Forecasters are predicting a warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekend with the mercury expected to reach the mid-20s by next week, marking an end to the unseasonably wet and windy weather experienced over the past few weeks.
A mix of the good weather, half term and uncertainty over the COVID pandemic will no doubt see tourists flock to the Isle of Wight over the next week now that restrictions have been lifted on overnight stays. The sunshine is expected to draw out the locals too after several weeks of rain more commonly experienced in March and April.
Island Echo is told that the ferries are incredibly busy with no available sailings from Portsmouth on Friday.
The turn in the weather starts today with bright sunshine expected across Wednesday and Thursday. Friday will be fairly cloudy with temperatures sitting around 15c or 16c but it will feel pleasant in the light winds.
According to local weather forecasters IW Met Service, by Saturday we can expect to see 18c to 20c away from the windward coasts with an increasing amount of sunshine with light to variable winds.
Things only get better as we move into Sunday with long spells of sunshine and warm temperatures of 20c to 22c. An increasing breeze will make it feel cooler in eastern and southern parts of the Island at times though.
Bank Holiday Monday will see a fresh, cool easterly breeze at times but it will still be pleasantly warm, especially in more central and western parts of the Island. Temperatures are expected to hover around the low-20s, maybe a touch below on windward coasts.
By the middle of next week, there are hints that things could heat up even more with 24c or 25c achieved, although there are also some hints of thundery showers.
For all the latest weather forecasts visit www.iwmetservice.co.uk – the official weather partners of Island Echo.
Great now we have to lock ourselves away for two weeks whilst the mainlanders spread the virus around our island. Conversation heard on the ferry yesterday, child in her daughters class
had the virus so class closed till after half-term. This enabled her to bring the daughter
and family to the island earlier because the price is cheaper than next week, so now probably infecting us all.
Oh for goodness sake calm down dear. All this hysteria and it’s time to stop it. The vaccines work or they don’t and for those too terrified to live a life then fine, stay cowering in your sheet fort behind the sofa. Everyone else can go out and live their lives. Covid is NOT Ebola, NOT smallpox and NOT the Black Plague.
Oh Ron,Ron Ron,Ron, s**t happens, stop worrying and be strong X
Sadly Corona is around us, people will inevitably be concerned to varying degrees, however this Island remains part of the UK, many people are required to travel too and from the Island daily for whatever reason, this is a Holiday Island and the Island cannot survive without the visitors from the Mainland, whilst the government maintain the present rules we must All follow the rules and use our common sense , and that includes visitors! There remains a risk to all people on and off the Island, be cautious and observe the rules in place and STICK to them.
The vaccine is NOT 100% effective but by using common sense we have the best chance.