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May 2020 becomes the sunniest calendar month on record
May has become the sunniest calendar month on record in the UK
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy showers by late morning. Sunrise: 04:08; Sunset: 22:16. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 5 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 04:06; Sunset: 22:18. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 6 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:05; Sunset: 22:19. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 7 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:05; Sunset: 22:20. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 8 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:04; Sunset: 22:21. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 9 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:03; Sunset: 22:23. UV: Moderate;
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Wednesday 10 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:02; Sunset: 22:24. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Stromness
Today (4 June 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 10% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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7
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12
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NNW
11
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NNW
13
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14
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NNW
13
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NNW
14
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NNW
16
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16
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17
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16
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16
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NNW
16
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16
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NNW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 72% | 69% | 71% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| UV | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (5 June 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 | 10% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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18
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20
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24
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25
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NNW
23
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24
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NNE
23
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NNE
23
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NNE
22
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NNE
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NNE
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NNE
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NNE
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | G | G | M | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (6 June 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 | 20% | 40% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
16
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NNE
15
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NNE
15
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17
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17
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NNW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 83% | 80% | 82% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday (7 June 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) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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24
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25
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25
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24
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22
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20
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19
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17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (8 June 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) |
8°
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9°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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16
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11
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NNE
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tuesday (9 June 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% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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9
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10
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12
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SSE
13
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13
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12
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13
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12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 77% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 81% | 83% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday (10 June 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 | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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12
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13
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14
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13
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13
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14
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14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Shetland cloudy with patchy rain. Sunshine, showers for Orkney. Windy.
Today:
Shetland keeping cloudy skies and patchy rain through the coming day, while Orkney sees a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Feeling seasonally cool in the strengthening north to northwest winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Tonight:
Best of any late brightness over Orkney early evening. Otherwise cloudy with showers, which overnight merges to longer, heavier periods of rain. Strong northerly winds perhaps touching gale over Orkney. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Friday:
Overcast initially with periods of occasionally heavy rain. Mainly dry, occasionally bright conditions feeding across Shetland late morning, before erratically pushing southwards to Orkney during the afternoon. Brisk northerly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Saturday mainly cloudy with showers or longer periods of rain. Sunday and Monday largely dry with some limited brighter spells. Northerly winds strongest on Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through the second week of June, there will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers across many parts. The showers will be most frequent in the north and east, along with some longer spells of rain. The best of the drier conditions should be seen in the south and west, with plenty of bright or sunny spells. Towards the middle of June, the changeable conditions should continue with further showers and perhaps longer spells of rain, mostly confined to the north and east. Generally, rather cool at the start of the period, particularly in the north and east. Temperatures could start to recover to average in the south and west towards the end of the period.
Updated:
Through the middle of June, it will stay rather changeable with showers and longer spells of rain continuing in the north and east. However, towards the latter part of June, it will start to become more widely settled with longer and drier periods. Temperatures should be close to or a little below average for the majority of June, but towards the end of the month they could trend towards average.
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