Weather Forecast for Next 16 Days for Cowes Week

The confidence bar shows how likely the forecast is to be correct based on ensemble output. 100% confidence (or 4 bars) means that there is good ensemble agreement for the forecasted temperature and rainfall. Less bars means that the forecast is likely to change in the next model run.

The RainRisk and SnowRisk columns show the ensemble risk for rain within this period. This can sometimes be different to the actual forecast which may appear confusing. In general, this risk tends to be lower the further out the forecast is as some ensembles may predict rain, whilst the number tends to be higher and correlate better with the forecast rainfall amount closer to the current time.

The description of the other variables shown above are as follows :-
Temp - This is the average temperature forecast at 2m above ground
Realfeel - This is the feels like temperature forecast at 2m above ground which takes into account humidity, wind and temperature.
Rain% - This is the ensemble forecast probability of rainfall in the region through the 1 or 3 hour forecast period.
Rain - This is the total amount of rainfall or precipitation expected from stratiform clouds in the forecast period.
Cloud - This is the average total cloud cover across the region in the 1 or 3hr period
Dir - This is the average wind direction recorded at 10m above ground
Speed - This is the average wind speed recorded at 10m above ground
Gust - This is the average gust wind speed expected within the forecast period.
RH - This is the forecast relative humidity of the air at 2m above the ground
UV - This is the amount of solar energy in watts recorded at the surface
Weather - This is a combination of all elements displayed as a weather icon