The Times - UK (2022-01-01)

the times | Saturday January 1 2022 69

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

25

Tuesday

7

4

7

9

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 S 0.0 1.1

13 S 3.6 0.0

12 M 10.2 0.0

7 S 1.6 0.0

14 S 3.8 **

14 C 3.0 **

12 S 10.6 0.0

14 PC 0.8 **

14 M 3.2 0.0

14 S 4.4 **

14 S 4.0 0.0

13 DU 1.8 0.0

13 S 7.4 0.0

13 S 10.0 0.0

11 R 19.4 0.0

11 S 4.8 0.0

15 R 2.4 **

12 M 0.2 0.0

14 S 0.4 0.0

13 PC 11.2 0.0

12 M 1.6 **

13 S 0.0 0.9

13 D 23.4 **

6 S 0.0 0.5

12 C 7.0 **

7 D 1.4 **

10 S 5.8 0.8

15 S 0.0 0.1

12 S 4.4 **

15 S 2.6 0.0

13 C 5.8 0.0

14 S 2.0 0.0

13 S 0.0 0.2

12 S 1.0 **

12 R 19.4 **

14 S 0.6 0.0

8 S 0.0 0.0

15 S 2.4 **

12 M 4.4 **

12 M 3.2 **

13 M 0.4 **

13 S 2.4 0.0

14 S 0.0 0.0

11 R 63.8 **

13 S 0.0 1.2

9 S 0.4 **

7 M 0.0 0.0

11 PC 9.4 0.0

11 S 35.2 0.1

7 S 0.0 **

15 S 3.2 0.1

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

15 PC

14 PC

13 PC

23 PC

21 S

29 PC

29 PC

17 PC

2 S

20 PC

9 S

13 PC

23 PC

13 PC

14 S

2 M

15 PC

32 S

17 B

23 S

29 S

24 S

2 DU

9 R

20 S

15 S

19 T

13 B

19 S

7 FG

13 PC

11 PC

14 B

0 B

19 PC

25 B

8 B

20 S

26 PC

31 PC

1 FG

24 S

24 S

20 S

16 S

12 R

20 S

25 S

13 S

13 B

13 FG

18 PC

35 S

23 S

28 B

7 S

32 B

-3 C

-5 DU

29 S

13 PC

25 PC

20 S

27 PC

9 C

12 B

17 SH

-5 FG

14 S

31 S

12 B

1 S

3 D

28 B

15 M

16 S

11 PC

28 S

22 D

-4 S

27 B

26 T

-1 B

2 B

27 S

20 S

26 S

7 B

-3 PC

5 M

16 PC

11 B

11 C

12 PC

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Five days ahead

A fairly unsettled start to

2022 with showers and

spells of rain. Turning

chillier around midweek

Today A mild and windy New Year’s Day with showers and rain, especially in the northwest. Max 15C (59F), min 0C (32F)

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

11:56 4.2 --:-- --

05:34 12.3 18:00 12.6

09:30 3.4 21:56 3.6

05:21 11.5 17:47 11.7

04:03 5.2 16:30 5.2

09:22 6.5 21:54 6.4

09:56 4.0 22:23 4.1

03:31 4.8 15:57 4.9

11:04 3.4 23:15 3.5

09:59 3.8 22:33 3.9

08:47 5.5 21:11 5.6

04:26 7.2 16:56 7.3

00:41 5.4 13:08 5.4

09:31 9.0 21:57 9.1

12:12 6.9 --:-- --

07:32 2.5 20:15 2.5

04:31 6.6 16:58 6.7

09:43 9.0 22:08 9.2

09:25 6.5 21:55 6.5

03:25 6.7 15:51 6.9

04:16 3.8 16:36 3.9

02:56 5.2 15:22 5.3

09:44 4.7 22:12 4.6

09:35 6.1 22:06 6.1

08:54 4.5 21:22 4.4

04:40 8.9 17:04 9.1

01:41 5.3 14:13 5.3

05:01 2.0 17:24 1.9

Synoptic situation

A cold front across western

Britain at fi rst will spread

eastwards on New Year’s Day,

bringing spells of rain to

England, Wales and Scotland,

turning fairly light and patchy

in the southeast. Meanwhile,

a trough of low pressure will

push further showers into the

northwest. A strong south

to southwesterly fl ow will

continue to bring mild weather.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Merryfi eld,

Somerset, 15.8C

Coldest: Loch Glascarnoch, 0.7C

Wettest: Capel Curig,

Gwynedd, 63.8mm

Sunniest: Charterhall, 2.1hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

New moon: January 02

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

16:06-08:17

16:38-08:15

16:34-07:48

16:44-07:48

16:49-07:45

16:23-08:16

16:33-07:57

16:31-07:36

16:30-07:54

16:18-08:00

16:20-07:36

17:00-07:51

16:27-07:51

General situation: Windy with showers

or rain in the northwest. Spots of rain

in the southeast but generally drier.

