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Today (15 November 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 30% | 80% | 40% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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6°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
25
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NNE
19
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NE
11
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NNE
14
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NNE
14
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NE
14
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NE
10
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NE
12
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NE
10
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NE
9
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NE
10
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NE
9
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NE
11
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NE
9
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
9
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ENE
11
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ENE
9
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ENE
8
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ENE
7
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ENE
7
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E
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Visibility | G | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 87% | 86% | 94% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 87% | 84% | 81% | 80% | 85% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 92% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (16 November 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
6
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ESE
7
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SE
6
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ESE
6
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SE
6
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SE
5
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5
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SE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 85% | 88% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (17 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
5
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S
5
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W
5
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N
6
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W
7
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NNW
10
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NNW
12
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NNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | M | VG | G | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (18 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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6°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 2° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
10
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N
11
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N
10
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N
11
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N
12
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N
12
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NNE
11
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NNE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | E | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 74% | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (19 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -1° | 1° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
12
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NE
12
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NE
11
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NE
11
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NE
11
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ESE
10
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E
10
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ESE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 80% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 69% | 70% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (20 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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5°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
12
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12
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13
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SE
14
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16
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17
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SSE
18
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SSE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 82% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 81% | 83% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Video
Weather warnings in placeOrkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Sunny or clear spells and scattered showers.
This Evening and Tonight:
Rather cloudy with scattered showers early tonight, these occasionally heavy over Orkney with some hail. Showers will become fewer later with longer clear periods. Northerly winds will become lighter. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Friday:
A lot of dry weather with sunny spells but still a few light showers during the day. Staying cold with a light northerly wind. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
A lot of dry, bright weather over the weekend with just a few light showers. Staying cold with light winds. Northerly winds strengthening on Monday with more frequent showers later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Heavy rain will spread eastwards across Wales and parts of southern and central England through Tuesday, though northern and eastern areas should remain mostly dry and bright through the day. Towards the end of the week it should turn milder with a risk of prolonged rainlikely across western parts with the possibility of some transient hill snow. There is also a risk strong winds and coastal gales. Towards the end of the period strong winds and coastal gales accomanined by rain may continue across western areas with more settled conditions likely to develop in eastern parts. This would bring a risk of frost and fog developing overnight across eastern parts and possibly more widespread later.
Updated:
The start of the period will see some settled weather in the east with rain, strong winds and possible gales in the west. Through early December, confidence remains very low but there could be a period of more settled weather across much of the UK. This would bring drier conditions for many through the day with a chance of frost and fog developing overnight. Temperatures look to be around average for the time of year.
Updated: