A MOSTLY SUNNY MONDAY – 09/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a much better day today, with mostly sun and light cloud. Temperatures should fluctuate between 12 and 19 degrees C, accompanied by light NW winds.

Red Funnel continues to operate a reduced vehicle ferry timetable today:

Departing Southampton:

03:00 / 06:00 / 07:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 19:00 / 21:00

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A DAMP START TO SUNDAY – 08/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! It looks like it’s going to be a damp start  to the day, with showers predicted throughout the morning. Those are expected to clear by 14.00 and we may even see some sun from mid-afternoon until early evening. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 14 and 18 degrees C, accompanied by light WSW winds.

Red Funnel continues to operate a reduced vehicle ferry timetable today:

Departing Southampton:
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AN OVERCAST SATURDAY – 07/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is predicting a mostly cloudy day with the possibility of the odd shower mid-afternoon and late evening. Temperatures should fluctuate between 14 and 18 degrees C accompanied by light ENE winds.

Red Funnel continues to operate a reduced vehicle ferry timetable today:

Departing Southampton:
Sat 7: 03:00 / 06:00 / 07:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 /
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A WET START TO FRIDAY – 06/09/2024

Good morning, everyone. The Met Office is promising us a wet first half to the day, with the rain set to clear by midday, resulting in a dry and partially sunny afternoon and evening. Temperatures will fluctuate between 14 and 17 degrees C, accompanied by light WNW winds.

The Island Line train network closes today until October 06 while engineers complete a major programme of maintenance.

The following Red Funnel

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A VERY WET THURSDAY – 05/09/2024

If you were planning a long walk, a day at the beach or a motorcycle ride round the island, you may want to re-plan your day.. it’s going to be a wet one! According to the Met Office we can expect heavy rain throughout the day from 08.00 onwards. A Yellow Warning for heavy rain is in place until 23.45 tonight. Temperatures will fluctuate between 13 and 18 degrees C, … Read on

A CLOUDY AND WET WEDNESDAY – 04/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is predicting a mostly cloudy day with the possibility of rain during the afternoon and late evening. A Yellow Warning for “heavy rain” is in place from 21.00 this evening until 09.00 tomorrow morning. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 14 and 17 degrees C accompanied by light NNW (becoming N) winds.

Red Funnel has cancelled 10 vehicle ferry sailings today, so please check … Read on

A MOSTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY – 03/09/2024

Good morning, everyone. The Met Office is promising a mostly cloudy day until around 16.00 when the sun may show its face for a while during the evening. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 15 and 19 degrees, accompanied by light WNW 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, … Read on

A MISTY AND WET START TO MONDAY – 02/09/2024

Good morning, everyone. It’s been a misty and wet start to Monday and that may continue sporadically throughout the day until early evening, when we may see some sun again. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 16 and 19 degrees C, accompanied by light SW winds.

The following Red Funnel freight ferries have been cancelled “due to limited crew availability”.

From Southampton

10.25 and 13.25

From East Cowes

08.55 and

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A MIXED WEATHER SUNDAY – 01/09/2024

Good morning, everyone. It’s bright and sunny here in East Cowes at the moment but the Met Office is promising thunder and lightning, with a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms in place from 04.00 to 21.00 today, with the current prediction suggesting we’ll see rain and thunder from 09.00 to 11.00. That should clear by 12.00 and be replaced by sunny conditions with some cloud. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between … Read on

AN OVERCAST SATURDAY – 31/08/2024

Good morning, everyone. The Met Office is promising us a mostly cloudy day with temperatures between 17 and 21 degrees C, accompanied by moderate ENE winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.45 this morning and there are no reported problems with either traffic or road works.

Friendly Cabs is closed today for meetings and remedial work as we prepare for our SEN contracts … Read on

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