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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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by Weatherquest
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
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17
19
16
15
13
14
12
9
10
8
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17
19
19
15
15
17
17
17
14
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35
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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 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