The Times - UK (2020-10-15)

the times | Thursday October 15 2020 1GM 57

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

444444444

Sunday

11

9

12

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

12 PC 0.2 3.5

11 PC 0.0 2.7

13 PC 1.6 4.5

10 C 1.8 1.8

14 S 1.0 **

13 PC 2.8 **

13 PC 1.4 0.5

12 PC 0.2 **

13 PC 0.0 3.9

14 S 0.0 **

** ** ** **

13 PC 7.8 2.1

13 PC 0.0 2.3

12 PC 5.4 0.0

12 PC 5.4 0.3

13 PC 0.0 2.3

13 B 2.0 **

14 PC 2.0 0.8

11 SH 5.8 0.0

14 PC 0.2 6.0

14 PC 0.8 **

11 C 7.8 3.4

14 PC 0.2 **

12 C 0.2 0.3

11 PC 0.6 **

9 DU 0.0 2.4

12 PC 4.8 2.9

13 PC 0.2 2.3

13 PC 1.2 **

13 C 2.0 0.1

12 B 0.4 3.1

14 PC 0.2 3.0

14 PC 2.4 0.0

14 S 0.0 **

11 PC 7.0 **

13 PC 0.6 3.2

11 PC 0.0 2.0

12 PC 0.6 **

13 S 0.0 **

14 S 0.0 **

14 PC 0.8 **

13 PC 2.6 0.3

13 PC 0.2 3.0

10 DU 3.2 **

14 PC 0.0 0.0

11 S 0.0 **

12 S 0.4 3.9

13 PC 0.0 9.0

12 PC 0.4 0.1

12 PC 0.0 **

13 PC 0.0 4.5

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

Mallorca

Malaga

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

22 S

12 PC

26 PC

16 S

33 PC

3 0 PC

3 1 SH

17 PC

14 S

27 S

18 S

10 R

26 B

12 C

11 PC

16 S

10 PC

23 S

29 S

34 S

18 DU

24 S

2 1 PC

11 B

23 PC

33 S

35 S

13 PC

22 S

16 B

12 PC

11 B

19 PC

9 B

28 PC

3 1 PC

23 S

2 9 PC

23 S

3 1 PC

17 PC

23 PC

2 5 PC

17 DU

19 PC

27 S

35 S

2 4 PC

17 PC

1 7 B

26 S

23 PC

20 PC

23 B

30 B

12 PC

3 1 B

11 R

17 S

33 M

8 R

26 B

2 1 PC

** S

16 R

18 B

29 PC

8 PC

13 B

20 B

6 R

10 R

9 R

30 PC

33 S

20 PC

2 5 S

26 PC

2 9 S

17 S

30 PC

3 1 B

10 PC

8 B

20 B

2 9 PC

27 PC

2 1 PC

14 PC

14 S

9 R

9 B

2 2 B

9 PC

The Times weather er r r rrrrrrrrrr

page is provided

by Weatherquestt

Five days ahead

Bright spells and a risk of

showers over the coming

days, before conditions

become more unsettled

Today Changeable cloud, sunny spells and showers, most frequent in the east. Max 14C (57F), min -2C (28F)

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

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0 6:47 12.7 1 9 :06 13. 4

10 :3 9 3.4 22:48 3.7

06 :31 11.9 18:50 12. 5

0 5:1 6 5.3 17:31 5. 6

1 0:35 6 .7 22:59 6 .8

1 1:12 4. 0 23:1 9 4.3

0 4:40 5.0 1 6 :5 6 5.3

1 2:1 8 3 .4 --:-- --

1 1:11 3.9 23:43 4.2

0 9:57 5. 6 22:08 5. 9

0 5:33 7.3 18:12 7. 6

0 1:50 5.4 14:19 5. 6

1 0:50 9.3 23:0 6 9.7

0 0:5 6 6 .9 13:25 6 .8

0 8:38 2. 6 21:31 2. 6

0 5:42 6 .8 18:01 7.2

1 0:54 9.3 23:08 9.7

1 0:39 6.7 22:57 6.8

0 4:35 6 .8 1 6 :54 7.2

0 5:38 3.8 17:43 4.2

0 4:08 5 .4 1 6 :2 6 5 .7

1 1:01 4.8 23:11 4.8

1 0:49 6 .4 23:08 6 .4

1 0:11 4.6 22:26 4.6

0 5:48 9.2 18:0 6 9.7

0 2: 50 5 .3 1 5 :2 6 5 .4

06 :23 2. 0 18:32 2.1

Synoptic situation

High pressure extending across

the British Isles from the north

will bring a settled day to many

places, although a northeasterlyy

fl ow will push a few showers

across eastern Britain. High

pressure remains close by over

the next few days before low

pressure pushes a series of

fronts and associated rain into

northwestern Britain at the

beginning of next week.

