The Times - UK (2022-01-19)

56 Wednesday January 19 2022 | the times

We a t h e r

5

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

Saturday

7

8

7

8

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 S 0.0 **

7 S 0.0 **

8 PC 0.0 **

5 S 0.0 **

7 S 0.0 **

6 S 0.4 **

7 S 3.8 **

5 C 0.2 **

4 FG 0.0 **

4 S 0.0 **

5 S 0.0 **

8 B 0.0 0.0

6 M 0.0 **

7 S 0.0 **

4 M 0.2 **

7 S 0.2 0.0

0 M 0.0 **

8 M 0.2 **

6 S 0.0 **

8 DU 0.0 0.0

7 S 0.2 **

6 S 0.0 0.0

8 S 0.0 **

7 S 0.0 **

7 S 0.2 **

8 PC 1.0 **

6 S 0.0 **

6 PC 0.0 **

4 S 0.2 **

5 PC 0.2 **

4 C 0.0 **

5 S 0.0 0.0

6 PC 0.2 0.0

9 S 0.0 **

5 S 0.2 **

5 M 0.2 **

8 S 0.0 0.9

3 M 0.0 **

8 C 0.0 **

9 S 0.0 **

10 S 0.0 **

2 M 0.0 **

3 PC 0.0 **

6 C 0.2 **

4 C 0.0 **

8 SH 0.4 **

8 SH 1.8 0.0

8 S 1.8 **

5 S 0.2 **

7 S 0.0 **

7 PC 0.2 **

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 S

5 FG

12 PC

24 S

18 C

31 PC

** **

12 S

0 S

15 S

3 B

5 B

21 B

3 DU

8 B

4 S

4 PC

24 R

14 PC

21 S

18 R

21 R

-3 C

4 B

15 S

12 M

26 S

9 B

14 S

10 S

7 B

5 B

14 B

-7 S

17 PC

25 PC

6 PC

15 PC

20 B

32 PC

-3 B

17 PC

18 PC

21 S

11 S

18 B

16 S

18 B

9 S

14 PC

14 PC

14 PC

21 PC

19 B

23 PC

12 S

30 B

-6 SN

-4 SN

31 S

4 B

25 B

15 S

11 S

3 C

14 PC

14 PC

-7 S

8 PC

38 S

1 B

2 SN

1 S

32 PC

10 DU

13 S

14 B

20 B

27 PC

-3 S

28 SH

31 B

-5 S

0 S

23 R

15 PC

19 PC

7 PC

7 B

10 S

5 PC

2 PC

2 B

3 B

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Five days ahead

Dry and settled across

most places with sunny

spells but some cloud

and rain in the northwest

Today Rather cloudy with showery rain or sleet at times before it turns dry and sunny. Max 10C (50F), min -5C (23F)

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

02:13 4.0 14:19 4.2

08:03 12.4 20:28 12.1

12:08 3.5 --:-- --

07:51 11.6 20:14 11.4

06:35 5.3 18:59 5.1

11:57 6.2 --:-- --

11:14 5.5 23:35 5.3

06:08 5.0 18:27 4.7

01:20 3.2 13:15 3.6

00:23 3.8 12:42 3.7

11:14 5.5 23:35 5.2

07:10 6.9 19:17 7.2

03:28 5.2 15:41 5.3

12:02 8.9 --:-- --

02:40 6.7 14:56 6.8

10:34 2.3 22:33 2.5

07:06 6.6 19:26 6.5

12:12 9.0 --:-- --

11:59 6.3 --:-- --

05:56 6.7 18:16 6.5

06:35 3.8 19:02 3.8

05:31 5.3 17:48 5.1

00:21 4.5 12:25 4.5

12:00 5.9 --:-- --

11:30 4.4 23:55 4.3

07:11 8.9 19:33 8.8

04:34 5.1 16:40 5.3

07:32 2.1 20:06 1.8

Synoptic situation

Low pressure centred near

northern Scandinavia will

push an occluded front and

cold front southwards across

England, Wales and southern

Ireland in the morning bringing

cloudy skies and showery rain.

High pressure will build across

Ireland and western Britain

leading to mostly dry conditions

but a trough will bring wintry

showers in Scotland.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: St Mary’s,

Isles of Scilly, 10.8C

Coldest: Benson, -6.5C

Wettest: Achnagart,

Inverness-shire, 7.2mm

Sunniest: Kirkwall, 0.9hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

Third quarter: January 25

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

16:37-07:59

17:06-08:01

16:59-07:35

17:09-07:36

17:13-07:35

16:53-08:00

17:00-07:44

16:56-07:24

16:56-07:41

16:47-07:45

16:46-07:23

17:24-07:40

16:54-07:37

General situation: Cloud and rain will

clear southern Britain to bring sunny

spells and a dry day to most places.

