Weather Forecasts and Observations
There are hundreds of sources of weather forecasts and information available. There are three main types:
- Summary weather forecasts
- Synoptic charts
- Actual or live weather observations
Summary weather forecasts
BBC 5 day weather forecast for Cowes
Latest Met Office shipping forecast and gale warnings for Wight
Latest Met Office inshore waters forecast and strong wind warnings for Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis
3 day, 7 day and 8-14 day weather forecasts for Cowes by Metcheck.com
Synoptic charts
6 day animated UK synoptic charts by the Met Office
Atlantic synoptic charts by the University of Cologne
Actual or live weather observations
Live weather, sea state and tide conditions from:
- Cowesharbourweather.com
- Bramble Bank in the Solent
- Chichester Bar
- Chichester Harbour
- Southampton Dockhead
Live webcam at Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) centre in Southampton
Tide times
7 day tide times for Portsmouth from the National Tide and Sea Level Facility
7 day tide times for all UK ports from the Admiralty Easytide Predictor
