uwis66 Posted December 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Does anyone know what to expect in the weather (temperature, etc.) during the at-sea days on a southern Atlantic crossing in early February? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorex Posted December 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2017 No. No one "knows." While your question will generate many anecdotal experiences, the weather on your crossing can range anywhere from a few sunny warm days/hours to chilly rainy, snowy days. The seas can be calm, very rough, or anything in between. Just be prepared for a spectrum of possibilities. And be ready for winter weather when you disembark. BTW, by southern crossing I assume you mean Florida to Europe. We've actually done a Brazil to Europe crossing where the chances are better of having a few more pleasant days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Shorex has it right. The weather can vary from cruise to cruise and history means nothing. It could be sunny, warm, windy, cold, rainy, etc. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2017 No. No one "knows." While your question will generate many anecdotal experiences, the weather on your crossing can range anywhere from a few sunny warm days/hours to chilly rainy, snowy days. The seas can be calm, very rough, or anything in between. Just be prepared for a spectrum of possibilities. And be ready for winter weather when you disembark. BTW, by southern crossing I assume you mean Florida to Europe. We've actually done a Brazil to Europe crossing where the chances are better of having a few more pleasant days. Agree.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigosails Posted December 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 12, 2017 You never know what conditions you’ll encounter at sea, but February is early summer below the equator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted December 12, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2017 If you are heading to Southampton the last few days will be very cold as thats a winter month for us. If you are heading through the Gibraltar strait and into the Med it will be a spring 'wear a jacket' type of weather. Basically......not summer pool weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted December 13, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Does anyone know what to expect in the weather (temperature, etc.) during the at-sea days on a southern Atlantic crossing in early February? Do you mean the South Atlantic, or the southern part of the North Atlantic? Very different locations and very different weather patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted December 15, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 15, 2017 We've crossed the Atlantic UK- Barbados and back in Jan and Feb for the last 2 years, and the weather has always been a mixture, as you might expect..chilly until Madeira, then coming home, after the Azores. Once there was a fierce storm ahead from the Azores, so the captain back-peddled, then went to the north of the islands to miss weather nearer to Spain. I can't say we've ever been uncomfortable, but once we were coming out from Tortola and heard that there was a storm to our north, which damaged a vast ship out of Miami- think it might have been Anthem OTS... our captain said he was relieved that we'd been leaving the area when we did. The captains do keep a very close eye on anything which might impact on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATC cruiser Posted December 17, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2017 You never know what conditions you’ll encounter at sea, but February is early summer below the equator. Late summer Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco Posted December 17, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2017 OP: If you post what ship and date you'll be sailing others can check out the route and be better able to at least give you a broad "Guesstimation" of what kind of weather you'll encounter. IE: if your sailing say, between South America and the Med, it will quite different than if your're sailing between England and Fla. (even if it's taking a "southern" route) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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