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: Spells of

rain clearing eastwards at fi rst, then

turning drier with sunny intervals for a

time before further showers spread in

from the west. Strong southwesterly

winds, easing slightly later. Maximum

14C (57F), minimum 6C (43F).

SW Eng, Wales, NW Eng, Lake District,

IoM: A rather cloudy start with

rain spreading eastwards. Turning

slightly brighter with some drier

intervals into the afternoon, although

further showers are possible in

places. Moderate to strong south to

southwesterly winds. Maximum

14C (57F), minimum 6C (43F).

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

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

E Eng: Largely dry at fi rst with some

sunny spells, as well as a few mist or

fog patches in eastern areas. Rain will

begin to spread in from the west by

late morning, pushing eastwards in the

afternoon but generally quite light and

patchy. Further sunny periods in the

west later. Moderate to fresh south to

southwesterly winds, strong over high

ground in the north. Maximum

15C (59F), minimum 6C (43F).

Scotland: Outbreaks of rain spreading

eastwards, interspersed with sunny

spells. Turning drier in the east later

but showers arriving in the west.

Fresh to near-gale force south to

southwesterly winds. Maximum

13C (55F), minimum 0C (32F).

Tomorrow

12

8

9

12

Monday

9

7

8

10

Wednesday

5

6

8

6

Thursday

10

8

10

11

25

ghter with som

23 20

23

oooo

30

28

33

30

32

neyney Sh

28

28

12

14

12

12

11

11

9

10

10 9

13

14

14

12

11

13

11

11

10

11

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15
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-5
-10
-15
Wind speed
(mph)
Temperature
28 (degrees C)
34
Sea state
Calm
Slight
Moderate
Rough
Flood alerts and warnings
At 17:00 on Friday there were 27 fl ood
alerts and two warnings in England,
seven fl ood alerts 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
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
1024
1024
1024
1016
1016
1016
(^10081016)
1008
1008
1008
1000
1000
992
992
(^976984)
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Rain spreading southwards across
England, Wales and southern Ireland
with drier and brighter yet colder
conditions following from the north, as
well as a few coastal wintry showers.
Max 10C, min -6C
Bright with scattered showers in the
northwest. Showery rain will spread
over England and Wales at fi rst,
then it will turn drier before further
showers arrive in the southwest later.
Max 13C, min 2C
Spells of showery rain will spread
across southern Britain, while further
rain pushes into northwestern areas,
wintry over high ground. Showers
possible elsewhere, but generally drier.
Max 11C, min -4C
A dry, bright and frosty start for most
places with a few wintry showers
along the east coast. Rain will push
into northwestern areas as the day
progresses, turning wintry in places.
Max 11C, min 1C
A rather windy day with rain spreading
southeastwards over the British Isles,
followed by bright spells and scattered
showers in the northwest, turning
wintry at times over high ground.
Max 11C, min -2C
08.05
16.01
06.54
14.23
12
T
he UK’s climate is growing
warmer, wetter and
sunnier. The average
temperature of the country
has risen by 0.8C, rainfall is
up by 7.3 per cent and there has
been 5.6 per cent more sunshine
over the past 30 years.
Met Office figures are broken
down into blocks of 30 years, and
comparing the 1991-2020 period with
1961-1990 revealed that the climate is
changing, although not in the same
way everywhere. Central and eastern
England have had the greatest
warming, as temperatures rose by
more than 1C in some areas. In
contrast, temperatures in northern
Scotland and Northern Ireland have
risen closer to 0.7C.
“The 21st century is the warmest
period [of] any comparable period in
the past,” said Mark McCarthy at
the Met Office.
In fact, average temperatures that
were previously limited to London
and parts of southern England are
now being felt just over 150 miles
further north — so, for example,
Hull has now become warmer than
Heathrow was in 1961-1990.
At the other extreme, there have
been on average 11 fewer days of
frost across the UK, with the biggest
reductions in counties such as
Northumberland, Derbyshire,
Shetland and Co Londonderry.
The UK is also becoming wetter.
The greatest increases in rainfall
have been experienced across a
large part of Scotland, with Argyll
and Bute drenched by, on average,
more than an extra 200mm a year.
Other notably wetter areas are
upland regions of England, Wales
and Northern Ireland. In contrast,
the smallest rise in rainfall has been
in South Yorkshire, with just a
14mm increase per year.
The rain is also falling more often,
especially in Scotland. Glasgow, for
instance, has had 12 extra days of
rain. In comparison, Cambridge has
had one extra day of rain a year.
One bright spot in the changing
climate is how the UK has become
sunnier, especially in northeast and
eastern England, where the hours of
sunshine have increased by more
than 13 per cent.
Weather Eye
Paul Simons