ANOTHER HOT AND SUNNY THURSDAY – 01/08/2024

Good morning, everyone. Despite a Met Office Yellow Warning for Thunderstorms being currently in place, according to today’s forecast it looks less and less likely that it will hit the Isle of Wight. It is going to be a hot one, however, with temperatures set to fluctuate between 21 and 27 degrees C in the shade, accompanied by light NNW and WSW winds.

The following Red Funnel vehicle ferries
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A HOT AND MOSTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY – 31/07/2024

Good morning, everyone. The Met Office is promising us a hot and mostly sunny Wednesday, with temperatures between 19 and 28 degrees C accompanied by light ENE winds.

From the Southern Vectis Bus Twitter feed:

“Good morning, we currently have three road closures affecting our services today.

Route 2, 3, 8 & Island Coaster – Fitzroy Street closure
Route 6 – Castle Road, Ventnor & Berry Shute, Billingham closure

Please

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A HOT AND SUNNY TUESDAY – 30/07/2024

Good morning, everyone! Today it’s going to be HOT so hats and suncream at the ready! Blue skies and sun throughout the day will see temperatures start at 17 this morning, rising to 30 degrees C in the shade by 15.00. N winds will be light.

Red Funnel is running a reduced vehicle ferry service today due to essential maintenance on one of its vessels. Today’s timetable will be as … Read on

A WARM AND SUNNY MONDAY – 29/07/2024

Good morning all! I think it’s safe to say today is going to be fairly hot with sun and blue skies throughout the day, temperatures ranging from 19 to 25 degrees C in the shade, accompanied by light E winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.45 this morning. There are no reported road or traffic problems thus far.

Friendly Cabs is open and … Read on

A SUPER SUNNY SUNDAY – 28/07/2024

Good morning, everyone. The Met Office is promising us a super sunny Sunday with temperatures ranging from 15 to a balmy 23 degrees C, accompanied by light ESE winds.

The Hover Service is currently (07.30) suspended due to a “technical issue”. The next service update will be at 10.30am. Hover tickets will be accepted on the Fast Cat from Ryde Pier.

All other island travel services appear to be … Read on

A SUNNY SATURDAY – 27/07/2024

Good morning, everyone. It seems we’re in for a lovely, sunny Saturday with temperatures between 16 and 20 degrees C, accompanied by light WSW winds.

From the WightLink Twitter feed:

Due to the absence of an essential crew member on our P-F service on Saturday 27 July, we will be operating a revised timetable. Visit wightlink.co.uk/updates for more details.”

All other island travel services appear to be … Read on

A BRIGHT AND SUNNY FRIDAY – 26/07/2024

Good morning everyone. The Met Office is promising us a lovely, sunny day after our Thursday drenching, with temperatures between 15 and 21 degrees C accompanied by light WSW winds.

Red Funnel has cancelled the following vehicle ferries this morning:

From Southampton the 07.00 and 10.00 are cancelled.
From East Cowes the 08.30 and 11.30 are cancelled.

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

A CLOUDY AND WET THURSDAY – 25/07/2024

Good morning, everyone. The damp start to the day is set to continue until midday, after which the rain should dissipate but the skies will remain overcast. Further rain may hit during the early evening. Temperatures should fluctuate between 16 and 19 degrees C accompanied by moderate SW winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.30 this morning. We’ve received no reports of further … Read on

A MOSTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY – 24/07/2024

Good morning, everyone! It looks like it’s going to be a mostly sunny day today, with temperatures between 16 and 21 degrees C, accompanied by light WSW winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.00 this morning. We’ve no further reports of traffic or road problems but Yarbridge crossroads remains closed so expect congestion around Sandown and Brading.

Friendly Cabs is open and operating … Read on

A MIXED WEATHER TUESDAY – 23/07/2024

Good morning everyone. It looks like being a rather mixed bag of weather today with long periods of solid cloud during the morning and early afternoon, followed by outbreaks of sun from around 16.00. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 17 and 21 degrees accompanied by light to moderate WNW winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.30 this morning. Some Southern Vectis buses, … Read on

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