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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Thursday (25 April 2024)

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Weather
Weather Symbol No data No data No data No data Sunny day Sunny day Cloudy Light rain Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Cloudy
Temperature
6.5°
7.1°
7.8°
6.5°
7.6°
8.1°
7.4°
5.7°
7.1°
6.9°
7.0°
5.6°
5.2°
4.6°
4.8°
Wind Direction and speed
NNE 11
NNE 12
NNE 11
NE 16
NE 9
NNE 9
NNE 7
NNE 6
NNE 10
NNE 8
N 10
NNW 6
N 8
NNW 8
NNW 7
Wind gust 19 17 16 20 18 14 12 18 13 12 12 12 12 14 9
Visibility – – – – – – 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Humidity 74% 68% 64% 67% 62% 60% 59% 78% 67% 62% 66% 77% 76% 80% 86%
Pressure 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006
Dew point temperature 2.3° 1.6° 1.4° 0.8° 0.8° 0.9° -0.1° 2.2° 1.4° 0.1° 1.1° 1.9° 1.3° 1.5° 2.6°

Friday (26 April 2024)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
3.1°
4.6°
2.3°
2.4°
4.9°
3.9°
4.4°
6.1°
7.2°
Wind Direction and speed
W 3
N 8
W 3
WSW 3
N 8
N 5
W 3
NNW 6
NE 6
Wind gust 10 14 7 5 10 12 5 9 10
Visibility 40 5 40 40 35 40 40 35 35
Humidity 89% 88% 92% 94% 87% 86% 91% 82% 75%
Pressure 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,005 1,006 1,006 1,006 1,006
Dew point temperature 1.5° 2.8° 1.1° 1.6° 2.9° 1.8° 3.1° 3.2° 3.1°

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