A MOSTLY SUNNY MONDAY – 13/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising a mostly sunny Monday. Temperatures will fluctuate between 3 and 6 degrees C, accompanied by light SSW winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 08.00 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

Friendly Cabs is open and operating normally. We wish you all a wonderful start to your week! … Read on

A CLOUDY SUNDAY – 12/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! According to the Met Office we’re in for a rather cloudy Sunday. Temperatures will fluctuate between 4 and 7 degrees C, accompanied by light S winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 08.30 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

Friendly Cabs is closed today and will re-open tomorrow at 06.00. We wish you … Read on

A SUNNY BUT COLD SATURDAY – 11/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising a sunny but cold Saturday. Temperatures will fluctuate between minus 1 and 5 degrees C, accompanied by light ENE winds.

The 07.50 Red Jet from Cowes has been “cancelled due to a technical issue.” We’re unsure if this will lead to further cancellations but none have thus far been published.

All other island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as … Read on

A COLD AND CLOUDY FRIDAY – 09/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is predicting a cold and cloudy Friday with a small (20-30%) chance of rain. Temperatures will fluctuate between 1 and 4 degrees C, accompanied by light ENE winds.

Roads are likely to be icy this morning, so please drive carefully.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 05.45 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our … Read on

A COLD BUT SUNNY THURSDAY – 09/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a cold but sunny Thursday. Temperatures will range from 0 to 4 degrees C, accompanied by light W winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 05.30 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

Friendly Cabs is open and operating normally. We wish you all a terrific Thursday! 01983 … Read on

A COLD AND WET WEDNESDAY – 08/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a cold and wet Wednesday. Rain, sleet and possibly snow will fall from our skies from mid-day onwards. If snow does hit it’s likely to just be on the north half of the island and the IW Met Service doesn’t believe it will accumulate. Temperatures will fluctuate between 2 and 4 degrees C, accompanied by moderate E (becoming NE) winds. With … Read on

A MOSTLY SUNNY TUESDAY – 07/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is predicting a mostly sunny day with the possibility of some light rain between 07.00 and 09.00 this morning. Temperatures will fluctuate between 1 and 6 degrees C, accompanied by light to moderate W winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.30 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

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A DAMP START TO A MOSTLY SUNNY MONDAY – 06/01/2025

Good morning, everyone. After a damp start, the Met Office is promising brighter conditions from 10.00 this morning. Temperatures will fluctuate between 3 and 7 degrees C, accompanied by moderate W winds with gusts of up to 46mph in places.

From the Hover Travel website:

“Services are cancelled due to adverse weather. The next update will be 07.45 – Tickets will be accepted on the Wightlink Fast Cat Service. –

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A WET AND BLUSTERY SUNDAY – 05/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a wet and blustery Sunday! Temperatures will will be much warmer, though and hover around 12 degrees C all day, accompanied by moderate SW (becoming SSW) winds. Wind gusts in certain areas will reach up to 47mph.

I’ve just got back from taking my son to Ryde and there’s a lot of water on the roads and many areas are flooded, … Read on

A CLOUDY AND PARTIALLY WET SATURDAY – 04/01/2025

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is predicting a cloudy day with rain coming in from 16.00 onwards and staying put until mid-morning tomorrow. Temperatures will fluctuate between 2 and 4 degrees C, accompanied by light ESE winds.

There are several bus diversions and delays caused by ice and roadworks so worth checking the Southern Vectis status page before travelling by bus today:

https://www.islandbuses.info/service-updates

All other island travel services appear … Read on

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