The Times - UK (2022-05-28)

the times | Saturday May 28 2022 81

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

Tuesday

17

13

13

15

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 R 0.2 8.5

12 S 0.0 0.1

13 S 0.0 1.4

12 D 12.0 7.3

15 S 0.4 **

16 S 0.2 **

12 PC 0.0 4.5

15 S 0.0 **

18 PC 0.0 0.8

17 PC 0.2 **

15 PC 0.0 0.0

14 PC 0.4 0.1

15 PC 2.2 0.0

15 C 0.6 5.4

14 PC 0.0 8.0

13 S 4.6 6.2

16 PC 0.2 **

19 PC 0.0 1.0

16 PC 0.0 5.0

13 PC 0.0 5.6

18 S 0.0 **

16 PC 0.2 2.0

14 PC 0.0 **

10 R 16.8 7.5

12 R 0.0 **

11 C 5.0 9.1

14 C 0.0 7.9

15 PC 3.0 2.7

13 M 0.0 **

18 PC 0.0 1.7

15 S 0.0 0.2

14 PC 0.2 1.9

16 S 0.0 **

15 PC 0.0 **

15 PC 0.0 **

14 C 3.8 0.5

12 PC 3.4 **

17 PC 0.0 **

17 S 0.2 **

16 S 0.0 **

15 S 0.0 **

18 PC 0.0 2.5

15 PC 0.0 0.0

12 C 0.0 **

17 PC 0.0 5.4

12 C 3.8 **

12 PC 7.6 6.7

11 PC 1.0 7.4

13 PC 0.0 4.6

12 B 2.6 **

16 PC 0.2 0.9

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

27 S

14 PC

30 S

13 S

32 S

31 R

31 PC

23 PC

34 S

27 S

28 S

18 S

25 SH

22 C

18 PC

27 S

25 S

13 PC

32 S

35 S

16 B

22 S

23 C

13 PC

30 S

37 S

36 S

14 PC

27 S

35 S

20 B

24 PC

22 S

10 R

25 SH

29 PC

25 S

29 S

20 S

33 PC

** **

21 PC

24 PC

15 DU

31 S

20 PC

36 S

21 PC

27 S

26 S

23 PC

25 S

14 B

27 PC

30 PC

28 S

30 PC

22 C

12 B

32 S

21 PC

24 B

34 S

28 S

19 B

28 PC

32 PC

9 SH

16 SH

23 S

16 R

12 PC

14 B

26 S

36 S

32 S

19 B

15 S

21 PC

20 S

29 PC

31 B

12 C

12 B

21 PC

29 S

23 PC

22 SH

14 C

26 PC

25 S

14 SH

20 DU

20 PC

The Times weather

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Five days ahead

Unsettled with showers

or longer spells of rain

but becoming milder in

the south

Today Mainly dry with sunny spells but some cloud and showers in the north and east. Max 21C (70F), 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

13:03 3.9 --:-- --

06:37 12.2 18:59 12.3

10:48 3.3 23:11 3.2

06:27 11.3 18:47 11.4

05:09 5.0 17:33 5.1

10:58 6.1 23:10 6.3

09:56 5.2 22:22 5.1

04:39 4.7 17:01 4.7

12:05 3.3 00:28 3.2

11:20 3.9 23:34 3.8

09:55 5.2 22:23 5.1

05:57 6.8 17:58 7.0

02:07 5.0 14:19 5.1

10:41 8.6 23:08 8.6

01:08 6.6 13:38 6.7

09:23 2.3 21:07 2.3

05:42 6.4 18:04 6.3

10:52 8.6 23:19 8.6

10:44 6.1 23:01 6.3

04:35 6.3 16:57 6.3

05:19 3.6 17:31 3.5

04:08 5.1 16:31 5.0

10:58 4.3 23:23 4.5

10:59 5.7 23:17 5.9

10:47 4.1 23:19 4.3

05:48 8.7 18:09 8.7

03:15 5.0 15:21 5.1

06:09 1.8 18:34 1.9

Synoptic situation

An area of high pressure will

bring a mostly dry and sunny

day across England, Wales

and Ireland. Low pressure

over Scandinavia will push

a slight trough southwards

across the North Sea, leading

to some thicker cloud and the

risk of showers in Scotland

and eastern England. Into next

week low pressure will become

dominant over Britain.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Gosport,

Hampshire, 21.2C

Coldest: Cairnwell, 0.8C

Wettest: Loch Glascarnoch,

Ross and Cromarty, 33.6mm

Sunniest: Boulmer, 10.7hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

New moon: May 30

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

22:14-03:55

22:13-04:27

21:45-04:23

21:45-04:33

21:43-04:38

22:14-04:13

21:54-04:22

21:33-04:21

21:51-04:19

21:58-04:08

21:33-04:09

21:48-04:49

21:48-04:16

General situation: Most places will

be dry with sunny spells but the risk

of a shower in parts of Scotland and

eastern England.

Republic of Ireland, SW Eng, Wales,

Cen S Eng, Channel Is: A dry day with

plenty of sunshine, although some

patchy cloud developing at times. Light

to moderate north or northeasterly

wind. Maximum 21C (70F),

minimum 4C (39F).

N Ireland, IoM, Argyll, Glasgow,

SW Scotland: Dry with sunny spells

and areas of thicker cloud at times.

Light to moderate northerly wind.

Maximum 16C (61F), minimum

3C (37F).

W Mids, NW Eng, Lake District,

London, SE Eng: Dry and sunny during

the morning but cloud increasing to

bring the risk of an isolated shower

later. Light northerly wind. Maximum

20C (68F), minimum 1C (34F).

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

Borders, Edinburgh and Dundee,

NE Eng: Plenty of dry and sunny spells

but cloud will increase to bring the risk

of an isolated afternoon shower. Light

to moderate northerly wind, fresh

near the coast. Maximum 18C (64F),

minimum 2C (36F).

Cen Highland, Moray Firth, Aberdeen,

NE Scotland, N Isles, NW Scotland:

Rather cloudy and feeling chilly with a

scattering of showers and some sunny

spells. Moderate to fresh north or

northwesterly wind, perhaps strong in

the Northern Isles. Maximum

12C (54F), minimum 0C (32F).

Tomorrow

11

13

15

14

Monday

13

11

12

14

Wednesday

19

14

16

17

Thursday

20

16

13

18

14

of thicker cloud

6 10

oooo 22

13

21

12

16

16

neyney Sh

17

19

16

15

13

14

12

9

10

8

9 9

17

19

19

15

15

17

17

17

14

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 Friday there were no
fl ood alerts but one fl ood warning
in Scotland and no fl ood alerts or
warnings in England and Wales.
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
1024
1024
1016
1016
1016
1008 1008
1008 1008
1000
Sunny spells and a scattering of
showers, turning heavy and perhaps
thundery in places.
Max 17C, min 3C
Feeling chilly with sunny spells and a
scattering of showers over England,
Wales and Scotland. Mainly dry with
sunny spells in Ireland.
Max 17C, min 2C
Rather cloudy with showers or longer
spells of rain, perhaps heavy in places
later. Some dry and sunny spells over
southern England and Ireland.
Max 14C, min 2C
Feeling warm with some dry and sunny
periods in the southeast, otherwise
it will be a day of sunny spells and
scattered showers across Britain and
Ireland.
Max 19C, min 3C
Rather cloudy with an area of heavy
and thundery rain spreading north over
England, Wales and Ireland. Sunshine
and showers across Scotland.
Max 20C, min 4C
04.51
21.02
04.00
19.07
16
LOW
LOW
LOW
E
ngland and France were
allies against the Dutch
Republic during the Third
Anglo-Dutch War, and 350
years ago the two allies
were preparing to blockade Dutch
shipping in their home ports. The
Royal Navy, commanded by the
Duke of York, was anchored at
Solebay, off Southwold in Suffolk.
The sailors were given shore leave;
the Earl of Sandwich warned that
the fleet was vulnerable to attack
but his fears were dismissed. Then,
on May 28, 1672, a Dutch fleet of 75
ships appeared on the horizon with
an easterly wind in its favour. The
English were in disarray, drunken
sailors were dragged out of taverns
to man their ships and if the wind
held then the Dutch would be able
to launch a devastating attack.
The English struggled to get their
ships out to sea, but at a key
moment the wind eased and gave
time for the Duke of York to restore
order and start sailing north,
although for unknown reasons the
French sailed south, pursued by
about 20 Dutch ships. The main
Dutch force focused its attack on
the English and the battle was
intense. The Earl of Sandwich on
board HMS Royal James came
under ferocious bombardment from
two enemy warships and then three
fireships. Eventually one of the
fireships set the Royal James ablaze
with hundreds of men killed,
including Sandwich himself.
About noon, however, the wind
shifted to more northerly and gave
the English the advantage,
eventually forcing the Dutch to
retreat. The Battle of Solebay had
been hard-fought and ended at
sunset with both sides claiming
victory. Both sides suffered heavy
losses. The English had more than
2,000 men killed, the Dutch about
1,800. Many ships were badly
damaged, the Royal James sank and
one Dutch ship was destroyed and
another captured.
The Dutch had succeeded,
however, in thwarting the Anglo-
French plan to blockade their ports,
while the English claimed they had
repelled what could have been a
disastrous defeat at Solebay.
Weather Eye
Paul Simons