The Times - UK (2022-01-13)

the times | Thursday January 13 2022 63

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

12

Sunday

6

7

9

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

12 S 0.0 **

8 S 0.2 0.0

9 PC 0.2 0.0

9 S 0.2 0.0

6 S 0.2 **

5 S 0.2 **

6 M 0.2 **

6 S 0.2 **

7 S 0.4 0.0

7 S 0.2 **

6 S 0.0 0.0

9 PC 0.0 0.0

8 S 0.0 0.0

9 S 0.0 0.1

7 S 0.0 0.0

9 S 0.0 0.9

5 S 0.2 **

8 S 1.8 0.0

6 PC 0.4 0.0

9 PC 0.0 0.0

8 S 0.8 **

10 M 1.4 0.0

10 C 0.0 **

11 S 0.0 0.2

7 PC 0.2 **

9 DU 4.8 **

9 S 0.0 0.2

5 PC 0.0 0.0

** ** 0.0 **

7 S 0.8 0.0

5 S 0.2 0.0

5 S 0.2 0.0

6 M 1.4 0.0

7 S 0.2 **

8 PC 0.2 **

6 S 0.4 0.0

10 S 0.2 0.7

5 PC 0.0 **

7 S 0.2 **

8 S 0.0 **

10 S 0.0 **

6 S 0.4 0.0

7 PC 0.0 0.0

6 R 0.2 **

6 S 1.6 0.3

10 S 0.2 **

10 S 0.4 0.2

10 D 0.0 1.1

7 S 0.0 0.0

10 S 0.0 **

2 FG 0.2 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

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

14 PC

4 FG

6 PC

24 PC

24 S

31 PC

27 B

11 B

-2 S

21 S

-4 PC

2 B

17 B

4 S

4 M

-2 DU

-1 S

39 S

17 S

20 S

25 B

27 S

-4 PC

3 M

13 PC

13 M

23 PC

9 B

16 S

8 S

5 B

2 PC

15 PC

-1 SN

16 PC

26 PC

3 R

21 S

23 PC

33 PC

-13 B

19 PC

20 PC

22 B

14 S

24 PC

19 S

18 B

10 S

13 B

14 PC

14 PC

27 PC

15 B

22 C

7 S

31 B

-22 PC

-14 SN

26 S

-3 SN

25 PC

10 B

13 S

-7 PC

13 S

19 PC

1 S

2 B

34 S

-2 B

1 SH

-8 C

27 B

24 S

12 S

13 PC

28 PC

23 B

-5 S

29 PC

30 B

-14 B

0 B

24 PC

21 S

21 S

8 PC

10 R

8 S

-3 B

-2 PC

-3 PC

0 PC

The Times weather

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by Weatherquest

Five days ahead

Largely dry and sunny

with mist, fog and frost at

times. A few spells of rain

possible in the northwest

Today Wet and windy in the northwest, dry and sunny elsewhere once early fog clears. Max 10C (50F), min -4C (25F)

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

10:31 3.5 22:48 3.6

03:18 10.0 15:54 10.3

07:58 3.0 20:26 3.0

03:06 9.4 15:40 9.6

01:54 4.4 14:23 4.5

07:40 5.5 20:22 5.4

08:34 3.5 20:50 3.5

01:39 4.0 14:04 4.1

08:47 2.9 21:28 3.0

07:59 3.3 20:43 3.3

07:25 4.6 19:39 4.7

02:30 6.1 15:12 6.0

11:33 4.5 23:58 4.6

07:56 7.4 20:16 7.7

10:08 6.0 22:44 5.9

05:46 2.2 19:04 2.2

02:43 5.3 15:11 5.5

08:09 7.3 20:29 7.6

07:45 5.4 20:20 5.3

01:40 5.5 14:07 5.6

02:16 3.0 15:09 3.2

01:15 4.3 13:38 4.4

08:08 4.0 20:39 3.8

07:42 5.0 20:21 4.9

06:48 3.8 19:21 3.6

02:42 7.2 15:13 7.5

12:42 4.6 --:-- --

02:58 1.4 15:25 1.4

Synoptic situation

High pressure centred close

to southern Britain will bring

settled weather to most places

today and tomorrow, with

plenty of sunny spells once mist

and fog patches clear, although

fog may linger in a few spots.

Meanwhile, a blustery

southwesterly fl ow will bring

cloud and spells of rain to

western Scotland before a weak

cold front approaches overnight.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Durham, 12.2C

Coldest: Marham,

Norfolk, -4.2C

Wettest: Achnagart, 9.6mm

Sunniest: Tiree,

Argyll, 1.1hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

Full moon: January 17

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

16:25-08:07

16:55-08:08

16:50-07:41

16:59-07:42

17:04-07:40

16:41-08:08

16:49-07:50

16:47-07:30

16:46-07:47

16:36-07:52

16:36-07:29

17:15-07:45

16:44-07:44

General situation: Mostly dry with

sunny spells after early fog clears, but

wet and windy in northwest Scotland.

