A FINE START TO A WET FRIDAY – 30/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! After a fine start, the Met Office is forecasting rain again from 13.00 onwards. Temperatures will range from a warmer 8 to 10 degrees C, accompanied by light to moderate variable S winds.

Morton Common, Sandown remains closed due to flooding.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 08.45 this morning, and there are no further reported problems with either our roads … Read on

A MOSTLY CLOUDY THURSDAY – 29/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is forecasting a rather dour and cloudy day, with rain expected from 18.00 onwards. Temperatures will range from 6 to 8 degrees C, accompanied by light SE winds.

Morton Common, Sandown remains closed due to flooding.

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

A PARTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY – 28/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is unusually upbeat today, forecasting broken cloud and sun throughout! Temperatures will range from 3 to 8 degrees C, accompanied by light and variable E (becoming SSE) winds.

From the South Western Trains CS team:
⚠️ Due to a member of train crew being unavailable between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin fewer trains are able to run.

Train services running to and from these stations

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A MOSTLY WET TUESDAY – 27/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! The damp theme will continue today with showers expected throughout the day. We may see some broken cloud and sun between 14 and 16.00 but rain is still expected during that period. Temperatures will range from 4 to 7 degrees C, accompanied by light to moderate SSW winds.

The WightLink FastCat service is currently suspended due to adverse weather conditions.

From the Hover Travel website:

“Services are

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A MOSTLY CLOUDY MONDAY – 26/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is forecasting a break in the rain, at least, with overcast but mainly dry conditions through until 17.00, after which rain will resume once again. Temperatures will range from 5 to 8 degrees C, accompanied by light E (becoming SE) winds.

Horsebridge Hill is now a one-way system for the next three months. with the Newport to Cowes route now via Forest Road, Whitehouse … Read on

A MOSTLY WET SUNDAY – 25/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! Rain would seem to be the flavour of the week at the moment, and today, unfortunately, is no exception! Showers are expected throughout the day until 21.00, accompanied by light and variable E winds, whilst temperatures will hover around a slightly colder 6 to 7 degrees C.

The Hover Service has returned to action this morning after an all day suspension yesterday due to high winds on … Read on

A FINE START TO A DAMP SATURDAY – 24/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! After a fine and pleasant early morning, the Met Office is putting a bit of a dampener on the rest of the day, with rain forecast from midday onwards. Temperatures will hover around 7 to 9 degrees C, accompanied by moderate SSE (becoming S) winds.

From the Hover Travel website:

“Services are cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The next update will be at 09:45. Tickets will

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A PARTLY SUNNY FRIDAY – 23/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! You wouldn’t believe it if you’re currently sat in East Cowes, but the Met Office is forecasting a mostly dry day with broken cloud through until 16.00.. We’ll see.. 😁 Temperatures will hover around 8 to 9 degrees C, accompanied by moderate SE winds.

The following Red Jet sailings have been “cancelled due to Red Jet 7s Operating limits in adverse weather.”

From Cowes: 07.50 and 09.00
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A DAMP AND CLOUDY THURSDAY – 22/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! If you’re a duck the Met Office forecast could be considered positive.. 😁 Mostly cloudy with patches of rain until 18.00 this evening. Temperatures will range from 7 to 10 degrees C, accompanied by light and variable S winds.

WightLink has once again cancelled several late evening Fishbourne/Portsmouth vehicle ferry sailings today, presumably to accommodate further work on the Fishbourne linkspan.

The following sailings are all cancelled:
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A WET AND CLOUDY WEDNESDAY – 21/01/2026

Good morning, everyone! Rain, and lots of it, this morning, followed by overcast conditions from 15.00 onwards, appears to be the order of the day. Temperatures will hover around 9 to 10 degrees C, accompanied by moderate SSE winds with localised gusts in excess of 50mph.

There will, undoubtedly, be flooding on our roads this morning, so please do drive with caution.

All WightLink Fishbourne to Portsmouth vehicle ferry sailings, … Read on

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