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ISLE OF WIGHT WEATHER

 

Please note that all outside links will tile over this page. The Island has it's own 'special' climate and weather conditions. We get affected by sea breezes, so the National forecast may well not apply at various flying sites here.  You will often find that the wind direction can vary significantly from site to site.
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Group Texting Service - for weather & flying reports

Sadly this is now a premium service, so we are no longer using it.

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Useful Links to Pitsford Hall for Current Synoptic Chart,   24 hr Synoptic Chart  &   Satellite Weather Image of UK

Excellent weather sites:
XCweather.co.uk Theyr.net

Weather at Hurst Castle

 

Check the tides:Easytide

A new local weather site (Reports weather at Newport and Sandown):
http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/station/Current_Vantage_Pro_Plus.htm

Another Local site - Current weather conditions in the Solent at Brambles Bank
www.bramblemet.co.uk

BBC Local Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/south/index.shtml

Southern England forecast
http://www.onlineweather.com/BritishIsles/Forecast/RFENSC.html

Solent Sailing forecast:
http://www.onlineweather.com/sailing/sf26.html

Something for the weather geeks:
Weather data: http://www.weather.org.uk/

Some interesting stuff on clouds:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/basics_clouds.shtml

Both Isle of Wight Paragliding Schools run weather pages on their websites:

www.paraglide.uk.com www.high-adventure.uk.com