Highs and lows

24 hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Armagh,

Co Armagh, 16.7C

Coldest: Cairngorm, 0.2C

Wettest: Chillingham Barns,

Northumberland, 17.6mm

Sunniest: Tiree, 9.0hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

New moon: October 1 6

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

18:3 5 -07:1 5

18:55- 0 7:2 5

18:42-07:0 5

18:4 9 - 0 7: 09

18:51-07:0 9

18:4 6 -07:2 1

18:4 5 -07:1 1

18:3 6 -0 6 :5 7

18:42-07:0 8

18:37-07:0 8

18:2 9 -0 6 :5 3

19:00-07:1 6

18:3 9 -07:0 5

General situation: Variable cloud, bl l

sunny spells and showers, most likely

in the east, while many western parts

will stay dry all day.

SW Eng, Cen S Eng, W Mids, Wales,

NW Eng, Lake District, IoM: Many

places will be dry and bright with

variablevariable amounts of cloud and sunny amounts of cloud and sunny

spells, although the odd isolated

shower may spread in from the east

at times. Light north to northeasterly

winds, moderate at times. Maximum

1 4C (57F), minimum -1C (30F).

Channel Is, SE Eng, E Anglia, E Mids,

Cen N Eng, E Eng, NE Eng: Changeable

cloud cover, occasional sunny spells

and a risk of showers, most frequent

near the coast, spreading farther inland

at times. Light to moderate north to

northeasterly winds. Maximum

13C13C (55F) minimum 0C (32F) (55F), minimum 0C (32F).

Borders, SW Scotland, Glasgow, Argyll,

NW Scotland, NE Scotland, N Isles,

Moray Firth, Cen Highland, Aberdeen,

Edinburgh & Dundee: Variable cloud,

bright spells and occasional showers

spreading into northern and eastern

parts. Meanwhile, the best of any

sunshine will be in the west, where

many places will stay dry all day. Light

east to northeasterly winds. Maximum

1 2C (54F), minimum -2C (28F).

N Ireland, Republic of Ireland: Some

mistmist or fog patches at first then a or fog patches at fi rst, then a

largely dry and bright day with variable

cloud, sunny spells and a small chance

of isolated showers. Light east to

southeasterly winds. Maximum

1 4C (57F), minimum 0C (32F).

Tomorrow

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Saturday

13

10

11

12

Monday

12

10

12

13

Tuesday

13

10

11

13

13

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Temperature

28 (degrees C)

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Sea stateSSaa aaee

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Slight

Moderate

Rough

Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Wednesday there were

three 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/flfl oodin ooding ag and nd

for Scotland SEPA.org.ukk

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Warm front

Occluded front

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13

O

n this day 240 years ago

the sky turned black and

a fierce thunderstorm

broke out in

Roehampton, at the time

a wealthy village outside London.

Then something terrifying appeared.

“A most furious tornado, or

whirlwind, which left such dreadful

marks of its force and fury, that they

can be but faintly described by the

pen or pencil,” wrote Edward

Edwards, a Royal Academy artist

who knew the area well and made

watercolours of the destruction

[https://bit.ly/2SUdn6I].

As he wrote, “from Lord

Bessborough’s mansion to

Hammersmith, tearing up trees in

its course, and driving them to a

considerable distance; some

buildings were unroofed”. “Of seven

poor persons who took shelter in the

barn in Roehampton Lane, one was

killed upon the spot, another died of

consequence of the bruises he

received [and] the rest were hurt.”

A witness reported that “more

than 200 large elm trees, which

grew on each side of Roehampton

Lane, were torn up by the roots, and

lay in various directions, so as to

block up the road entirely”.

Edwards noted how the tornado

ripped across Barnes Common,

smashing up more trees. It “arrived

at the mill on Barnes Common

which it overturned and beat to

pieces” and surrounding buildings

lost their roofs, shown in another of

Edwards’s watercolours [https://

bit.ly/341q7z3]. The tornado finally

crossed the Thames and inflicted

more damage on Hammersmith,

including the parish church. All told,

the path of destruction reached

three miles, felled hundreds of trees

and left two people dead.

This is more than a historical

curiosity. A study in the journal

Weather described how a

comparable tornado striking

Roehampton these days could be

disastrous. It would cross the A3

dual carriageway close to a busy

intersection, hit the main

Roehampton shopping area, and

pass through a housing estate. The

potential threat to life and damage

could be immense.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons