NEWS

Good morning, everyone and welcome to 2026! I hope you’re all having an amazing start to the new year! Our beloved Met Office is forecasting a mostly sunny day, with light, broken cloud throughout. Temperatures will range from 1 to 7 degrees C, with max temp at 13.00 and minimum at midnight. Winds will be light and W (becoming WNW around 18.00).

All island travel services appear to be running … Read on

Good morning, everyone! After a very cloudy and foggy morning, the Met Office is forecasting broken cloud from midday onwards. Temperatures will range from 2 to 7 degrees C, accompanied by light NE winds.

All WightLink Fast Cat sailings, in both directions, are currently delayed by 30 minutes due to fog on the Solent.

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Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is forecasting a partly sunny day, with broken cloud from midday onwards. Temperatures will range from 2 to 7 degrees C, accompanied by light NE 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 now closed for our Christmas holiday and will … Read on

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is forecasting a partly sunny day, with broken cloud through until midday, after which overcast conditions will prevail. Temperatures will range from 4 to 7 degrees C, accompanied by light NE winds.

All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.00 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

Friendly Cabs is now closed … Read on

Good morning, everyone! Our meandering Met Office, that seems to wander from “spot on” to “way off” is this morning forecasting a rather overcast day, with the sun apparently on Christmas leave. 😁 Temperatures, therefore, will be a little warmer 6 to 8 degrees C, due to the constant cloud cover, and accompanied by light NE winds.

The ferry companies finally seem to have got their act together, so all … Read on

Good morning, all! The Met Office is forecasting a bright and sunny day, with blue skies throughout, and not quite as chilly as the previous two days! Temperatures will range from 4 to 8 degrees C, accompanied by light to moderate ENE 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

Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising a partly sunny Boxing Day, with broken cloud from 11.00 onwards. Temperatures will range from 2 to 5 degrees C, accompanied by light ENE winds.

Those island travel services that are operating today all appear to be running to schedule, as of 06.45 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.

Friendly Cabs is now closed … Read on

Good morning, everyone and Merry Christmas to all! Some interesting information for the young’uns amongst us who may not already know this: Christmas translates to different phrases globally, most commonly meaning “Christ’s Mass,” with “Merry Christmas” varying by language (e.g., Joyeux Noël in French, Feliz Navidad in Spanish, Frohe Weihnachten in German). The English word itself comes from Old English Cristes mæsse, combining “Christ” (from Greek Khristos) and … Read on

Good morning, everyone! Just as the Met Office promised yesterday, it’s going to be a bright and sunny Christmas Eve, with blue skies throughout the day! As expected, temperatures have now dropped to a warm coat inducing 3 to 5 degrees C, accompanied by light to moderate ENE (becoming NE) winds.

The 11.15 Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Fat Cat sailing has been cancelled. No reason for the cancellation has thus … Read on

Good morning, everyone! The good news is bright and sunny weather is on it’s way and hopefully arriving tomorrow! The lesser good news is today will be dry but cloudy and overcast, according to our esteemed Met Office. Temperatures will range from a 6 to 8 degrees C, as some colder days approach, accompanied by light ENE winds.

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