General Situation at 0700 on Fri 25 Jul 2008
High pressure remaining slow moving across Scandinavia, allowing showery troughs to move northeast across the United Kingdom through the next few days.
From Cape Wrath to Rattray Head including Orkney - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 5 or 6, decreasing 3 or 4 later.
Moderate, occasionally slight in Moray Firth.
Fog patches at first, showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook:
Southeast 3 or 4.
Moderate, occasionally slight in Moray Firth.
Showers, with fog patches later.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Rattray Head to Berwick on Tweed
24 hour forecast:
East or southeast 4 or 5, decreasing 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Fog patches at first, showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor at first.
Outlook:
East 3 or less.
Slight or moderate.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Berwick on Tweed to Whitby
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Mainly slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Whitby to Gibraltar Point
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Mainly slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate, occasionally very poor.
Gibraltar Point to North Foreland
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
North Foreland to Selsey Bill
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly veering southwesterly 4 or 5, decreasing 3 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southwesterly 3 or 4.
Slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first, veering west later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Outlook:
West 3 or 4.
Slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good.
Lyme Regis to Lands End including the Isles of Scilly
24 hour forecast:
Southwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5 at first, veering northwest later.
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
Northwest 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Slight, occasionally moderate in west.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Lands End to St Davids Head including the Bristol Channel
24 hour forecast:
Southwesterly veering westerly 3 or 4, occasionally variable 3 in east.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
Outlook:
West 3 or 4 becoming variable 3 or less.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor.
St Davids Head to Great Ormes Head, including St Georges Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly veering southwesterly 3 or 4, but 5 or 6 at first in north, becoming variable 3 later.
Mainly slight.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Mainly slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Great Ormes Head to the Mull of Galloway - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, veering southeast 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Isle of Man - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
East 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first, veering south 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 or less later.
Slight, occasionally moderate at first.
Showers, with fog patches later.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3.
Slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 5 or 6 decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3, becoming southeast 4 for a time.
Mainly slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
The Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre including the Firth of Clyde and the North Channel - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Easterly or southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in North Channel, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight, occasionally moderate in North Channel.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3, becoming southeasterly 4 for a time.
Slight.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 5 or 6 decreasing 3 or 4, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Showers.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3, becoming southeast 4 for a time.
Slight or moderate.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Ardnamurchan Point to Cape Wrath including the Outer Hebrides - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in far south and far north, becoming variable 3 later.
Slight or moderate.
Thundery showers later.
Moderate or good, occasionally poor later.
Outlook:
Variable 3 or 4.
Slight or moderate.
Showers with fog patches.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor.
Shetland Isles - Strong winds are forecast
24 hour forecast:
Southeast 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first.
Moderate.
Fog banks then fair.
Poor or very poor becoming moderate or good.
Outlook:
Southeast 4 or 5.
Moderate.
Thundery showers and fog patches later.
Moderate or good, occasionally very poor later.
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