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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:12. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:15. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:20. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:25. UV: Low;
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Sunday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 08:28; Sunset: 16:27. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Today (24 January 2022)
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13
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12
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - |
Tuesday (25 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 30% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° |
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10
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7
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10
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10
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14
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16
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19
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20
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23
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23
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25
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26
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27
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28
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26
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27
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27
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27
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26
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27
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28
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29
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31
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | G | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (26 January 2022)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
8°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 3° |
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32
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32
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30
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26
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19
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26
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35
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36
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 45 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 54 |
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| Visibility | E | E | VG | VG | G | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 76% | 77% | 77% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (27 January 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 2° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° |
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39
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37
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38
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39
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37
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33
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28
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22
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 58 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 31 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 80% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 71% | 68% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (28 January 2022)
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20
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24
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27
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WSW
31
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32
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32
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 23 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 74% | 79% | 84% | 87% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (29 January 2022)
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Wind direction and speed
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WSW
33
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35
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35
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37
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WNW
38
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38
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36
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34
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 49 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 49 |
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 87% | 84% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 72% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (30 January 2022)
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WNW
32
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30
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28
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27
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28
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31
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WNW
33
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35
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 47 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 51 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 70% | 71% | 74% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
A few showers tonight. Rain at times on Tuesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
A mostly cloudy night with a few showers. With light winds, where the sky does clear, inland areas may see a touch of frost through the first half of the night. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Tuesday:
A few bright spells late morning. Otherwise, it will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, turning more persistent from mid-afternoon. Light southwesterly winds becoming fresh in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Mainly dry start to Wednesday but turning wet with southwesterly gales. Colder on Thursday with blustery showers and strong to gale force northwest winds. Further rain spreading east on Friday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
At the start of this period, there is a general north-south split to the weather, with wetter and windier conditions in the north, and drier and cloudier conditions in the south. More organised rain is expected to push southeastwards through Saturday, with brighter spells following. For the remainder of January, more showery and windy weather is likely to continue in the northwest with possible wintry showers over the higher ground of Scotland, whereas the south and southeast is likely to remain dry. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly milder than average. Heading into February, the north-south split of weather is likely to continue in the beginning, while there is an increasing likelihood of more widespread unsettled conditions later.
Updated:
Moving into mid-February, there is an increased likelihood of more unsettled conditions becoming established, with the northwest likely to be the wettest area, but showers or longer spells of rain may spread to most areas at times, but with the southeast likely to be the driest. Spells of strong winds are likely to develop more widely at times. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly above average although short lived colder interludes are possible. Any snow likely to be restricted to high ground in the north.
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