The Times - UK (2022-03-18)

the times | Friday March 18 2022 59

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

19

Monday

12

10

13

13

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

9 S 0.0 0.0

10 S 0.0 1.8

11 PC 0.2 2.1

7 R 2.8 0.0

12 S 0.0 **

11 PC 6.2 **

11 ** 1.4 4.1

11 PC 5.0 **

12 S 0.8 0.0

12 S 13.8 **

11 S 1.6 0.0

12 PC 0.0 2.0

11 S 0.2 0.4

9 C 0.2 0.3

6 R 1.4 0.2

8 S 2.4 1.8

13 PC 0.8 **

12 S 0.4 0.0

11 S 2.4 0.0

11 PC 0.2 3.1

11 S 1.6 **

11 S 0.2 0.0

8 D 1.2 **

10 S 0.6 0.4

9 PC 3.4 **

7 PC 0.0 **

8 S 1.0 0.0

11 PC 17.8 0.3

10 C 0.2 **

12 S 4.8 0.0

10 PC 2.4 0.0

11 S 2.4 0.0

11 S 1.0 0.0

10 S 0.0 **

9 R 1.6 **

11 PC 11.8 0.0

8 S 1.2 0.2

11 PC 5.4 **

13 PC 0.2 **

11 M 0.2 **

12 S 0.0 **

12 PC 5.2 0.0

11 PC 1.8 0.0

7 R 3.8 **

12 S 1.4 0.0

8 S 4.8 **

5 S 8.8 7.4

9 S 4.0 8.9

7 S 2.8 0.1

8 S 0.0 **

12 PC 0.4 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 R

10 PC

15 PC

22 S

18 S

33 PC

29 PC

15 PC

2 SN

15 S

7 B

10 S

22 PC

11 R

9 PC

4 S

11 PC

28 S

16 S

33 S

23 B

29 S

19 B

5 FG

16 PC

32 S

26 S

12 B

19 PC

18 S

10 R

15 PC

17 B

7 S

27 PC

28 B

9 B

16 B

16 C

32 PC

** **

21 B

21 B

19 FG

17 S

21 S

21 S

16 PC

11 D

20 PC

14 C

16 PC

24 B

24 PC

29 B

12 C

32 PC

4 PC

-3 S

34 S

8 S

28 PC

19 S

17 PC

14 PC

15 S

17 PC

1 DU

9 B

29 S

9 S

-3 SH

7 S

32 PC

14 S

18 S

17 S

22 S

27 B

12 S

31 PC

29 T

5 S

7 S

25 PC

16 B

21 B

16 PC

10 B

15 PC

10 S

8 PC

22 PC

12 S

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Five days ahead

A few showers through

Sunday and Monday but

generally dry with spells

of sunshine

Today Dry with long spells of unbroken sunshine. Feeling mild in the south. Max 16C (61F), min -1C (30F)

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

01:28 4.1 13:33 4.2

07:23 12.9 19:46 12.9

11:10 3.4 23:28 3.1

07:11 11.9 19:34 11.9

05:54 5.3 18:20 5.2

11:10 6.5 23:27 6.7

11:30 4.0 23:47 3.9

05:19 5.1 17:42 4.9

00:44 3.1 12:31 3.4

12:05 3.9 --:-- --

10:27 5.6 22:48 5.5

06:28 7.2 18:32 7.4

02:43 5.3 14:56 5.5

11:17 9.2 23:37 9.2

01:55 6.8 14:11 6.9

09:47 2.4 21:45 2.5

06:22 6.9 18:41 6.9

11:27 9.4 23:47 9.3

11:16 6.5 23:39 6.7

05:13 6.9 17:31 6.9

05:56 3.9 18:18 3.9

04:45 5.4 17:03 5.4

11:34 4.5 23:59 4.6

11:19 6.1 23:42 6.2

10:45 4.4 23:07 4.5

06:25 9.3 18:46 9.3

03:48 5.3 15:53 5.5

07:01 2.1 19:41 2.0

Synoptic situation

A broad area of high pressure

extending across much of

northwest Europe and southern

Scandinavia will ridge across

the British Isles, bringing dry

and largely sunny weather

after early fog patches clear.

High pressure will continue to

dominate tomorrow but a small

area of low pressure may bring

a few showers in places on

Sunday and Monday.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Exeter, 14.3C

Coldest: Aboyne,

Aberdeenshire, -5.8C

Wettest: Cranwell, 20.6mm

Sunniest: Tiree,

Argyll, 8.9hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

Third quarter: March 18

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

18:47-05:42

19:02-05:58

18:46-05:42

18:51-05:47

18:53-05:48

18:56-05:51

18:51-05:46

18:39-05:35

18:47-05:43

18:45-05:40

18:33-05:29

19:01-05:56

18:44-05:40

General situation: Staying dry with

plenty of lengthy spells of unbroken

sunshine after any fog patches clear.

Scotland: A few early showers are

possible across Orkney and Shetland

but these will soon clear to leave a

dry day with plenty of lengthy spells

of unbroken sunshine. Patchy cloud

will drift across northern and western

parts during the afternoon. Light to

moderate southerly winds in the south,

fresh to strong in the north, with gales

possible across exposed coastal parts

of the Outer Hebrides. Maximum

13C (55F), minimum -1C (30F).

NW Eng, Cen N Eng, Lake District,

NE Eng, IoM: Staying dry with largely

unbroken sunshine after a chilly and

widely frosty start. A little patchy

high cloud at times. Light to moderate

southerly winds. Maximum 13C (55F),

minimum -2C (28F).

Wales, Midlands, E Anglia, Cen S Eng,

SW Eng, London, E Eng, Channel Is,

SE Eng: A chilly start with a touch of

frost in places and fairly widespread

mist and fog patches. These will clear

to leave a dry and mild day with plenty

of long spells of sunshine through the

afternoon. Light to moderate south to

southeasterly winds. Maximum

16C (61F), minimum -1C (30F).

Republic of Ireland, N Ireland: Dry with

spells of sunshine after fog patches

clear. Cloudier in southern parts

later with a few spots of drizzle over

the high ground. Moderate to fresh

southerly wind. Maximum 14C (57F),

minimum 1C (34F).

Tomorrow

12

14

13

14

Sunday

9

11

10

11

Tuesday

15

12

13

15

Wednesday

16

13

14

16

14

er Hebrides Ma

19 14

11

oooo

16

16

23

34

37

neyney Sh

20

24

13

12

12

11

10

11

9

11

8 7

13

13

14

13

11

14

9

12

9

11

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35
30
25
20
15
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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 Thursday there were
21 fl ood alerts and no warnings
in England, and no fl ood alerts or
warnings in 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
LOW
LOW
LOW
1040
1032
1024
1024
1016
1016
1008
1000
992
992
984
An area of rain and showers will drift
northwards across the British Isles,
heavy in places, but with drier and
sunnier spells in between.
Max 15C, min -3C
Staying dry with long spells of
unbroken sunshine and only a little
patchy cloud at times. Breezy in the
west, and feeling mild in places.
Max 15C, min -2C
The chance of showers in the south,
rather heavy in places. Drier elsewhere
with some spells of sunshine.
Max 11C, min -3C
A few showers are still possible in
central areas, but much of the British
Isles will have a dry and warm-feeling
day with spells of sunshine.
Max 17C, min -2C
The chance of isolated showers in
Scotland and Ireland, otherwise dry
and mild with plenty of sunshine.
Max 16C, min -2C
06.06
18.09
18.26
06.52 Sat
9
LOW
LOW
T
he clouds were battleship
grey, rain bucketed down,
and a chill air made it feel
thoroughly wretched on
Wednesday over much of
the UK. But just as suddenly spring
returned again yesterday with blue
skies, puffy clouds and warm
sunshine over much of the country.
The depression that caused the
bleak weather shifted away and high
pressure moved back in, joining
forces with a huge high pressure
system that has dominated eastern
Europe for some time. It’s that vast
anticyclone which brings the
prospect of mostly settled dry
conditions this weekend.
Tomorrow could have widespread
warm sunshine, with the highest UK
temperatures quite possibly in the
Highlands where it could reach 17C
or 18C as southerly winds sweep
down the lee side of mountains
creating a föhn wind, when the air
becomes squashed and warms up as
it falls down from the high ground.
There is something similar in
prospect for Sunday, although a
touch cooler and cloudy in much of
southern Britain. But there is a fly in
the ointment because that cloud is
the harbinger of what could be
another bout of wet weather pushing
up from France, although there is
much uncertainty in forecasts.
By midweek it should be back to
dry calm sunny weather again, and
it looks like the rest of March will
feature above-average temperatures.
So, has spring finally banished
winter’s weather as Charlotte Brontë
wrote in Jane Eyre (1847): “Spring
drew on: she was indeed already
come; the frosts of winter had
ceased; its snows were melted, its
cutting winds ameliorated.”
What we can say for sure is that
spring has got off to a warm and wet
start, especially wet in places such
as the Scilly Isles and much of the
West Country which have had more
than their usual fill of March
rainfall. It has also been pleasantly
warm at times, and in some
unexpected places, such as Shetland.
“It’s spring fever. That is what the
name of it is,” Mark Twain wrote. “It
just fairly makes your heart ache,
you want it so!”
Weather Eye
Paul Simons