The Times - UK (2021-12-06)

the times | Monday December 6 2021 51

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

24

Thursday

6

4

6

6

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

6 PC 0.8 0.0

7 S 0.6 0.5

7 S 0.2 1.5

3 C 4.8 0.0

9 S 1.2 **

6 R 3.0 **

6 S 0.6 1.2

6 C 15.6 **

7 DU 0.4 4.5

8 C 11.0 **

6 PC 0.0 4.5

9 PC 1.0 1.5

6 PC 1.4 4.4

5 S 0.0 0.5

3 C 1.8 1.9

5 S 0.0 0.0

6 C 1.0 **

6 R 3.2 0.0

5 C 6.0 4.8

7 S 0.4 0.0

6 DU 0.6 **

8 SH 5.2 1.4

4 C 1.0 **

5 PC 0.0 0.0

4 C 3.0 **

3 PC 2.0 0.0

5 S 0.4 0.3

6 R 5.8 2.2

6 C 5.2 **

6 DU 3.6 4.4

5 C 1.0 0.0

6 B 5.8 0.1

6 DU 2.8 3.5

8 PC 0.0 **

4 R 27.4 **

5 SH 3.8 3.0

6 C 0.0 0.0

6 DU 1.2 **

8 PC 1.2 **

8 B 0.0 **

9 PC 0.2 **

6 DU 1.2 3.1

5 DU 3.8 3.5

5 C 2.6 **

6 PC 4.4 4.3

5 S 2.0 **

4 PC 0.8 0.7

7 S 1.2 2.3

3 DU 9.2 0.4

6 PC 0.0 **

8 PC 2.8 3.0

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

Malaga

Mallorca

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

17 PC

5 B

16 PC

24 PC

22 S

26 PC

29 PC

12 PC

8 S

23 S

6 R

1 M

22 PC

10 B

4 B

2 M

1 M

25 B

19 S

22 R

16 DU

18 B

5 B

2 S

15 PC

23 S

26 PC

6 PC

17 S

13 PC

6 B

3 SH

15 PC

-15 S

22 S

20 B

14 B

21 PC

16 DU

32 PC

0 S

21 PC

21 PC

19 DU

14 B

16 S

22 S

20 PC

11 PC

15 PC

15 PC

16 PC

18 B

22 S

25 C

7 S

30 B

-5 SN

-2 SN

30 S

3 PC

23 B

15 PC

21 S

8 PC

14 S

16 T

-7 SN

5 B

33 S

2 S

4 R

-8 PC

26 B

24 S

14 PC

14 PC

30 S

23 B

7 S

30 PC

29 B

-15 S

-6 SN

19 SH

21 PC

22 PC

10 PC

4 B

6 PC

4 R

0 S

13 B

5 B

The Times weather

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by Weatherquest

Five days ahead

Often chilly and

unsettled with rain and

strong winds at times,

some hill snow

Today Rain and hill snow spreading eastwards followed by scattered showers. Max 11C (52F), min -6C (21F)

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

02:11 4.6 14:27 4.5

08:18 13.7 20:43 13.5

12:11 3.7 --:-- -.-

08:06 12.7 20:32 12.5

06:53 5.7 19:20 5.5

12:00 6.9 --:-- -.-

00:10 4.2 12:27 4.3

06:19 5.3 18:46 5.1

01:11 3.7 13:35 3.8

00:26 4.2 12:47 4.3

11:22 6.0 23:52 5.8

07:14 7.9 19:30 7.8

03:27 5.9 15:45 5.8

12:10 9.7 --:-- -.-

02:41 7.0 15:02 7.5

10:28 2.7 22:48 2.6

07:15 7.4 19:41 7.1

12:20 9.8 --:-- -.-

12:10 7.0 --:-- -.-

06:05 7.4 18:32 7.2

06:38 4.2 18:57 4.0

05:38 5.8 18:03 5.6

00.01 4.9 12:21 5.0

12:16 6.5 --:-- -.-

01:57 4.6 11:57 4.8

07:23 9.8 19:48 9.6

04:34 5.7 16:53 5.7

07:44 2.4 20:12 2.1

Synoptic situation

An occluded front, associated

with a band of rain and hill

snow, will move eastwards

through the day, followed by

sunny spells and scattered

showers, wintry in places. A

small area of low pressure over

the middle of the North Atlantic

will rapidly deepen overnight as

it approaches the British Isles,

bringing very unsettled weather

for Tuesday.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: St Mary’s,

Isles of Scilly, 9.4C

Coldest: Aonach Mor, -5.6C

Wettest: Redesdale Camp,

Northumberland, 52.4mm

Sunniest: Odiham, 6.2hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

First quarter: December 11

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

15:58-08:02

16:29-08:01

16:24-07:33

16:34-07:34

16:39-07:31

16:15-08:02

16:24-07:43

16:22-07:21

16:20-07:40

16:09-07:46

16:11-07:21

16:50-07:37

16:18-07:36

General situation: A band of rain will

spread eastwards, with sleet and snow

on northern hills, clearing to sunny

spells and scattered showers.

