A BRIGHT AND SUNNY SATURDAY – 05/10/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a bright and sunny Saturday with temperatures ranging from 11 to 16 degrees, accompanied by light SE winds.

WightLink has cancelled two ferry crossings on its Portsmouth/Fishbourne route this morning.

The 08.40 from Portsmouth and the 09.40 from Fishbourne have both been cancelled. No reason has yet been published.

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

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A MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY – 04/10/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising another bright and mostly sunny Friday with temperatures between 9 and 15 degrees C, accompanied by light SSE winds.

The Hover Service website is still reporting delays of up to 30 minutes this morning.

All other island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.15 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic, … Read on

A MOSTLY SUNNY THURSDAY! 03/10/2024

Good morning everyone. It would seem we’re in for a bright and sunny Thursday with temperatures ranging from 10 top 16 degrees C, accompanied by light NE (becoming E) winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.15 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic, thus far.

Friendly Cabs is open and operating normally. We wish you all … Read on

A MOSTLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY – 02/10/2024

Good morning everyone! It would seem we’re in for a mostly cloudy day with some sunny spells forecast from 14.00 until early evening. Temperatures will fluctuate between 12 and 16 degrees C, accompanied by light NNE winds.

From the Southern Vectis Buses Twitter feed:

“Whitepit Lane will be closed today until 3rd October 18:00. Stops not served will be from Castle Hill to Medina Ave. Buses will serve Carisbrooke High

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A MOSTLY CLOUDY TUESDAY – 01/10/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising a mostly cloudy day with temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees C, accompanied by light WNW (becoming NW) winds.

Island Roads has said that Newport High Street, between its junctions with Quay Street and Coppins Bridge, will shut for utility works between 19.00 today and 06.30 tomorrow, or when the works have been completed.

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A CLOUDY MONDAY – 30/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office Yellow Warning for heavy rain negates at 09.00 this morning, after which the day should continue with mostly dry, but cloudy conditions, through until 17.00 when we may see glimpses of the sun. Temperatures will fluctuate between 12 and 16 degrees C, accompanied by moderate W winds. Local wind gusts of up to 48mph can be expected.

Briddlesford Road was closed off last … Read on

A MOSTLY CLOUDY SUNDAY – 29/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is forecasting a mostly cloudy day with rain coming into play during the evening. A Yellow Warning for heavy rain has been issued from 16.00 until 09.00 tomorrow morning. Temperatures will fluctuate between 11 and 14 degrees, accompanied by moderate SE winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.45 this morning and there are no further reported problems … Read on

A DRY AND SUNNY SATURDAY – 28/09/2024

Good morning, everyone. We should experience a much more pleasant day today, with sun forecast throughout the day, temperatures ranging from 7 to 15 degrees C, accompanied by light NNW winds.

The Hover Service appears to still be operating slightly late. From the Hover website:

“Services are operating with a delay of up to 15 minutes.”

All other island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.30

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A MOSTLY CLOUDY FRIDAY – 27/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office has forecast a mostly cloudy day with the possibility of some sun after 13.00. Temperatures will fluctuate between 10 and 14 degrees C, accompanied by moderate NNW winds.

The Floating Bridge resumed service at 05.00 this morning.

If you’re waiting for packages from the mainland to be delivered, they may be delayed as Red Funnel has cancelled several of its “freight only” ferries today.
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A DAMP THURSDAY – 26/09/2024

Good morning, everyone! It would appear we’re in for a rather mixed bag of weather today. A Met Office Yellow Warning remains in place from 06.00 today until 09.00 tomorrow morning. The local forecast, however, suggests rain will be relatively light with plenty of cloud and the occasional sunny spell. Temperatures are set to fluctuate between 13 and 17 degrees C, accompanied by moderate SW (becoming WSW) winds. Gusts of … Read on

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