{"id":70,"date":"2025-09-03T10:38:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:23:25","slug":"weather","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull banner\" style=\"padding-top:4vh;padding-right:3vw;padding-bottom:4vh;padding-left:3vw;min-height:450px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-84 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:25% 64%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"25% 64%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/Aniket-Sardana_Carcass-Island_on-the-path-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-7ca5745e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Weather<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Weather<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b30cf1fa6da65f7cb3ec188a71b7be78\">Falkland Islands&#8217; weather stations monitor climate variables to analyze trends, assess extremes, and enhance climate projections for the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-174574fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A network of weather stations have been set up across the Falkland Islands in various locations. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as providing real time weather information for the local area, the data collected from the stations will be stored and analysed periodically. This will help us to identify any emerging trends in weather patterns, the frequency of extremes, and enable us to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the land and the environment at the locations and across the islands. Long term, these datasets will feed into looking at climate trends in the Falkland Islands, and help to increase the reliability of climate projections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locations of weather stations across the Falkland Islands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Weather_Stations_2025-2048x1164.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:340px\">\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.weatherlink.com\/embeddablePage\/show\/e3d6baa6a5904a5587ea4cc100b6e0bd\/slim' width='338' height='532' frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-174574fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the weather stations, and what do they do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather station is a Davis Vantage pro 2. It records the following variables: temperature, rainfall, rain rate, wind direction, wind speed, air pressure, solar radiation, soil moisture, soil temperature. While most weather data is currently collected from the stations on a monthly basis, in time these stations will provide live data in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do the stations look like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/AWS_information_diagram_cropped.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/AWS_information_diagram_cropped.png 532w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/AWS_information_diagram_cropped-265x300.png 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/Viewing-Weather-station-data-A4_page-0001.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Environment Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84dc6f57 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+50028449\">+500 28449<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:environment@sec.gov.fk\">environment@sec.gov.fk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A network of weather stations have been set up across the Falkland Islands in various locations. 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