Scotland: Rain, sleet and hill snow

spreading eastwards, followed by

sunny spells and scattered wintry

showers. Light to near-gale southerly

winds, veering westerly. Maximum

8C (46F), minimum -6C (21F).

E Anglia, London, SE Eng: Dry for much

of the morning with some bright spells

and fog patches slowly clearing, but

cloud will increase with outbreaks of

rain spreading eastwards. Moderate

to fresh southwesterly winds, veering

westerly later. Maximum 9C (48F),

minimum -1C (30F).

Wales, Midlands, SW Eng, Cen S Eng,

Channel Is: Cloudy with outbreaks of

rain spreading eastwards, heavy in

places, followed by sunny spells and

scattered showers. Winds will be

moderate to strong southwesterly,

veering westerly. Maximum 11C (52F),

minimum -2C (28F).

NW Eng, Cen N Eng, E Eng, NE Eng,

Lake District, IoM: Rain, sleet and hill

snow will spread eastwards, leaving

sunny spells and scattered showers.

Light to fresh southwesterly winds,

veering westerly. Maximum 7C (45F),

minimum -3C (27F).

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland:

A mixture of sunny spells and

scattered showers, heavy and wintry

in places. Moderate to strong westerly

winds. Maximum 9C (45F),

minimum -1C (30F).

Tomorrow

6

3

6

8

Wednesday

7

5

6

7

Friday

4

3

5

5

Saturday

5

6

11

8

31

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34 27

30

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29

35

31

31

26

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25

30

4

7

4

6

3

4

2

5

6 6

6

8

9

10

6

7

7

5

5

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20
15
10
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-10
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Wind speed
(mph)
Temperature
28 (degrees C)
34
Sea state
Calm
Slight
Moderate
Rough
Flood alerts and warnings
At 17:00 on Sunday there were
15 fl ood alerts but no warnings
in England, one fl ood alert but no
warnings 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, for Wales
naturalresources.wales/fl ooding and
for Scotland SEPA.org.uk
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded front
Trough
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
1032
1024
1024
1016
1016
1016 1016
1008
1008
1000
992
984
A few coastal showers, but some
inland areas could stay dry. Rain will
spread eastwards across Ireland.
Max 9C, min -2C
A very unsettled day with heavy rain
and hill snow spreading northwards
and eastwards, accompanied by very
strong winds.
Max 9C, min -1C
Another unsettled day with rain or
showers in many places, heavy and
wintry at times and accompanied by
strong winds in some areas. Generally
drier towards the southeast.
Max 9C, min -6C
A cold day with some sunny spells,
but also a scattering of showers which
may be wintry in places.
Max 9C, min -6C
A rather cloudy day with outbreaks of
rain and hill snow spreading erratically
southeastwards.
Max 12C, min 0C
07.50
15.52
10.37
17.50
6
S
torm Arwen wreaked havoc
across the north with
thousands of fallen trees and
powercuts, and northeast
Scotland was hit particularly
hard, but then this region has a long
history of mighty storms.
In the autumn of 1694 a violent
windstorm swept the great dunes
along the shores of the Moray Firth,
whipping up clouds of sand for days
on end and choking the village of
Culbin. This area was known as “The
Granary” of Moray, with 16 farms
and a laird who lived in a mansion.
“The wind comes rushing down
through the openings between the
hills, carrying with it immense
torrents of sand with a force and
violence almost overpowering,”
wrote the geologist John Martin.
“Clouds of dust are raised from the
tops of the mounds and are whirled
about in the wildest confusion and
fall with the force of hail.
“Nothing can be seen but sand
above, sand below and sand
everywhere. You dare not open your
eyes but must grope your way about
as if blindfolded.”
Another account told how the
storm came suddenly without
warning. “The drift, like a mighty
river, came on steadily and
ruthlessly, grasping field after field,
and enshrouding every object in a
mantle of sand. In terrible gusts the
wind carried the sand among the
dwelling houses of the people,
sparing neither the hut of the cottar
nor the mansion of the laird.”
The villagers had to break
through the backs of their houses to
get out and flee for their lives. But
when the storm died out, they
returned home to find a shocking
scene — there was no trace of
Culbin, their houses and the
mansion all totally buried in sand.
The demise of Culbin was not an
entirely natural disaster. For years
the villagers had been tearing up the
tough marram grass growing on the
sand dunes to thatch roofs and use
as fuel. Without the grass, the dunes
were destabilised and the sand free
to blow away. And so the village was
abandoned, buried under some 100ft
of sand, and in the 1920s the area
was eventually turned into a forest.
Weather Eye
Paul Simons