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Updated: 0912 on Sun 8 Nov 2009
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No severe weather warnings have been issued for Orkney & Shetland

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Latest observations - 0800 on 8 Nov 09: Orkney & Shetland
Location Weather Temp Wind Vis Pressure / trend
Dir Speed Gust
Baltasound Medium-level Cloud 8.8 °C SE  10 mph   23 km 1008 hPa, Rising
Kirkwall Sunny 5.1 °C W  2 mph   28 km 1007 hPa, Rising
Lerwick Medium-level Cloud 6.6 °C NE  5 mph   25 km 1008 hPa, Rising

Observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this web site.

More UK observations

24 hours ending 2100 on 7 Nov 09: Orkney & Shetland
Highest max 11.3  °C Kirkwall
Lowest max 9.5  °C Lerwick
Lowest min 4.2  °C Kirkwall
Highest rainfall 12.4  mm Lerwick
Sunniest 6.8  hours Kirkwall

During snow events, rainfall amounts are subject to error until final quality control is done.

Last updated: 2301 on Sat 7 Nov 2009

Highlands & Eilean Siar

UK last month

October 2009

Mean temperatures were generally above the 1971-2000 normal for October, typically by between 1.0 and 1.5 °C. This was largely due to a very mild last 10 days. Rainfall was below average across most of the UK, particularly in places from south-east England through the Midlands to north-west England where 50 to 70% of normal was recorded. In contrast it was wetter than average across north-east Scotland, with over 150% of normal in Aberdeenshire. Sunshine was generally close to, or somewhat below, normal.

A maximum temperature of 21.2 °C was recorded at Coningsby (Lincolnshire) on the 6th. A minimum temperature of -4.0 °C was recorded at Tyndrum (Stirlingshire) on the 17th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 on the 22nd, 90.3 mm of rainfall was recorded at Durris (Aberdeenshire). On the 3rd, a gust of 73 m.p.h. was recorded at High Bradfield (South Yorkshire) with one of 70 m.p.h. at Tain Range (Highland).

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