Channel Is, SW Eng, Cen S Eng, SE Eng,

London, E Anglia, Mids, Wales, E Eng:

A frosty start with areas of mist, fog

and freezing fog in places, but some

brightness too. Fog may linger in a few

spots, but most places will be dry with

patchy cloud and plenty of sunshine.

Light west to southwesterly winds,

often variable in the south. Maximum

9C (48F), minimum -4C (25F).

NW Eng, Cen N Eng, Lake District,

IoM, NE Eng: A touch of frost possible

at fi rst, as well as some low cloud,

mist and fog patches, these persisting

for much of the day in a few spots.

Otherwise, it will be largely dry and

bright with variable cloud and sunny

intervals. Light to moderate west to

southwesterly winds. Maximum

8C (48F), minimum -1C (30F).

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: A frosty

start with mist, fog and freezing fog

patches lingering in a few spots but

generally clearing to leave a dry day

with sunny spells. Mainly light south

to southwesterly winds. Maximum

9C (48F), minimum -2C (28F).

Scotland: Cloudy over western Scotland

with spells of light rain or drizzle at

times, but staying drier and brighter

in the south and east with some mist

and fog patches at fi rst, clearing to

leave sunny spells. Moderate to strong

southwesterly winds in the northwest,

lighter elsewhere. Maximum

10C (50F), minimum 0C (32F).

Tomorrow

7

7

7

8

Saturday

6

5

8

8

Monday

5

3

6

8

Tuesday

5

3

6

5

7

en N Eng Lake

14 3

17

oooo

12

18

27

27

33

neyney Sh

31

29

8

7

6

5

5

9

7

8

8 9

7

8

5

8

6

6

7

8

6

7

r

ih

L

k

F

95

86

77

68

59

50

41

32

23

14

5

C

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-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 Wednesday there were no

fl ood alerts or warnings in England,

Wales or 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

LOW

LOW

LOW

HIGH

HIGH

1032 1040 HIGH

1032

1032

1024

1024 1024

1016

1016

1016

1008

1008

1000

992984

976

968

A dry day with variable amounts of

cloud and occasional bright or sunny

intervals, although a few spells of rain

are possible, especially from areas of

thicker cloud.

Max 10C, min -2C

Cloud and rain in northern and western

Scotland, but largely dry elsewhere

with mist, fog and frost clearing

most places to leave sunny spells, but

staying slightly cloudier in Ireland.

Max 9C, min -3C

Cloudy at times in the north and west

with a few spells of rain. A frosty

start elsewhere with a few mist or fog

patches, leading to a largely dry day

with variable cloud and sunny spells.

Max 10C, min -1C

Showery rain, perhaps wintry at

times, is possible in the northeast,

while elsewhere most places will be

dry with bright or sunny spells after a

frosty start.

Max 9C, min -3C

A few wintry showers may linger

in the east, while further cloud and

patchy rain may spread into some

western areas, but most places will be

dry with bright or sunny periods.

Max 8C, min -3C

08.00

16.17

12.41

05.21 Fri

7

F

og has enveloped much of

the country. It feels as if we

have lost control of our

world in a fogbound

claustrophobic atmosphere,

dank with water droplets, and dark

with precious little daylight.

“There happened this week so

thick a mist and fog, that people lost

their way in the streets, it being so

intense that light of candles, or

torches, yielded any (or but very

little) direction,” wrote John Evelyn

in his diary on November 15, 1699.

He added: “I was in it [fog], and in

danger. Robberies were committed

between the very lights which were

fixed between London and

Kensington on both sides, and while

coaches and travelers were passing.”

Fog has long been feared. Conan

Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles

howled on a foggy Dartmoor, and

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr Jekyll

and Mr Hyde made their

metamorphoses under cover of fog.

And yet there is beauty in fog as

well. James McNeill Whistler’s

pictures of fog on the Thames were

ethereal and mysterious, and JMW

Turner created psychedelic foggy

landscapes, although he was mocked

by the American novelist Herman

Melville for his “boggy, soggy,

squitchy” pictures.

Fog can also sustain life. Pine

trees on the damp west coast of

Scotland have been found to soak up

water and minerals through their

leaf needles, and the giant redwoods

on the west coast of the US can

absorb more than half their

moisture from fogs.

The Canary Islands are relatively

close to the Sahara and yet they are

verdant. The reason is fogs rolling in

off the Atlantic, rich enough in

moisture to sustain life. Centuries

ago the island’s mountains were

cloaked in cloud forests that fed off

the moisture from the fog-laden

winds that quenched an otherwise

dry region. In the 1500s, local people

on the driest of the islands, El

Hierro, discovered that putting

containers under the dripping trees

could get them enough water on

which to live. But much of the

forests were lost when cut down for

firewood, building and farming.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons