more

unsettled bouts of weather.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons