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ITV News
15-05-2025
- Climate
- ITV News
Warmer temperatures and the chance to spot shooting stars: ITV Channel's May Weather Watch
The sun is getting stronger, our nights shorter and our days warmer - May has arrived! Although we are still in spring, in many of our minds May has come to be associated with the start of summer. But will the weather reflect this sunny outlook? Read on for the answer to all of your meteorological musings. Did you know May tends to be drier and sunnier than August? Across Britain, 'May Day' celebrations take place on the first of the month. The festival dates back hundreds of years and is celebrated halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. It is true that May can deliver us the first few days of 'beach weather' - southerly or easterly winds can carry warmer air our way and see the mercury climb up to mid-20s, which is exactly what happened at the beginning of this month. However, our average maximum daily temperature in May is more moderate, hovering around 17°C. While our sea temperature is still on the chilly side, at around 12°C, it is rapidly warming - increasing by about 0.5°C a week. We tend to experience more periods of high pressure in May than any other month, which brings us long spells of fine and settled weather. May is therefore one of our drier months, seeing less rain on average (53.6mm) than August (62.0mm). Sunshine is also in strong supply. On average, we experience 8.3 sunshine hours a day in May, again higher than August which sits at 8.0 hours - although this is partly due to the longer days we experience in May. By the end of the month we will have the sun will rise just after 5am and not set until after 9pm - giving us 16 hours of daylight. It is important to be mindful of high UV levels in May, with the power of the sun increasing as we approach the longest day of the year. May Factfile Average daily temperatures 13.7°C in Jersey 12.3°C in Guernsey Average daily sunshine hours 8.3 in Jersey 7.7 in Guernsey Average monthly rainfall 53.6mm in Jersey 49.0mm in Guernsey Liberation Day This Liberation Day marks 80 years since the Channel Islands were freed from German Occupation during World War Two - but what was our weather doing on that historic day, 9 May 1945? Well, it was cloudy in the morning with the sun coming out later in the day - rather fittingly, the weather brightened to match the mood. Temperatures were above average, reaching a maximum of 17.3°C with light winds. Watch ITV Channel's special Liberation 80 programme, broadcast on 9 May 2025 Wildlife Watch It is a good month to look out for rare birds like bee-eaters and turtle doves. In terms of breeding birds, chicks are often hatched by now and are just starting to leave their nests. If you have a nestbox, keep an eye out for great tits. These birds usually lay seven to nine eggs in April or May, with the baby birds hatching around two weeks later. Meanwhile, our islands' puffins will have laid their eggs by now and be incubating them. The birds lay only a single egg, usually in late April or early May. The chick will hatch about six weeks later and the parents share feeding duties until their baby is ready to fledge and leave the nest. In terms of plant life, thrift is common around our islands' coastlines. This plant produces carpets of distinctive pink flowers in late May. Gorse is another distinctive sight along our shores. It flowers all year round but peaks from April to May. May night skies The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to light up our night skies this month. It peaks on 5 May but is visible until the end of the month. Up to 40 meteors per hour can be visible at the height of activity. You will have the best chance of spotting shooting stars if you head outside on a clear night, between midnight and dawn, and avoid light pollution. Towards the end of the month, you may be able to catch a glimpse of rare noctilucent clouds very high up that appear as wisps with a blue or silvery glow. You can see them in the sky on clear nights from the end of May through to August. This is because during these months, the sun only just sets below the horizon at night time - meaning the very high noctilucent clouds are illuminated by the sun from below while the sky is in darkness. This year's May full moon fell on the 12th of the month. It is known as a flower moon, originating from the fact that wildflowers are blooming and in splendour at this time of year. It was also a micromoon, appearing a little smaller and dimmer than usual. This occurs because the moon is at its furthest point from Earth, so it looks about 14% smaller and 30% less bright than a supermoon. Dates for the diary May 9 - Liberation Day for Jersey and Guernsey 10 May - Liberation Day for Sark 12 May - Candidate nominations open for Guernsey's election 12 May - May's full flower moon 16 May - Liberation Day for Alderney
ITV News
09-05-2025
- ITV News
In pictures: Jersey and Guernsey kick off Liberation 80 celebrations
Thousands of people have gathered in Jersey and Guernsey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day. The islands were liberated from German Occupation on 9 May 1945 - a day after World War Two ended. Islanders, tourists, local dignitaries and even The Princess Royal got involved with the festivities. Her Royal Highness will be in Sark on Saturday 10 May to mark their Liberation and continue the celebrations. See some of the highlights from Liberation 80 below:
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey pupils come together for first Liberation Games
The first Liberation Games are under way to honour the 80th anniversary of Jersey's freedom from German Occupation. Year 6 pupils from all primary schools across the island will participate over four days at FB fields, Springfield Stadium and Les Quennevais Sports will take part in cycling, cricket and kickboxing among other Royal, St George's, St Lawrence and St John's schools were at the first of the four-day event. Chris Riley, school sport development officer for Jersey Sport, said: "It's been amazing. The feedback has been really good, children are loving it and there are smiles on faces, that's the main thing we want."It installs a main sense of community spirit, how everybody from schools come together just like we do with Liberation 80 to celebrate."He added that giving children the opportunity to try new sports was important for their physical wellbeing. Students, Isla and Thea, said their favourite sports were the cycling and the said: "I like the netball. We played in teams and it's very active and it's one of my favourites."
BBC News
28-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Model of Red Cross ship SS Vega made for Guernsey Liberation Day
A large model replica of the SS Vega, a Red Cross Ship, will be used in Guernsey's Liberation Day celebrations. The Channel Islands Occupation Society worked with the States Prison and the Prisoner charity CLIP to build it. SS Vega brought Red Cross food parcels for the civilians in the islands after the occupying German forces were cut off from the continent following new model ship will be towed in the Liberation 80 cavalcade on 9 May. 'A lifeline' The Red Cross SS Vega first visited the island in December supplied more than 119,000 standard food parcels during the first visit and continued to visit the islands throughout the German Occupation and after liberation in May De Carteret, prison governor, said he thought it was really exciting. He said: "For me personally what the Vega signifies... it basically was a lifeline."My family were directly affected by that because they were here during the occupation and I think it's a great thing for us to get involved in."Prisoner Anthony Hamon said he painted the signage and red crosses. "It's reliving our history so that's the main thing about it really, reliving it and celebrating the past." Adrian Dilcock, committee member of th Channel Islands Occupation Society, said: "This is really a massive part of our heritage."This symbolises really, the keeping people alive and also the suffering by people that were evacuated and by people that stayed here."He added he hoped there would be somewhere for the model to be stored or displayed after Liberation Ozanne, founder of CLIP, said the scheme aimed to help prisoners build up skills that could help them find employment once they have served their sentence."The workshop is sophisticated, it's got a lot of equipment, and people here in Guernsey are learning to become carpenters or learning skills," he said.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Plans for grassland maintenance at airport
Annual maintenance of grassy areas at Guernsey Airport have been scheduled to take place overnight to minimise any disruption to flight operation, bosses say. The airport said on Tuesday the works would take between seven and 10 nights to be completed. It also warned the grassland management may lead to some "increased noise levels overnight". "We would like to thank any nearby residents for their patience while these essential works are carried out," Guernsey Airport said. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Airport website 'more inclusive' after upgrade Liberation 80 display unveiled at airport Guernsey Airport
