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Weather

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The week's forecast for Scilly from Yahoo.

   

The weather is a very important part of living on or visiting Scilly. We have a maritime climate, very mild winters (the lowest recorded temperature in the period 1941-71 was only -5°C) and an early spring.

The mean temperature in January is 7.5°C

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Five day forecast from BBC

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Weather for Sailors

 

   

Normal Weather Reports - Lands End Radio Broadcast on VHF Channels 27 and 64 at the end of 1st silence period storm warnings and at 0303, 0903, 1503 and 2103, weather messages on request.

BBC Radio 3 (90.2 - 92.4 MHz) at 0655 valid until 1800 for coastal waters
BBC Radio 4 (88.0 - 92.0 MHz) (storm warnings only) Forecasts and weather at 0033, 0555 (followed by inshore forecast) 1355 and 1750.
Shipping Forecast from BBC

Inshore Forecasts - Announced by HM Coastguard on VHF Channel 16 but broadcast on Channel 67 every 4 hours (local time) starting 0140.
Inshore Waters Forecast from BBC

Strong Wind and Gale Warnings (Force 6 and above) - Broadcast on Channel 67 every 2 hours starting 0140.

The local weather report is displayed at the Tourist Information Centre and St Mary's Harbour Office.

       
Shipping forecast - click for full size     Scilly falls on the boundary between four shipping areas (Fastnet, Lundy, Sole and Plymouth) but local people say that the forecast for Plymouth is the most accurate for Scilly. Click here for a map of the shipping forecast areas (32kb). 

In the BBC 'Reports from Local Stations', Scilly has its own station, 'Scilly Automatic', and you will hear the local weather condition just prior to the broadcast. 

For a full description of the terms used in the forecasts, go to our weather forecast glossary page

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