Wintry showers in northern Scotland.

SE Eng, Cen S Eng, SW Eng, S Wales,

Midlands, E Anglia, Channel Is,

London: Rather cloudy with showery

rain and a few fog patches in the

morning, turning drier during the

afternoon with sunny spells. Light to

moderate southwesterly wind, veering

northwesterly. Maximum 10C (50F),

minimum -2C (28F).

N Wales, IoM: Cloud and patchy rain

clearing to bring sunny spells and

the risk of an isolated shower. Light

increasing to moderate or fresh

northwesterly wind. Maximum

8C (46F), minimum -1C (30F).

Republic of Ireland, E Eng, NE Eng,

Lake District, NW Eng, Cen N Eng:

Any cloud and showery rain around at

fi rst will soon clear to bring a dry and

sunny day. Light to moderate north or

northwesterly wind. Maximum

9C (48F), minimum -3C (27F).

Cen Highland, NE Scotland, Aberdeen,

Moray Firth, NW Scotland, N Isles:

Sunny spells and a scattering of wintry

showers, heavy in places. Moderate

to fresh northwesterly wind, strong

near the coast. Maximum 6C (43F),

minimum -5C (23F).

Edinburgh and Dundee, SW Scotland,

Glasgow, Borders, Argyll, N Ireland: Dry

with sunny spells and areas of patchy

cloud. Moderate to fresh northwesterly

wind. Maximum 8C (46F),

minimum -2C (28F).

Tomorrow

4

3

6

5

Friday

5

5

6

7

Sunday

6

7

6

7

Monday

7

7

8

8

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25

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24

33

29

29

34

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24

27

7

8

6

7

5

4

3

5

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7

7

9

9

6

8

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5

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95

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77

68

59

50

41

32

23

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35

30

25

20

15

10

5

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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 Tuesday 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

HIGH

LOW

LOW

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

1040

1032

1032

1024

1024

1016

1016

1016

1016

1008

1008

1000

1000

992

992

984

976

Dry with plenty of sunshine over

England, Wales, southeast Ireland

and southeast Scotland after a frosty

morning. Rather cloudy elsewhere

with showery light rain at times.

Max 9C, min -3C

Mostly dry with long spells of

sunshine, especially in southern and

western areas. The risk of a few

wintry showers in northern Scotland

and eastern England.

Max 8C, min -5C

Frosty in most places but this soon

clearing to bring warm sunny spells

and a dry day over England, Wales,

Ireland and southern Scotland. The risk

of a shower in northern Scotland.

Max 8C, min -2C

Mainly cloudy with showery rain

in northern and western Scotland,

western Ireland and western Wales.

Dry with sunny spells elsewhere after

a frosty and perhaps foggy morning.

Max 9C, min -2C

Dry with sunny spells over England,

Wales and the south of Ireland after

a frosty start in places. Mainly cloudy

with showery rain elsewhere.

Max 9C, min -3C

07.54

16.26

17.52

09.37 Thu

7

W

hat has happened to

winter? We are just

over halfway

through the coldest

season of the year

and yet, despite some cold snaps,

there has been little snow over

much of the UK. Temperatures have

held up surprisingly well with a mild

December on average and

particularly high minimum

temperatures.

January has carried on in much

the same way, with Scotland

experiencing some remarkably mild

weather. Not only have

temperatures been unseasonably

high but, after a fairly wet start, this

month is also turning noticeably dry

and there is not much sign of

substantial rains in the near future.

The unseasonable weather is

thanks to dominant high pressure.

There is, however, some rain

sweeping through today on a brisk

and cold wind brought down by a

low-pressure system centred in the

Arctic. Tomorrow could be cold

enough for wintry showers of sleet

and snow in places but this will be a

brief interlude and as high pressure

returns it will start to cut off the

cold winds from the north. Frost and

fog will remain a constant threat

over much of the country, especially

in southern Britain.

This time in winter is also when

the daylight hours start to grow

noticeably longer and the pace of

extra light grows increasingly fast

day by day.

“It is imperceptible even as the

growth of a child, as you watch it

day by day, until the moment comes

when with a start of delighted

surprise we realise that we can stay

out of doors in a twilight lasting for

another quarter of a precious hour,”

Vita Sackville-West wrote.

Why then are January and

February usually the coldest times

of the year, despite the growing

hours of daylight? Like turning off a

central heating system at home, it

takes time for the seas around

Britain to lose their heat stored up

from the summer. But once the seas

are cool, the UK is left unprotected

from bitterly cold winds sweeping

our way.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons