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Today (15 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WNW 34 | WNW 30 | WNW 27 | WNW 26 | WNW 28 | WNW 27 | W 24 | WNW 23 | W 23 | W 23 | W 23 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 42 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 63% | 64% | 65% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 72% | 74% | 72% | 75% | 78% |
| UV | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (16 September 2019)
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 25 | W 25 | W 27 | W 27 | W 28 | W 27 | W 27 | W 27 | WNW 27 | W 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 27 | WNW 28 | WNW 27 | WNW 25 | WNW 27 | WNW 26 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 79% | 79% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 80% | 81% | 78% | 74% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 71% | 69% | 70% | 69% | 67% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (17 September 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WNW 27 | WNW 28 | WNW 29 | NW 29 | NW 25 | NW 21 | NW 19 | NW 15 | NNW 11 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 67% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 64% | 66% | 70% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (18 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 60% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNW 11 | N 9 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 16 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M |
| Humidity | 72% | 70% | 73% | 65% | 62% | 66% | 78% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (19 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (20 September 2019)
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (21 September 2019)
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Severe gales gradually easing. Showery.
Today:
West to northwest winds gale to severe gale initially, easing gradually becoming strong during the afternoon. A mix of sunshine and showers persisting, with outbreaks quite light but more frequent across Shetland. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight:
Strong northwest wind continuing to feed a series of showers over the Northern Isles, which turn gradually heavier and more frequent, perhaps bringing thunderstorms to Shetland towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Monday:
Showers continuing, frequent at first, with a chance of thunderstorms for Shetland, but gradually dwindling through the late morning and afternoon. Winds strong west to northwest. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Sunshine and a few light showers Tuesday. Mainly dry with brighter spells Wednesday, then increasingly overcast Thursday with patchy rain or drizzle. Fresh to strong winds easing for time Wednesday.
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UK long range weather forecast
Dry, sunny and warm weather is expected to dominate on Friday and Saturday with any wet and windy weather confined to the far northwest. Overnight temperatures will be on the cool side for many bringing a chance for some patchy mist and fog, especially in the south. By Sunday cooler, unsettled weather is expected to move in from the west and herald a spell of rather changeable weather for part of the working week. There is a degree of uncertainty as we head towards the last weekend of September. On balance we should see a northwest to southeast split in the weather with the strongest winds and heaviest spells of rainfall in the northwest, and the best of the dry, warm, and sunny weather in the southeast.
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Confidence remains low through this period and a number of different weather scenarios are possible. However the most likely situation is for southeastern parts of the UK see the best of the dry weather with daytime temperatures fairly warm for the time of year. Low temperatures are likely during many of the nights, bringing an increased chance of mist, fog and ground frost. Meanwhile, the northwest of the UK is more likely to keep stronger winds with heavier rain at times. It will be cloudier in the northwest leading to lower daytime temperatures.
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