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Chances of 40°C days in the UK increasing
Towards the end of the century parts of the UK could see 40°C days every 3-4 years on average under a high emissions scenario.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:07; Sunset: 22:27. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Friday 3 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:08; Sunset: 22:27. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Saturday 4 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 04:10; Sunset: 22:26. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Sunday 5 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 04:11; Sunset: 22:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Monday 6 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:12; Sunset: 22:24. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:14; Sunset: 22:22. UV: Moderate;
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:15; Sunset: 22:21. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Today (2 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
16
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W
15
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W
15
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W
16
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W
16
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W
15
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W
15
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W
15
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W
14
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W
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 67% | 68% | 69% | 67% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| UV | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (3 July 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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W
11
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W
11
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W
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
8
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SW
9
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SSW
7
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S
7
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S
8
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S
8
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S
9
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SE
11
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SE
13
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SE
14
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SE
15
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SE
15
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ESE
15
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ESE
14
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ESE
14
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SE
13
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SE
13
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SE
12
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SSE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 90% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (4 July 2020)
| 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 | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
11
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S
10
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SSW
9
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SW
8
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SSW
12
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SSW
15
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | M | VG | VG | VG | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 93% | 90% | 82% | 78% | 79% | 84% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday (5 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 40% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
13
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WSW
17
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WSW
17
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WSW
16
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W
16
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W
15
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WNW
15
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NW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 85% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (6 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
18
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NW
19
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NW
21
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NW
21
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NW
21
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NW
21
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NW
20
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NW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 80% | 77% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tuesday (7 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
15
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WNW
15
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W
14
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W
14
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WSW
15
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W
14
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W
14
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W
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 79% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday (8 July 2020)
| Time | 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
13
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13
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13
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WNW
14
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W
15
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W
14
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W
13
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W
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 82% | 78% | 75% | 75% | 76% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Sunny intervals and showers, strengthening winds.
Today:
Another bright day with sunny intervals and occasional showers, some of these quite heavy across Shetland especially towards the end of the afternoon. Fresh westerly winds, becoming strong for a time across Shetland. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
The heaviest showers will soon clear Shetland this evening though a few will contine to affect both Orkney and Shetland overnight, though most of the time dry. Easing winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Friday:
Shetland will have a mainly dry bright day with some sunny spells. A bright start for Orkney but clouding over, with some rain arriving later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
It will be a changeable few days with some rain or showers but also some bright or sunny spells, On the cool side.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A general trend to more settled conditions is likely by the start of this period with the dominance of higher pressure across the UK. Whilst scattered showers, or even spells of rain with strong winds, will continue to affect the west, and perhaps the whole country at times, these are likely to be fewer and further between than of late. Such spells look likely to become increasingly confined to the northwest as we go later into the period. Temperatures will remain around average for the time of year; often rather cool in the north and in more unsettled spells, to rather warm, or even locally warm and humid, in drier, sunnier weather in the south.
Updated:
Most likely continuing settled overall, but confidence in the longer range forecast is low (typical for this time of year). Plenty of dry, fine weather around, with the most likely scenario seeing rain increasingly moving away from the northwest bringing more prolonged settled weather here too. A greater likelihood than earlier in the month of warm or even hot episodes across the south, especially south-east, with a chance, albeit still low, of thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to be above average overall.
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